Written questions

1,189 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jul 2025 · Treasury

London Capital & Finance Investigation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to implement the recommendations of Dame Elizabeth Gloster's report entitled Report of the Independent Investigation into the Financial Conduct Authority’s Regulation of London Capital & Fin

22 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the proportion of firearm holders with a firearms marker on their patient records.

22 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the percentage of GPs that have downloaded firearms marker software.

22 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Continuing Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the tightening of eligibility criteria for NHS Continuing Healthcare by Integrated Care Boards on disabled people's ability to (a)

21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Gurkhas: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the cost to the public purse of bringing pensions for Gurkha soldiers who retired before 1997 in line with the standard British Army pension.

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Lead: Soil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support local authorities in their efforts to identify and remove traces of toxic lead in soil.

21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on redress in circumstances where adding a storey to a property under permitted development regulations results in the blocking of the

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Uranium: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the first contract with a Russian uranium supplier was signed for Sizewell B; what the value is of that contract; whether his Department has considered cancelling that contract; and what

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Uranium: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the proportion of imported uranium that originates from Russia.

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost of uprating State Pensions for armed forces veterans living overseas by inflation in each of the next three financial years; how many armed force

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of NICE’s rejection of trastuzumab deruxtecan for use in secondary breast cancer treatment on patient outcomes.

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of NICE’s severity modifier on access to new treatments for incurable secondary breast cancer.

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the value for money of video call health assessments provided by Ingeus.

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Video Conferencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Employment and Support Allowance claimants do not (a) lose entitlement or (b) face delays in the processing of their claim due to technical failures du

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Video Conferencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Capability Assessments for Employment and Support Allowance conducted via video call by Ingeus have been (a) delayed and (b) rescheduled due to technical issues in the last 12 months.

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place to ensure (a) local community and (b) patient engagement in the (i) design and (ii) delivery of new NHS hospital infrastructure.

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is sufficient project delivery capacity within (a) the NHS and (b) supply chains to implement the New Hospital Programme.

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the accessibility of band five nursing roles available to newly qualified nurses with (a) less than two years' experience, (b) between two and four y

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure newly qualified nurses have pathways to gain clinical experience.

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of employment opportunities for newly qualified nurses in Surrey.

16 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Iran: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65492 on Iran: Nuclear Weapons, whether his Department has received information on the Iranian nuclear programme from (a) allies and (b) the International Atomic

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horses: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on the implementation of the Border Target Operating model for thoroughbred horses.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horses: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to remove physical checks for thoroughbred horses at the border.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the air quality of classrooms.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of air quality in classrooms in Surrey.

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire and Rescue Services: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of suicide prevention training provided to fire and rescue staff.

15 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of suicide prevention training provided to police staff.

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of suicide prevention training provided to ambulance staff.

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the merits of (a) incentivising GPs nearing retirement to remain in the profession and (b) incentivising retired GPs to return to practice.

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of GPs expected to retire by 2030; and whether the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan accounts for shortages in (a) the South East and (b) other region

Source: official written-questions record.