Written questions

464 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Digital Technology: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce standardised digital literacy guidance for schools to teach children critical evaluation skills for assessing the reliability of online information.

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

Packaging: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of funding mechanisms under the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging scheme to enable local authorities and other land managers

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

Packaging: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor and tackle the environmental impact of single-use packaging waste on terrestrial trail ecosystems, including public rights of way.

1 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will review the current eligibility criteria for NHS-funded COVID-19 vaccinations, in light of the emergence of a new variant and rising hospitalisations.

28 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to question 81028, tabled on 10 October 2025.

26 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of naturalisation fees on UK residents with Indefinite Leave to Remain who have not applied for British citizenship; and if she will reduce citizen

25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people living with rare diseases in England have timely access to innovative medicines.

25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s approach to evaluating the cost-effectiveness of rare disease medicines.

25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking in response to research by the UK BioIndustry Association published on 6 November 2025 showing that around half of rare disease medicines approved by the Europea

25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will commit to appointing a new National Clinical Director for Rare Diseases.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote recognition of UK professional IT qualifications, including CITP status, in trade negotiations with international partners.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of consumer protections in the parcel delivery sector, particularly where subcontracting arrangements are in place.

21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Bracknell Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people in the Bracknell Forest wards of Maidenhead constituency who are unable to register with an NHS dentist.

21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Maidenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of NHS dental services in the Bracknell Forest wards of Maidenhead constituency; and what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Amazon Web Services and Microsoft

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the Government's proposed timeline for implementing the Competition and Markets Authority's recommendation to designate Microsoft and AWS with Strategic Market Status under the

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has the Government made of the financial impact on UK small and medium-sized enterprises of the adverse effects on competition identified in the Competition and Markets Authority's Clou

21 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Digital Service Providers: Public Sector

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps is the Government taking to review public sector cloud services procurement practices in light of the Competition and Markets Authority's finding that Microsoft and AWS hold approximately 70% market s

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for learner drivers seeking to book and take the car theory test.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, over what time period workforce reductions in export support services will take place.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding has been allocated for redundancy packages related to workforce reductions in export support services.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure continuity of export support services during workforce reductions.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has undertaken consultation with (a) business organisations and (b) export-focused SMEs on workforce reductions in export support services.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of export support service workforce reductions on small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to export.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding his Department has allocated for AI and digital technology to replace staff removed from export support services.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate has been made of the total savings to be achieved through workforce reductions in export support services.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what methods will be used to reduce staffing levels in export support services; and whether these will include (a) redundancy, (b) voluntary redundancy, (c) redeployment to other departments, and (d) n

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff positions in export support services will be reduced in each individual export market as a result of the Department's workforce reduction programme.

12 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for leaseholders undertaking informal lease extensions, in the context of the (a) absence of specialist qualif

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) increases in costs and (b) recent trends in levels of economic uncertainty on the ability of (i) small and micro-businesses a

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the she is taking to support (a) small and (b) micro-businesses to prioritise cybersecurity spending.

Source: official written-questions record.