Written questions
335 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing and Regional Planning and Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to (a) increase housing affordability and (b) ensure balanced regional development.
7 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Urban Areas: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to support cities outside London.
7 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Economic Growth: Oxford-Cambridge Arc
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to (a) develop and (b) implement growth corridor plans like the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor in other regions.
7 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Public Expenditure: South East
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to increase growth spending on (a) transport and (b) research and development outside of the South East of England.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Suicide: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has committed to suicide prevention in the 2025-26 financial year.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Suicide: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided for suicide prevention (a) nationally and (b) locally in each financial year since 2015-16.
2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lung Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the planned reductions in headcount in NHS England and his Department do not result in disruption to the implementation of lung cancer screening.
2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lung Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34747, whether it remains his Department's policy to reach full rollout of lung cancer screening to the eligible population by 2029.
2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lung Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34747, when responsibility for oversight and funding of the National Lung Screening Programme will transfer from NHS England to his Department.
27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Parkinson's Disease: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure Parkinson's services in Integrated Care Systems meet the requirements of the neurology service specifications.
27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Parkinson's Disease: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 32628 on Parkinson's Disease: Medical Treatments, what steps he is taking to improve access to treatment for people with (a) advanced and (b) comp
27 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: HIV/AIDS
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle HIV-related deaths and infection, in the context of the proposed reduction in Official Development Allowance funding.
27 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: HIV/AIDS
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has considered alternative (a) funding strategies and (b) partnerships to help tackle HIV/AIDS, in the context of the proposed reduction in Official De
27 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
International Assistance: HIV/AIDS
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with international counterparts to help tackle HIV/AIDS.
27 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: HIV/AIDS
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help mitigate the impact of reductions in funding for global HIV/AIDS programmes.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Business Growth Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the New Business Growth Service is going to be launched.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Business Growth Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has consulted with independent retailers on the development of the New Business Growth Service.
26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to hold integrated care boards to account for meeting their statutory duty and implementing policy frameworks on children’s palliative care.
25 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sexual and Reproductive Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish a Sexual Health Action Plan.
20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Literacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of literacy programs in prisons.
20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Literacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to prison staff to support literacy education.
20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Literacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to (a) measure and (b) evaluate the effectiveness of literacy programs in prisons.
20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Literacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department provides support for prisoners to help them continue improving their literacy skills after release.
20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Literacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve literacy rates amongst prisoners.
20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders: Literacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the relationship between literacy improvement and re-offending rates.
20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Literacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving literacy education in prisons.
17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
HIV/AIDS: Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to measure the effectiveness of the steps his Department is taking to reduce HIV stigma.
17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
HIV/AIDS: Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with his counterparts in other countries to share best practice for reducing HIV stigma.
17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
HIV/AIDS: Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking help support community organizations to tackle HIV stigma.
17 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: HIV/AIDS
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) marginalized and (b) high-risk populations in (i) low and (ii) medium-income countries receive adequate HIV prevention support
Source: official written-questions record.