Written questions

707 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) hon. Members and (b) the trade associations who contributed to the volumetric concrete mixers review prior to announcing the findings.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to assess the environmental impact of a weight limit on Volumetric Concrete Mobile plants by 2028.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the impact of cutting weights of Volumetric Concrete Mixers on (a) lorry miles on concrete deliveries, (b) lorry journeys on concrete deliveries and (c) the tonnage of CO2 produc

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the report on economic review into community pharmacy.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Footpaths

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 40119 on Members: Correspondence, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of a reduction in access to UK’s National Trails o

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Bakeries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support British bakeries.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bread: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward regulations on the composition of bread marketed as sourdough.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure sufficient energy supply to meet demand in the next 10 years.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Household Support Fund after March 2026.

1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many phase (a) one, (b) two and (c) three dementia clinical trials there have been in the UK in each of the last ten years; and how many participants were recruited for each of those trials.

1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was allocated to dementia research by (a) the National Institute for Health and Care Research, (b) UK Research and Innovation and (c) other public bodies in each of the last five y

31 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Macquarie Bank: Infrastructure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Macquarie Bank’s involvement in UK infrastructure development; and what steps she plans to take to ensure the stability and sustainability of essential service

31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider the final costs and benefits statement for programmes delivered under the National Programme of Technology, published on 6 June 2013, in his plans for (a) an NHS Federated Data

31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of closing NHS England on the (a) timeline for the production of the NHS 10-year plan and (b) publication date of that plan.

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Footpaths: River Thames

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to mark the 30th anniversary of the Thames Path National Trail; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of the trail at Marsh Loc

27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the length of funding periods of pharmacies.

27 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Exemptions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting (a) GP surgeries, (b) social care providers, (c) hospices, (d) NHS dentists, (e) charitable providers, and (f) pharmacies from the incre

27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to link pharmacy funding to inflation and National Living Wage increases.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Innovative Medicines Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the ringfenced £340 million budget for the Innovative Medicines Fund has been spent in each year since its launch in June 2022.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Innovative Medicines Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the entry criteria for the Innovative Medicines Fund and (b) whether these present barriers to patients accessing medicines in areas

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Questionnaires

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the suitability of the EQ-5D questionnaire as tool for measuring caregiver quality of life improvements.

26 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Tax Evasion: Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce the levels of tax evasion by of cash-only high street businesses and (b) support small businesses to adopt card payment systems.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Thames: Bridges and Public Footpaths

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 37093 on Environment Agency: Finance, if he will take steps to fast track the flood and coastal erosion risk management grant-in-aid

24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the NHS National Program for IT.

24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of NHS trusts having electronic records.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contribution on (a) local animal shelters, (b) other small charities and (c) the whole charitable

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

Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take through the National Planning Policy Framework to ensure the adequate provision of M4(2) and M4(3) compliant housing in Henley and Thame constituency

20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter of 5 February 2025 from the Hon. Member for Henley and Thame on building a new Royal Berkshire Hospital.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter of 12th February 2025 from the Hon. Member for Henley and Thame on a meeting to discuss the ongoing closure of the Thames Path National Trail at

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the letter of 17 February 2025 from the hon. Member for Henley and Thame on the ongoing closure of the Thames Path National Trail at Marsh Lock near Henley on Thames.

Source: official written-questions record.