Written questions
198 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Fire and Rescue Services on statutory funding for inland water rescues.
15 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Drownings: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle drowning among children from lower socioeconomic areas.
15 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Drownings: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle the rate of drowning for black children, in the context of an increase of 35% since 2020, given black children are three times more likely to drown than white children.
15 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Children: Swimming
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all children have access to swimming lessons and achieve competency, including lifesaving techniques such as float to live.
15 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Children: Swimming
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is her Department taking to ensure that children understand the potential danger of open water swimming.
15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Yorkshire Water: Medical Equipment and Road Signs and Markings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Yorkshire Water’s policy of not providing information signage or lifesaving equipment near open water.
15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Drownings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to undertake a coordinated response to prevent avoidable deaths due to drowning.
15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Drownings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will have discussions with the Prime Minister on appointing a minister responsible for drowning prevention.
15 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drownings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the World Health Organisation's conclusion that accidental drowning is a preventable public health issue.
8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Professions: Conduct
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with healthcare regulators on the application of adequate sanctions in cases of serious misconduct.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what interim measures are being considered to reduce short-forming on heavily used commuter routes such as the Calder Valley line.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions has her Department held with Northern Trains Limited on the proportion of its services on the Calder Valley Line which have been short-formed.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how short-formed services are accounted for in performance metrics compared with cancellations and delays.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department collects data on passengers unable to board resulting from short-formed services on the Calder Valley line.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of short-formed trains on passenger overcrowding on the Calder Valley line.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the rate of short formed services on the Calder Valley line compares with the network average.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of services on the Calder Valley line operated with fewer carriages than planned in (a) peak and (b) off peak hours over the last 12 months.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of services on the Calder Valley line have been short formed in each of the last 24 months.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Negligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which stakeholders the Lock Review has engaged with; and whether this includes NHS Resolution, NHS trusts, professional bodies and patient safety organisations.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether GP practices, patient groups, and organisations representing areas of high deprivation will be invited to contribute evidence to the Carr Hill formula review.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which external stakeholders he plans to consult as part of the review of the Carr-Hill formula.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the findings of the Carr Hill formula review to be published.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish the full methodology for the Carr Hill formula review.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
GP Practice Lists: Calder Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were registered at each (a) main practice and (b) branch surgery in Calder Valley constituency in (i) July 2025 and (ii) March 2026.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of Ofcom’s ability to deploy service restriction orders or business disruption measures in cases where companies fail to pay financial penalties issued unde
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that online platforms based overseas comply with Ofcom penalties issued under the Online Safety Act 2023.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Ofcom’s enforcement powers relating to fines issues to adult websites.
26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the effectiveness of Mental Health Support Teams in schools in respect to reducing pressure on CAHMS.
26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish data on CAMHS outcomes, broken down by therapy type and delivery method.
26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions the Department has had with social media companies regarding the potential impact of their platforms on child mental health.
Source: official written-questions record.