Written questions

397 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators and Heart Diseases: Woking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase (a) survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and (b) the availability of defibrillators in Woking.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Voluntary Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to work with volunteers to (a) add resilience to the NHS workforce, (b) reduce waiting lists and (c) move care out-of-hospital and into the community.

26 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Turkey: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Turkey.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postnatal Care: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with NHS England to improve the provision of respite homes for mums and babies post traumatic birth.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Glass: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the brewing industry of extended producer responsibility fees on glass beer bottles.

17 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to provide funding to help (a) track and (b) return children kidnapped following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of charging Council Tax on properties which have received planning permission but where no construction has commenced a

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how new unitary authorities will be required to (a) merge their existing local plans and (b) set new local plans following reorganisation.

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Standards

What steps she is taking to improve her Department's customer service.

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to review her Department's decision to reduce the maximum weight limits for volumetric concrete mobile plants; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of this policy on

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Ukrainian students will be eligible for home fee status from the 2025-26 academic year.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to support British businesses that lawfully traded with now-sanctioned Russian (a) businesses and (b) people to help them to recover funds lawfully owed to them.

6 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure community pharmacies receive support to stay open.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Drugs: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure drug education is delivered effectively in private schools.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid and ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to support people with (a) ME and (b) long Covid; what funding has been allocated to Surrey for treatment of such conditions; and what the waiting times are for (i)

6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the classification of (a) non-statutory and (b) statutory services provided by councils, in the context of the closure of (i) pu

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing permanent weight limits of (a) 38.4 tonnes for four-axle rigid Volumetric Concrete Mixers (VCMs) and (b) 44 tonnes for five-axle rigid VCMs,

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle (a) discrepancies between contribution amounts on pension statements and payslips, (b) lack of online access to manage pensions and (c) ot

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support claimants of disability allowance who (a) have difficulties with oral communication, (b) have deafness, (c) have learning difficulties and (d) do not own a

6 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department (a) monitors and (b) reviews the granting of visa applications to British citizens by the Government of India.

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Harassment: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) fast track protections for people who experience doxing and (b) help ensure social media platforms (i) act swiftly to remove doxing content an

30 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the effectiveness of (a) compliance by contractors with and (b) enforcement measures by the new Building Safety Regulator with the B

28 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) tackle fraudulent EWS1 forms and (b) support affected homeowners.

28 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Children: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle safeguarding issues relating to (a) children at risk of being removed from the UK in contravention of a court ruling and (b) other children with a foreign

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Harassment: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Department is taking to tackle doxing; and whether she plans to (a) fast track protections for victims and (b) ensure social media platforms act swiftly to remove content

22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the earnings and capital thresholds for disabled adults in receipt of social care support to ensure they are not disadvantaged when saving for (a) a house deposit and (b) other ma

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to make a decision on the business case for Southern Rail access to Heathrow Airport.

10 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to respond to the letter from Liberal Democrat hon. Members on the nationalisation of South Western Railway.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the English national concessionary scheme to peak travel times.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of planned increases to (a) National Insurance Contributions and (b) the National Minimum Wage on the viability of early years providers; and what

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