Written questions

335 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Community Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support community centres with the cost of energy bills.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Carbon Monoxide: Alarms

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in (a) care homes, (b) student halls, (c) office spaces and (d) other reside

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Carbon Monoxide: Alarms

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms (Amendment) Regulations 2022 to (a) schools, (b) office spaces a

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to RNIB's report entitled In my way: navigating pedestrian journeys with sight loss, published on 4 September 2025, whether she plans to standardise street environment regulations for (a) design,

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet with RNIB to discuss their report entitled In my way: navigating pedestrian journeys with sight loss, published on 4 September 2025.

10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Unitaid: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to make the final payment of the 20 year agreement with UNITAID.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the UK Forestry Standard is being enforced in (a) public and (b) private woodland creation.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Climate Change and Ecology

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that newly created woodlands are (a) ecologically diverse and (b) climate-resilient.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help restore plantations on ancient woodland sites.

16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Recreation Spaces: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what long-term plans he has to (a) maintain and (b) expand urban green spaces.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on restoring 280,000 hectares of peatland by 2050.

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lung Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the country has access to the national lung cancer screening programme.

10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Genomics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity in the whole genome sequencing programme for the treatment of less survivable cancers.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Bus Lanes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to enable powered two wheelers to use bus lanes in each region in England.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the vulnerabilities of powered two wheelers are considered in road (a) design and (b) maintenance practices.

8 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Motorcycles: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish a strategy to help tackle motorcycle theft.

8 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Personal Savings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Financial Inclusion Strategy will introduce auto-enrolment for savings.

3 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to local education authorities to support school pupils with (a) endometriosis and (b) other (i) menstrual and (ii) reproductive health concerns.

3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve GP (a) training in and (b) awareness of (i) endometriosis and (ii) women’s health issues in general.

3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to (a) mental health and (b) pain management support for people with endometriosis.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate (a) training and (b) guidance for PIP assessors on (i) arthritis and (ii) other chronic, fluctuating health conditions.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Occupational Health: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to provide support for SMEs for occupational health programmes.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Musculoskeletal Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people with musculoskeletal conditions to (a) find and (b) remain in work.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Heads of Mission are taking steps to generate support for the Global Fund’s 8th replenishment.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to take a decision on the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund’s 8th replenishment.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 270 of his Department’s report entitled FCDO annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025, published on 22 July 2025, whether the increase in spending on mu

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 269 of his Department’s report entitled FCDO annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025, published on 22 July 2025, what assessment he has made of the pot

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 269 of his Department’s report entitled FCDO annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025, published on 22 July 2025, how the reduction in the spend of the

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to have discussions with international partners at the 2025 G20 Summit on the UK and South Africa’s role as co-hosts of the Global Fund’s 8th Replenishment.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to use the UK’s role as a co-host of the Global Fund’s 8th Replenishment to encourage contributions from international partners.

Source: official written-questions record.