Written questions

1,189 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Anaesthetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the number of anaesthetists on maternity care.

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

Thames Water: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Thames Water on the use of their emergency loan.

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

Welfare Assistance Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of Government funding for Local Welfare Assistance.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing capacity for Scottish onshore wind by 700MW between 2030 and 2035 on net zero targets.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to prevent (a) stalled and (b) speculative schemes from preventing viable renewable energy projects from progressing.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Mathematics: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming mathematical education to emphasise (a) data, (b) technology and (c) computing.

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

Recycling: Public Houses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that pubs are not charged twice for recycling glass bottles under Extended Producer Responsibility rules.

20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase awareness that military compensation should not be treated as income in means tests for statutory support.

20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to (a) service personnel and their families and (b) people leaving the services to improve financial resilience.

20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Hormone Treatments

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 Institute of Cancer Research's report entitled Cost-utility analysis of adding abiraterone acetate plus prednisone/

19 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Public Order Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered removing the exemption for both parties being within the dwelling in section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1988.

19 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve accessibility to NHS dental services for disabled users without access to transport.

19 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dental services for people in wheelchairs.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard students from (a) Hong Kong, (b) Tibet, (c) Taiwan and (d) Xinjiang, who are persecuted by the Chinese authorities on UK campuses.

18 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a legal right to consular assistance for British nationals.

18 Mar 2025 · Home Office

National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department is taking to protect people living in the UK against (a) harassment (b) abuse (c) intimidation and (d) other forms of harm carried out by other states engaged in transnati

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help close the education attainment gap.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle nursery staff recruitment and retention shortages.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the (a) two-child cap and (b) benefit cap for families in receipt of Universal Credit.

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) what percentage of NHS dental appointments for people with disabilities were (i) missed, (ii) cancelled and (iii) delayed in the year 2024 and (b) if he will provide comparative figures for the

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist NHS dental services for people with disabilities.

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS community dental services for people with disabilities.

7 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that fuel poverty interventions are (a) sufficient and (b) well targeted.

7 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan: Epsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of households are (a) eligible for and (b) in receipt of the Warm Homes Discount in Epsom and Ewell constituency.

4 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research into (a) neuroblastoma and (b) other childhood cancers.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve response times and (b) ensure mandatory reconsiderations are adequately assessed.

4 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will publish the 2024 update to Parliament on the United Kingdom’s future nuclear deterrent.

4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing for Ukrainian rehabilitation organisations.

4 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the salary level for Armed Forces reservists.

4 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of pension entitlements for Armed Forces reservists.

Source: official written-questions record.