Written questions

707 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Outdoor Recreation: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of people (a) accessing national trails and (b) participating in outdoor activities on the cost to the publ

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Footpaths: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the contribution of national trails to biodiversity gain.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Trails UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory purpose for national trails.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Trails UK: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of increasing funding for National Trails above 2012 levels and (b) impact of not increasing funding for National Trails on th

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Trails UK: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the funding settlement is for National Trails UK for 2025-26.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the length of parental leave in other OECD countries.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending paternity leave.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of the statutory two week paternity leave on the economy.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria he plans to use to evaluate the respiratory syncytial virus immunisation method to protect infants in the June 2025 review.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the uptake rate of the RSV vaccine during pregnancy.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the uptake rate was of the RSV vaccine by pregnant people in each of the last three years; and if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the upt

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Methylphenidate: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October to Question 9576 on Methylphenidate: Shortages, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the supply of methylphenidate for ADHD since October 2024.

21 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Listed Buildings: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to provide VAT relief on the rethatching of listed buildings.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) the funding provided through and (b) other aspects of general practitioner core contracts.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Surgeries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of Integrated Care Boards taking steps to help general practitioners set up new practices.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Henley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of access to (a) ultrasound and (b) other scans during pregnancy in Henley and Thame constituency.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Caesarean Sections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that pregnant women are informed of their rights to an elective C-section.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Trains: Henley-on-Thames

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of diesel train availability on the Twyford to Henley-on-Thames branch line.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wool: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of wool prices in the last (a) 6 months, (b) 12 months and (c) 8 years.

15 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities

Social Services: Children

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Independent review of children's social care: final report, published on 23 May 2022, whether she plans to implement the recommendation on care experience and caring as protected characte

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wool

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect British wool businesses.

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sheep: Livestock Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support British sheep farmers.

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Pay: Multiple Births

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help support families with the costs of raising (a) twins and (b) children of multiple births; and if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of her maternity pay policie

14 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Hartley Pensions: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to allow Hartley pension holders to transfer their pensions funds to other administrators.

14 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Japan: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department took to support the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony in August 2024; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the non-attendance

14 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent the illegal sale of ADHD medication for recreational use.

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of ADHD medication shortages on children in school.

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will work with local authorities to ensure Education, Health and Care plans are updated post annual review for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to take into account

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Further Education: Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will bring forward proposals to finalise the care placements for children in care to align with applications to post-16 education.

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to (a) increase (i) frequency and (ii) reliability and (b) decarbonise services on (A) the Henley branch line and (B) other branch lines.

Source: official written-questions record.