Written questions

183 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards will be put in place to ensure children and young people who lose their EHCP under the transition to the new system are still provided with specialist provision.

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children who do not meet the criteria for Specialist Provision Packages but require direct and ongoing support.

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of Welsh ALN reforms; and what steps she is taking to ensure that requirements for schools and settings to produce Individu

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the implementation of the Pension Sharing Orders.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will fast track military pension cases from veterans who have not yet received their military pension.

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) speech and language therapy, (b) physiotherapy, (c) psychological support and (d) other elements of stroke rehabilitation.

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mechanical Thrombectomy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency plans are in place if the target for 24/7 thrombectomy access is not achieved on schedule.

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes: Mechanical Thrombectomy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address (a) regional differences in out-of-hours provision of and (b) other regional differences in access to thrombectomy services for stroke patients.

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes: Mechanical Thrombectomy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of progress towards delivering universal 24/7 access to thrombectomy services for stroke patients in England.

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps Department is taking to support people (a) at risk of stroke and (b) who have recently suffered strokes.

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to include (a) thrombectomy and (b) stroke rehabilitation in the Modern Service Framework for cardiovascular disease.

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mechanical Thrombectomy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to achieve (a) universal and (b) 24/7 access to thrombectomy services.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that Initial Teacher Training equips all new teachers with the skills to deliver adaptive teaching for children with speech and language challenges.

17 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether harm–benefit analyses are undertaken for each individual toxicity study carried out under a service licence (involving multiple generic projects) issued to a contract research organisation.

17 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether non-animal alternatives must be validated if they are being used to provide data on the safety and efficacy of potential new pharmaceuticals within submissions to the Medicines and Healthca

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Development: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what dedicated funding streams exist across Departments to support food, nature, and sustainability education.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Environment and Food: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that curriculum, vocational training, and teacher development programs are used to promote students' understanding of ecosystems, soil health, and climate adaptation within th

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Food: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to help tackle inequalities in access to healthy, minimally processed food through education.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment and Food: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to empower local community initiatives, farms, and schools to implement practical food and nature education; and how her Department is measuring their impact.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Environment and Food: Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department is ensuring that early year’s provision includes learning about food, soil, biodiversity, and ecosystems.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Agriculture: Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to align apprenticeship standards, T Levels, and other vocational qualifications with future food system needs.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Agriculture and Horticulture: Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department is ensuring that young people gain practical, vocational skills in regenerative farming, agroecology, and sustainable horticulture.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Agriculture and Food: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to embed practical food, nature, and sustainability education across the national curriculum from EYFS to post-16, including T Levels.

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

Domestic Abuse: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's blog post entitled Coverage of our over £1 billion investment to support victims of domestic abuse, published on 15 December 2025, how much and

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of nurses graduating from nursing degree courses in the UK find employment within the NHS during the first year after qualifying.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason an official hold to all PV battery installations have been held under the Warm Homes: Local Grant Scheme; and whether his Department plans for this to be lifted.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tickets: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the proportion of concert ticketing companies that allow disabled customers who are using accessible seating to have one accompanying person with them.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of ending the routine culling of day-old male chicks in the UK egg industry; and whether she plans to encourage the use of in-ovo sexing technol

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to stop the expansion of low-welfare farms.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to introduce the activity regulations for the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.

Source: official written-questions record.