Written questions

1,189 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the forthcoming closure of the Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) disabled people still feel supported in travelling by air and

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving local authorities the power to create firework-free zones.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available for staff being made redundant by the closure of the Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Assistance Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all assistant dog handlers are treated consistently by (a) employers and (b) service providers regardless of how their dog was trained.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Assistance Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to establish a process for recognising assistant dogs that meet agreed national standards.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Space

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with his international counterparts to encourage sustainable uses of space.

19 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Space Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department is providing for strategic national space capabilities in each of the next three years.

19 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Space Technology: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to seek participation in future EU space projects.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Space: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the establishment of a Space Skills Taskforce.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Space: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the UK’s space funding model.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Space: Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to coordinate work on space between government, industry and universities.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many bed spaces the NHS keeps free as a minimum standard level.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will produce a funded operational plan to reduce A&E waiting times and end corridor care.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the time taken to discharge patients costs the NHS each year.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve and accelerate the hospital discharge process.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospital Beds and Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of (a) available beds and (b) diagnostic equipment such as scanners per patient in hospitals across England.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria for patients to take part in the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been recruited into studies of personalised cancer vaccines as part of the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oral Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce cases of mouth cancer.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oral Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase early detection of mouth cancer.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Conflict: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent injuries and deaths among children caused by explosive weapons in conflict.

17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Orthopaedics: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to international medical and humanitarian partners to help with child amputees and life-altering injuries resulting from explosive weapons in conflict.

14 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oral Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that general practitioners receive (a) training on (i) early symptoms and (ii) risk factors of mouth cancer and (b) update National Institute for He

14 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oral Cancer: Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits (a) introducing free dental care and (b) ensuring access to dental rehabilitation for mouth cancer patients.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of banning on 5-axel 44 tonne volumetric concrete mixers on (a) UK manufacturers, (b) road miles, (c) road wear and (d) levels of pollution.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made on the potential impact of banning volumetric concrete mixers above 32 tonnes on levels of employment.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Bridges: Large Goods Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will model the potential impact of (a) single 32 tonne drum mixers against (b) 38.4 tonne volumetric concrete mixers on bridges.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Travel Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her EU counterparts on the potential introduction of multiuse pet passport for UK pets that are valid for travel to the EU.

11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ovarian Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of ovarian cancer.

11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will commit to producing symptom awareness campaigns.

Source: official written-questions record.