Written questions

442 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Court of Protection: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce delays in processing times for deputyship applications by the Court of Protection.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Passports: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing schemes that that would reduce the cost of replacement passports to those in receipt of (a) state and (b) other pen

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether targets to improve early diagnosis of myeloma will form part of the national cancer plan.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Ultrasonics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of ultrasound in primary care in (a) the UK, (b) Germany and (c) the Nordic nations; and what steps his Department is tak

29 Aug 2025 · Attorney General

Criminal Behaviour Orders

To ask the Solicitor General, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Crown Prosecution Service to assess the need for Criminal Behaviour Orders for defendants sentenced at their first appearance at court following a remand

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review Business Rates.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) implement the Care Act 2014 provisions on protecting individuals from unaffordable care costs and (b) introduce a more generous means test for social care funding.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation: National Landscapes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will (a) limit and (b) regulate the (i) number and (ii) frequency of (A) pleasure and (B) display flights by small aircraft above National Landscapes that are home to protected wildlife.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the provision is for manual lymphatic drainage on the NHS for patients following breast cancer treatment; and whether such treatment is routinely available.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pain

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help ensure that patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome have access to ongoing specialist care following diagnosis and (b) allocate funding for research into (i

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the differing compensation payments for deceased infected blood scandal victims based on whether they contracted HIV or Hepatitis C.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve standards of road safety among delivery (a) riders and (b) drivers; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of withdrawing the right of provisio

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the differing compensation payments for infected blood scandal victims based on whether they contracted HIV or Hepatitis C.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting infected blood scandal compensation payments from Inheritance Tax when such payments are transferred to the next of kin of deceased victims.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Mathematics: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if a refreshed mathematics curriculum designed to ensure that as many learners as possible can achieve positive outcomes will form part of the Curriculum and Assessment Review.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will (a) limit and (b) regulate the (i) number and (I) frequency of (A) pleasure and (B) display flights by small aircraft above residential areas.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people on NHS waiting lists in Chichester constituency.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) rates of early diagnosis, (b) access to treatment and (c) specialist care for people with rare diseases.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Chemicals: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of safety regulations for the use of (a) limonene and (b) linalool in consumer products.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of HMRC developing Making Tax Digital software without using third-party providers.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Side Effects

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support (a) people injured by vaccination and (b) families affected by vaccine-related deaths.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the (a) scope, (b) eligibility, (c) criteria and (d) compensation level of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Dyslexia: Chichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating additional funding for (a) dyslexia screening and (b) dyslexia-specific teacher training in Chichester constituency.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Disability Living Allowance Tribunal hearings her Department sent a presenting officer to in the last year.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of appeals in the First-tier Tribunal for (a) Personal Independence Payment, (b) Disability Living Allowance and (c) Employment and Support Allowance were upheld in favour o

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of autism assessments in (a) England and (b) Chichester constituency.

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Educational Institutions and Employment: Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) paid flexible breastfeeding breaks and (b) suitable facilities to (i) breastfeed, (ii) express and (iii) store mi

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Foods

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of widening the scope of the infant formula legislation to include the (a) digital and (b) other marketing of all (i) formula m

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve the (a) protection, (b) promotion and (c) support of optimal infant feeding.

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report entitled World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative UK Report 2024, published in March 2025.

Source: official written-questions record.