Written questions

741 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to update driving theory tests to include greater awareness of (a) horses as flight animals and (b) the risks associated with passing horses too (i) quickly and (ii) closely.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Dangerous Driving: Horse Riding

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to expand the use of Leicestershire and Rutland’s rural policing team's Hazard Express Van to improve public understanding of the impact of fast-moving vehicles on horses and riders

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Highway Code: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to launch further public information campaigns to raise awareness of changes to the Highway Code introduced in 2022.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Horses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider including an equine safety specialist on the new road safety board.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Horses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on recognition of horse riders and owners who lose horses in road traffic collisions within the Victims’ Code.

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

Bridleways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the maintenance of bridleways to reduce the number of horses using public roads.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Highway Code

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to amend the Highway Code to provide greater protection for vulnerable road users.

29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether best practice from local authorities on compassion and proportionality will be identified and adopted nationally.

29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to issue guidance to local authorities on exercising discretion and avoiding enforcement action that could cause (a) severe financial hardship and (b) the forced

29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Infrastructure Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to local authorities on pursuing Community Infrastructure Levy charges where homeowners have become liable as a result of administr

22 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle health disparities amongst people who live in the most deprived areas.

22 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Women: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to provide support for women who are disproportionately affected by long-term health conditions like arthritis.

22 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Gardens and Parks: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support the Government is providing to local planning authorities to ensure they have the expertise to manage parks and gardens casework in the absence of guaranteed special

22 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on planning outcomes of the decision to remove statutory consultee status from certain bodies in the planning process.

22 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made in developing independently verified, modelled projections of the number of NHS staff required to meet future population demand, as set out in the NHS Long Ter

22 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of repealing section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948.

22 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address rising legal costs associated with clinical negligence claims.

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to improve workplace (a) catering and (b) rest facilities for healthcare workers.

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to establish staff treatment hubs.

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Elective Recovery Plan, what progress his Department has made on the 18-week referral-to-treatment targets.

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce elective care waiting times for (a) joint replacement surgery and (b) other surgeries.

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to announce the next phase of the National Service Frameworks.

21 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government has taken to reach a decision on the 10% commission charge payable to site owners on the sale of park homes.

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to extend business rates reimbursement to community pharmacies on the same basis as GP practices and NHS dental surgeries.

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Women against State Pension Inequality: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what correspondence his Department has received from the WASPI campaign since 1 September 2025.

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to assess the impact of changes to the State Pension age on women born in the 1950s living in Newbury constituency.

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to address regional disparities in school exclusion rates.

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Pupil Exclusions: West Berkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to help reduce levels of school exclusion related to (a) drugs and (b) alcohol in West Berkshire.

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Pupil Exclusions: West Berkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to address levels of school exclusion in West Berkshire.

21 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Humanitarian Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to address humanitarian crises caused or exacerbated by climate change.

Source: official written-questions record.