Written questions
169 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Building Safety Regulator backlog on (a) UK productivity, (b) inward investment and investor confiden
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Apprentices: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in construction approvals under the Building Safety Act on employer confidence in investing in construction skills
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Construction: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in construction approvals under the Building Safety Act on jobs in the construction sector.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Building Safety Regulator's process delays on the delivery of new affordable housing.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Building Safety Regulator's process delays on the delivery of infrastructure improvements to hospitals.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Construction: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) SMEs and (b) regional material suppliers impacted by project suspensions or uncertainty linked to the Building Safety Regulator
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Construction: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has had discussions with construction industry stakeholders on the short- and medium-term risks of transition delays during the transfer of regulatory resp
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of supply disruption resulting from the Building Safety Regulator approval backlog on the cost of (a) construction m
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Construction: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has considered interim solutions to accelerate approvals for high-risk building projects to prevent bottlenecks and site attrition in urban development zon
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Construction: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prevent a potential loss of (a) construction materials supply and (b) production capacity in London as a result of delays in high-rise buil
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Construction: Greater London and South East
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Building Safety Regulator’s Gateway process delays on the delivery of new housing and construction projects in
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the merits of highly specialised services being commissioned directly by individual hospital trusts.
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure national-level (a) strategic planning and 9b) quality assurance for highly specialised services following the abolition of NHS England.
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
DNA Nucleotide Excision Repair Disorders Service: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help protect the (a) National Centre for Pancreas Transplantation and (b) the national service for inherited DNA repair disorders from local budgetary pressures.
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that highly specialised national services for patients with (a) rare diseases and (b) complex surgical needs will continue to be (i) commissioned and (
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of which highly specialised services will no longer be commissioned nationally after the abolition of NHS England and will instead be commissioned (a) regionally and (b) l
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how highly specialised services will be commissioned nationally following the abolition of NHS England.
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list which highly specialised services will continue to be commissioned nationally after the abolition of NHS England.
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list all the highly specialised services that are currently commissioned (a) regionally and (b) locally by NHS England.
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list all the highly specialised services that are currently commissioned nationally by NHS England.
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of those specialised services that are classified as highly specialised.
16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a full list of specialised services currently commissioned by NHS England.
16 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Syria: Druze
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to (a) protect and (b) support the Druze minority in Syria.
15 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Arms Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the whether approved export licenses to Israel are being used for military purposes;
19 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Business Rates: Reform
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made on reforming the business rates system.
19 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to hold discussions with (a) the Mayor of London and (b) local authorities in London on the potential impact of changes to business rates on (i) small and (ii) independent retailers.
19 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Business Rates: Chelsea and Fulham
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to business rates on the long-term viability of high streets in Chelsea and Fulham constituency.
19 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to introduce additional support measures for small businesses affected by increases in business rates in London boroughs.
19 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support small businesses in (a) high-rent areas and (b) Chelsea and Fulham constituency, in the context of recent changes to business rates.
19 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates on small independent businesses in Chelsea and Fulham constituency.
Source: official written-questions record.