Written questions

93 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support local journalism.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Juries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department will make an assessment on the potential to utilise the Government's Tell Us Once service to avoid the unnecessary issuing of jury notices to the recently deceased.

7 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Screening: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans exist for replacing outdated scanning machines as part of the programme for doubling capacity.

7 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent fraud by GP Consortia.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that students from lower-income backgrounds are able to afford to attend university.

22 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to help reduce barriers for adults on lower incomes attempting to access NHS care.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote trade with nations in the European Union.

22 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Conflict Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support international efforts to deescalate tensions in Iran.

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department assesses the value in providing outcome payments to Restart Scheme providers in situations where participants enter employment through routes not directly facilitated by Restart provi

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if plans exist for the continuation or replacement of the Restart Scheme ahead of its planned end in June 2026.

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness and value for money of the Restart Scheme ahead of its planned end in June 2026.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Aviation: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps are being taken to ensure a continuous supply of aviation fuel, in the context of global disruption to the free movement of oil.

12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on considering the recommendations of the Sir Mike Lyons New Town Commission report from September 2025.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made for the implications for her policies of recent bans on male chick culling in (a) Germany, (b) France and (c) Austria.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's joint White Paper entitled Get Britain Working, updated on 2 September 2025, when he plans to publish the evaluation of the trailblazers; and if he will set out the in

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help achieve rental convergence in the social housing sector.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for improving provision for people with eating disorders.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research is being undertaken into the most effective ways of supporting those with eating disorders.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the views of service users are taken into account in the design of mental health services.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Migraines

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on cross-government support for people whose ability to work is affected by migraine.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Headaches

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to (a) collect and (b) publish data on the number of people whose work capability is affected by (i) migraine and (ii) related headache disorders.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Migraines

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employers to provide reasonable workplace support for employees affected by migraine.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Migraines

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of migraine on employment, absenteeism and economic inactivity.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of delayed migraine diagnosis on patient outcomes.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the time and accuracy of migraine diagnosis in primary care.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered creating a national champion for migraine.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: War Crimes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to seek justice for war crimes committed during the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support and identify Universal Credit recipients with dual or multiple exceptionalities.

29 May 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support and identify students with dual or multiple exceptionalities.

21 May 2026 · Department for Education

Vocational Education: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department will be offering support to further education colleges offering vocational courses to address the increase in steel costs as a result of planned import tariffs.

Source: official written-questions record.