Written questions

442 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the collection of data on triple-negative breast cancer.

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Services: Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance exists on balancing data protection with safeguarding when families seek to support vulnerable adults in accessing local authority services including housing regist

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Sector: Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure vulnerable adults can access essential services when they cannot navigate processes independently and family members lack formal powers of

8 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Visas: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the requirements for EU nationals married to UK national to apply and pay for visas to live in the UK.

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry and Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is considering additional fiscal support for (a) small business and (b) hospitality.

18 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that planning policy adequately reflects the potential risks posed by dynamic environments such as a) estuaries, b) floodplains and

18 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Occupational Therapy: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for occupational therapy a) assessments and b) reassessments.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Regulations: Electrical Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will direct electricity providers to periodically conduct Electrical Installation Condition Reports.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that households without signal are able to access the smart meter network.

11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of public understanding of winter illness (a) transmission and (b) prevention; and if he will consider a public information campaig

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of schools being required to have specialist allergy nurses.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help reduce delays in continuing healthcare reviews for previously unassessed periods of care and (b) reduce the associated administration.

10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of access to specialist endometriosis services for young people aged 17 and under.

4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the cost of (a) implementation for GP practices and (b) operation of the online appointment booking system introduced for GP practices in October 2025.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices and Vocational Education: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the minimum (a) English and (b) maths requirements are to complete (i) apprenticeships and (ii) vocational courses; and whether he plans to review those requirements.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support available to young people up to the age of 25 with education, health and care plans who are no longer accessing education.

4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Young People: Mental Capacity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of criteria for (a) parental and (b) professional involvement in decision-making for young people who lack the capacity to make the appropriate decisions

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available for the transition into adulthood at age 18 for young people who were in care during early childhood before being (a) adopted or (b) placed unde

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that patients who are digitally excluded can retain (a) telephone and (b) in-person routes to book GP appointments.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving under Influence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend drink driving offences to include a) persons on cycles, b) riding horses and c) in charge of horse drawn vehicles.

24 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the system of fining parents for taking their children out of school.

24 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote parity of esteem for T Level qualifications in university admissions processes.

24 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure T level qualifications are (a) recognised and (b) accepted for university admissions on an equivalent basis to A Levels.

23 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent changes to (a) business rates relief, (b) VAT and (c) employer's National Insurance contributions on (i) small and medium-sized hospitality b

22 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving the UK’s relationship with the EU.

22 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: English Language and Mathematics

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the minimum (a) English and (b) maths requirements to complete an apprenticeship; and whether he plans to review these requirements.

21 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Mental Capacity

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the criteria for parental involvement in decision-making for young people who lack mental capacity after becoming 18 years of age.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available at age 18 to young people who were in care during early childhood before being (a) adopted or (b) placed under alternative permanency arrangemen

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support available to young people up to the age of 25 with education, health and care plans who are no longer accessing education.

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Stalking: Information Sharing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of resourcing of information sharing between police forces in stalking cases; and what steps he is taking to improve this process.

Source: official written-questions record.