Written questions

741 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made towards meeting the 18-week referral-to-treatment standard, as set out in the Elective Recovery Plan.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that youth and enrichment initiatives across government are aligned to (a) maximise impact, (b) avoid duplication and (c) better join-up in school and out-of-sc

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motor Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support apprenticeship programmes and technical training in the vehicle repair and salvage sector, in the context of the skills gap in the industry.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of skills shortages in the vehicle repair and salvage sector on (a) road safety, (b) insurance costs and (c) repair times, in the context of incre

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to raise public awareness of vehicle write-off categories.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review existing guidance on the categorisation and repair of written-off vehicles, in the context of advancing vehicle technologies, including electric and hybrid vehicles.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what considerations her Department has given to placing the ABI Salvage Code of Practice on a statutory footing.

10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

AWE: Conflict of Interests

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what processes are in place to identify and manage conflicts of interest involving members of the board of AWE.

10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

AWE: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of workforce planning and recruitment practices at AWE in recent years.

10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

AWE: Industrial Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the progress of consultations between AWE and Prospect.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits: Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce speeding on rural roads in Newbury constituency.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

M4: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review diversion routes for M4 closures to ensure that country lanes are not used.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

AJM Healthcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the performance of AJM Healthcare in delivering wheelchair services to the NHS.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of automotive technicians qualified to work on electric vehicles.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Refrigeration: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump engineers receive training in handling flammable and toxic alternative refrigerants bef

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hydrofluorocarbons: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed hydrofluorocarbon phasedown reforms will include mandatory training requirements for the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump workforce.

5 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Joint Replacements: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to end the use of body mass index as a criterion for determining eligibility for joint replacement surgery.

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Thatcham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential safety and operational benefits of converting the Thatcham level crossing from manually controlled barrier with CCTV to manually controlled barrier with obst

30 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to offer the same settlement terms to those facing the Loan Charge as were offered to individuals who previously settled with HM Revenue and Customs.

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce animal welfare standards for imports to ensure that products produced in ways that are illegal in the UK cannot enter the UK market.

30 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to implement Hospice UK’s four-point plan for fair hospice funding.

29 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a public health campaign on air pollution.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department has to (a) provide funding to help improve broadband provision for very hard-to-reach premises and (b) ensure that the Universal Service Obligation supports co

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in Access to Work decision-making on the ability of people with learning disabilities to enter and remain in employment.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the requiring claimants to score four points in a single daily living activity to be eligible for the Personal Independence Payment on

29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to maintain the adequacy of prison education provision in the context of changes to staffing levels.

29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent comparative assessment he has made of trends in the levels of violence in (a) public and (b) private prisons.

29 Jan 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 he will establish an inquiry into delays in the NHS providing (a) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and (b) any other services related to children's mental health.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to conduct an annual review of (a) the duration of closures of public level crossings, (b) the potential impact of those closures on local economies and (c) the potential merits of

29 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Local Government: Standards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to provide local authorities with guidance on whole society resilience.

Source: official written-questions record.