Written questions

126 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the operation of NHS Practitioner Health beyond March 2026.

2 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors and Nurses: Medals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make his policy to introduce a Long service and good conduct medal for (a) doctors and (b) nurses.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that essential NHS staff in Band?2 and Band?3 roles are eligible for inclusion on the (a) Health and Care Worker vis

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cycling: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of constructing an indoor Velodrome in Birmingham; and whether she plans to allocate funding from the £900 million funding for sport announced

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release of 19 June 2025 entitled Game changer for the nation, if she will provide a breakdown of the £900 million funding for sports by grant; and what funding will be

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that children have access to a (a) full and (b) balanced curriculum; and what steps she is taking to help ensure that children have access to the creative arts (i) up to

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probation: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the probation service in the West Midlands.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of prisons in the West Midlands.

3 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations has he made to his Israeli counterpart on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10 Year Health Plan for England on the Black Country.

3 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Elections: Vetting

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandating DBS checks for people who wish to stand for election.

3 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce violence against women and girls in the West Midlands.

3 Jul 2025 · Women and Equalities

Transgender People: Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help end discrimination against the trans community.

3 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Women: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of girls and young women in public places.

3 Jul 2025 · Women and Equalities

Women: Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps is she taking to tackle misogyny against girls and young women.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the post- (a) 16 and (b) 18 support for young people raised in kinship.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oral Tobacco: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of oral nicotine pouches on public health.

1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps has she taken to ensure (a) fairness and (b) transparency in the allocation of social housing.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to facilitate accessibility to the arts for young people outside of the visual media sector.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of holding the second stage of the Leveson Inquiry.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Political Impartiality

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC on the balance of political views in their programming.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Budget Statement 2024, the Spring Statement 2025 and the Spending Review 2025, what forecast she has made of levels of child poverty during this Parliament.

30 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Poverty: Children

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps is she taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce child poverty.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take legislative steps to regulate AI.

26 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Drugs: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of supervised consumption sites for people with drug addictions in order to assist them in rehabilitation.

26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of new technology for cancer screening.

26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of released convicts go on to reoffend within two-years of their release.

26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help reduce reoffending rates.

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to encourage (a) private car park operators and (b) retailers to ensure that parent and child parking bays are properly (i) monitored and (ii)

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Israel: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the agreement signed between the British Armed Forces and the Israeli Defence Forces in December 2020 on strengthening military cooperation.

Source: official written-questions record.