Written questions

227 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rabbits: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will amend the The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 following the 2024 Post-Implementation Review in order to (a) make the b

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to restrict the (a) import and (b) sale of animal products produced using methods that would be illegal in the UK as part of the negotiations on the UK–EU

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to seek exemptions from dynamic alignment on animal welfare in the UK–EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement; and when she next plans to report progress o

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the definition of hunting under the Hunting Act 2004.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the penalties under the Hunting Act 2004; and whether the planned consultation on trail hunting will include consideration of

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the consultation on hunting with dogs will accept submissions on potential amendments to Schedule 1 of the Hunting Act 2004.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to action 25 of the National Cancer Plan, what factors will be used to prioritise locations for new training places; and if he will consider the potential merits of using a formula t

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has modelled the projected level of demand for consultant-level cancer specialists in rural, coastal and remote regions over the next 10 years.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Action 25 of the National Cancer Plan, what steps he will take to incentivise medical graduates to accept specialty training posts in rural, coastal and remote areas.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trapping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward a ban on the use of snare traps.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's red lines are for negotiations on a UK–EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement; and what assessment she has made of the the potential merits of retaining the abil

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she had with companies involved in activities authorised by a licence under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2025.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward policies to ensure all Marine Protected Areas are returned to Good Ecological Status by 2030.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms she has put in place to (a) monitor cases of Bovine TB in hunting hounds and (b) adherence to (i) meat hygiene rules and (ii) Bovine TB controls in relation to the safe

10 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Prime Minister: Palantir

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Government Department arranged the Prime Minister's meeting with Palantir on 27 February 2025.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to improve GPs access to decarbonisation schemes to help them meet NHS Net Zero targets.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered using GB Energy to invest in reducing the carbon footprint of the general practice estate.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government following the internal review of the upper limit for Disabled Facilities Grants.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take following the internal review of the upper limit for Disabled Facilities Grants; and what his planned timetable is for further action.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the amount of capital funding needed to ensure the provision of effective water services in each area of England in each year until 2030.

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

Insecticides: Rivers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the contamination of rivers with insecticides applied as flea and tick treatments to dogs and cats.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when will he announce the next phase of Modern Service Frameworks, and what consideration has been given to including musculoskeletal conditions in the next phase of the Modern Service Frameworks.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures are being taken to manage pressure on NHS services by improving outcomes for patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions.

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Musculoskeletal Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions on (a) access to employment, (b) levels of economic inactivity and (c) levels of workplace absence.

13 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Freedom From Violence and Abuse Strategy, what plans her Department has to ensure the incidence of online abuse is captured in the monitoring of achieving the aim to halve violen

13 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse Protection Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to ensure the effectiveness of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders; and how this will be monitored.

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

Partridges and Pheasants: Gun Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in light of the presence of Avian Influenza, whether she is going to permit the release of pheasants and partridges into the countryside for recreational shooting in 2026.

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

Game: Avian Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many outbreaks of Avian Influenza occurred on game farms in 2024.

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

Partridges and Pheasants: Gun Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of a) pheasants and b) partridges that were released for recreational shooting in (i) 2023, (ii) 2024 and (iii) 2025.

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

Game: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many game farms are operational in England and Wales; and how many of them are registered with the Poultry Register.

Source: official written-questions record.