Written questions
277 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department’s 10 Year Health Plan will support patients with multiple sclerosis in receiving adequate (a) care and (b) support.
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the (a) structure and (b) responsibilities of Integrated Care Boards on the (i) commissioning and (ii) delivery of mult
2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the NHS England Getting It Right First Time neurology programme on the (a) quality and (b) consistency of multiple sclerosis care.
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Neurological Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish an equalities impact assessment of the proposed Personal Independence Payment reforms with specific reference to people with progressive neurological conditions.
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed welfare reforms on people with (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) other fluctuating conditions.
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Multiple Sclerosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that people with multiple sclerosis are supported to remain in employment through (a) flexible working arrangements and (b) effective symp
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Multiple Sclerosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking through the Get Britain Working White Paper to support people with multiple sclerosis (a) into and (b) to stay in work.
2 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Offenders: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of the right to be forgotten in the Data Protection Act 2018, in the context of people acquitted of crimes.
1 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to consult health professionals as part of the changes to the Carr-Hill formula funding model for GP practices.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Recreation Spaces: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase funding for parks and green spaces.
10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Blood: Donors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps (a) his Department and (b) NHS Blood and Transplant are taking to increase the number of blood donations.
10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Blood: Donors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered launching a time-limited regional pilot of a blood-donor loyalty programme that awards perks to donors.
10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Blood: Donors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing non-cash incentives for voluntary blood donors on donation volumes.
22 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Renewable Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to promote UK-sourced renewable fuels in public transport.
22 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Biofuels: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of shipping biofuel for use in bus fleets from Saudi Arabia on carbon emissions.
22 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Biofuels: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of importing biofuels for public transport from Saudi Arabia on the environment.
22 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Delivery Services: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Health and Safety Executive is taking to ensure that companies using self-employed food delivery riders comply with (a) their legal obligations as clients under the Health and Safety at W
22 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Delivery Services: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the application of client duties by food delivery platforms who contract (a) self-employed riders and (b) self-empl
22 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Delivery Services: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with app-based delivery companies on ensuring that health and safety protections in their workers' contracts are not undermined by the use of (a) substitution cla
22 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Delivery Services: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the contractual right to substitution in gig economy delivery work on the Health and Safety Executive’s ability to monitor and en
12 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the acceleration capability of trains powered by (a) batteries, (b) overhead catenary systems and (c) contact rail systems for operating speeds of up to 125 mile
12 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the whole-life costs of (a) full and (b) partial railway electrification taking into account (i) infrastructure and (ii) rolling stock including (A) fully electr
9 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) discontinuous electrification and (b) battery locomotives on (i) the decarbonisation of rail freight and (ii) increasing the use of r
9 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the reliability of battery (a) bi-mode, (b) tri-mode and (c) battery/electric hybrid trains and fully electric trains; and if she will publish the data und
9 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railways are planned for (a) full and (b) partial electrification; whether these proposals are funded; what the target delivery dates are; and whether this information is published in tabular format.
1 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fertility: LGBT+ People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on access to fertility treatment for same sex couples.
17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
East Coast Main Line: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Network Rail on the December 2025 East Coast Main Line timetable.
8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients continue to receive ADHD medication without cost when their shared care agreement has come to an unpredicted end.
7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Dyslexia: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered the merits of introducing a statutory requirement for schools to screen children for dyslexia before the age of 7.
7 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the Third Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2023-24 on Defined benefit pension schemes, HC 144, published on 26 March 2024.
Source: official written-questions record.