Written questions
171 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to courts of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations.
2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to prisons of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations.
19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Infant Foods
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to update the existing regulations on (a) composition, (b) marketing and (c) labelling of commercial infant and toddler foods to ensure products are suitably nutritious.
19 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which departments are contributing to ensuring that the distinct needs of young people are reflected in the development of the cross-governmental homelessness strategy.
15 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hunting: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the trail hunting consultation; and if he will an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reviewing current exemptions within the Hunting Act
15 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including longer-term funding settlements for homelessness services in the (a) Comprehensive Spending Review and (b) Homel
29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set a timeline for publishing a consultation on the introduction of licensing regulations for animal sanctuaries and rehoming organisations.
1 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Treatment: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the regulation of wastewater treatment processes to reduce the levels of (a) pharmaceuticals, (b) microplastics and (c) per- and polyfluo
1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10-year plan will include steps to improve (a) prevention of, (b) early diagnosis for and (c) treatment for lung conditions.
27 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Lifelong Learning Entitlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February to Question 31745 on Universities: Industry, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of adults who are likely to take up the opportunity for Life Long Lea
27 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Youth Guarantee
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of introducing the Youth Guarantee Scheme on (a) Greater London and (b) the UK.
27 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Youth Guarantee: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2025 to Question 32770 Employment: Special Educational Needs, whether her Department has identified West London as one of the trailblazer areas for the Youth Guaran
27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of NICE’s Late Stage Assessments on the attractiveness of the UK for inward investment from medtech companies.
27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of how the NICE Late-Stage Assessment programme aligns with the ambitions of the upcoming Life Sciences Sector Plan.
27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Catheters
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NICE Late Stage Assessment on intermittent catheters on the ambition to move more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community.
27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the review of Part IX of the Drug Tariff supports the NHS 10 Year Plan in shifting care from (a) hospital to the community, (b) treatment to preve
27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the review of Part IX of the Drug Tariff is aligned to the Life Sciences Sector Plan.
27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the review of Part IX of the Drug Tariff does not adversely impact investment by the medtech sector.
27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abiraterone
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to allow doctors to prescribe Abiraterone.
27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce inequalities in prostate cancer outcomes.
26 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Motor Vehicles: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the export of stolen vehicles by organised criminal groups.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Temporary Employment: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on (a) drivers employed by app companies, (b) couriers employed by app companies and (c) gig economy workers.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport
Motor Insurance Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Motor Insurance Taskforce has made.
6 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Motor Vehicles: Oversease Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the international trading of stolen vehicles.
26 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: Listed Events
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the (a) cultural, (b) economic and (c) community value of free-to-air coverage of the Six Nations Championship.
26 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: Listed Events
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the status of the Six Nations Championship from Category B to Category A in the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and De
25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternal Mortality and Perinatal Mortality
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce inequalities in (a) still-birth rates and (b) maternal mortality related to (i) class and (ii) ethnicity.
25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase staffing levels in maternity services.
24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for negotiations on reform of the NHS dental contract.
24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Counselling: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending school-based counselling on reducing child and adolescent mental health service waiting lists.
Source: official written-questions record.