Written questions
741 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sports: Facilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the proposed revised National Planning Policy Framework will protect and enhance playing fields, pitches and community sports facilities.
26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sport England: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many responses were received to the recent consultation on the reform of statutory consultees, specifically in relation to the proposal to remove Sport England as a statutory
26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sport England: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the sport and recreation sector on proposals to remove Sport England as a statutory planning consultee.
26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sport England: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing Sport England as a statutory planning consultee on the future provision of playing fields, pitches and community s
26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve 24-hour Urgent Community Response services for people at the end of life.
26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve out-of-hours access to medicines for people at the end of life.
26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve out-of-hours support for people at the end of life.
26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve timely access to general practice appointments.
26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to simplify the navigation of care pathways for patients and general practitioners.
26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to make training in palliative and end-of-life care mandatory for health and care professionals.
26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sheltered Housing: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to increase regulation of retirement management companies in relation to their policies governing the resale of managed retirement properties following the death
26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sheltered Housing: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of housing associations’ policies relating to the resale of retirement properties managed by retirement management companies o
26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Aspirin: Newbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to dispensing GP practices in Newbury to help prevent shortages of aspirin.
26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Aspirin: Newbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural dispensing GP practices in Newbury have a sufficient supply of aspirin.
26 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support young adults in Newbury constituency with financial difficulties as a result of freezes to the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold.
26 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezes to the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold on recent graduates.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Birds: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to address the decline in populations of British wild birds.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what resources have been allocated to promote awareness of the LGBT+ Veterans Financial Recognition Scheme among isolated or digitally excluded veterans.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times in Impact Panel decisions under the LGBT+ Veterans Financial Recognition Scheme.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to engage key stakeholders on the assumptions underpinning workforce modelling in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Pupils
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to establish a national delivery model for NHS-commissioned clinical services for pupils in schools.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the VAT implications of the Places of Worship Grant Scheme on historic churches, particularly those providing warm community spaces.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Religious Buildings: Warm Spaces
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to provide guidance to local authorities on working in partnership with Warm Welcome Spaces located in heritage faith buildings as part of loc
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department worked with the Home Office in the development of the Government’s Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage nature-positive renewable energy development.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department plans to promote the National Year of Reading within early years policy and strategy during 2026 and beyond.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Retail Trade: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce retail crime in rural areas.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that rural shops have (a) reliable broadband and (b) reliable mobile connectivity.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eating Disorders: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 in addressing online content that encourages, promotes or provides instructions relating to eating
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of data published by NHS England on waiting times for children and young people to begin community eating diso
Source: official written-questions record.