Written questions

87 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide a long-term sustainable funding model for palliative and end of life care providers in the 10 Year Health Plan.

19 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for the funding of children’s hospices once NHS England is dissolved.

6 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Peacekeeping Operations: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) locally-led mutual aid networks and (b) civil society on funding for peacebuilding programmes.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Pakistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for direct flights to resume from the UK to Pakistan.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many local authorities have not fulfilled their statutory duty to provide recreational leisure-time activities for young people; and what steps the Government are taking to support those loca

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31682 on Hospices: Children, what steps his Department and NHS England have taken to ensure that funding for children's hospices is received in a

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to change food-labelling regulations to make sugar levels in in food products clearer.

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include diabetes (a) care and (b) prevention in the NHS 10-year plan.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to companies seeking to (a) train and (b) employ autistic job seekers.

5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consultations he plans to hold with (a) humanitarian and (b) international development (i) partners and (ii) stakeholders on changes to Official Development Assistance.

5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which (a) sectors and (b) regions he plans to prioritise following changes to Official Development Assistance.

5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking diplomatic steps to encourage conflict parties in Sudan to remove (a) travel permits, (b) internal travel notifications for humanitarian staf

5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help ensure that conflict parties in Sudan facilitate consistent humanitarian access through (a) cross-border and (b) crossl

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Consultation: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of consulting with young people on cross-government decision-making processes.

13 Feb 2025 · Attorney General

Knives: Crime

To ask the Solicitor General, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on prosecuting knife offences.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local food partnerships.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that decisions on the allocation of funding through the Children Hospices Grant are made by his Department.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to announce the allocation of funding to hospices through the (a) adult and children hospices grant and (b) the Children Hospice Grant.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of youth services on public health outcomes.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Community Development and Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) youth and (b) other preventative services on (i) social cohesion and (ii) the economy.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support local authorities to provide statutory services for young people.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to increase funding for youth services.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of young people in work.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young People: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has held discussions with representatives of young people on the development of the national youth strategy.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of using enrichment activities on rates of student absenteeism.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made towards achieving the UK’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement.

17 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Lebanon: Peacekeeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) his international counterparts, (b) the United Nations and (c) Cabinet colleagues on attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.

Source: official written-questions record.