Written questions

335 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the hospice sector.

6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to use the Healthy Food Standard to help ensure that supermarkets provide a range of affordable, healthy products in smaller convenience stores.

25 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pathology: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve the level of consultant staffing in pathology departments to meed the target of 98% of histopathology tests to be reported within 10 days by March 2029, as sp

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on improving support for carers via the carer allowance system.

21 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of community-owned renewable energy to energy security.

21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for an update on the progress of the Palliative and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework.

13 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Robotics

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help UK robotics and autonomous systems manufacturers to scale up their operations.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials: Genomics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of setting up a database of genomic-enabled trials.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the proportion of Phase II and Phrase III in commercial oncology clinical trials.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in England with epilepsy who experience tonic-clonic seizures and are not seizure-free despite treatment.

23 Mar 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 develop the UK’s renewable energy sector in response to the current international oil crisis.

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the role of Legal Aid in enabling consumers to hold water companies to account for overcharging and environmental damage.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the provision of data on employee health benefits to SME decision makers on levels of employee ill health.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the Holiday Activities and Food Programme from returns submitted by local authorities following the end of each holiday period.

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

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his department is taking to expand leaseholder right of first refusal.

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming National Cancer Plan will contain measures to ensure patients with blood cancer can access lifesaving and cutting-edge new therapies via the NHS.

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure NHS patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma will continue to be able to receive the CAR-T treatment Tecartus after it has exited the Cancer Drugs Fund.

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific clinical, economic, or operational thresholds (e.g., prevalence shifts, new NICE guidance, excess out of pocket costs) would need to be met to trigger a formal review of the medical e

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the medical exemption list, in the context of their being no formal review since 1968.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Power Failures

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with energy suppliers on the adequacy of support for consumers with power outages.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, whether

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, whether

11 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Child Sexual Abuse Material: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect children from AI-generated abuse online.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of volunteer-led men’s mental health groups on mental wellbeing and NHS services.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide sustainable funding for grassroots men’s mental health initiatives.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services, particularly for young people and those in rural areas.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Credit Unions: Help to Save Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling Credit Unions to offer Help to Save accounts.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Credit Unions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she will take to measure the impact of the Financial Inclusion Strategy in supporting the credit union sector.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Financial Services: Disadvantaged

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she will take to increase levels of investment into community finance organisations such as credit unions.

27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve continuity of care for people with drug treatment needs on release from prison, including ensuring effective links between prison and community drug t

Source: official written-questions record.