Written questions

641 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Stroke Association's report entitled Unlocking Potential: A Bold Vision for Stroke Care in England, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce disability and death from

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the cost of extended producer responsibility fees in (a) the UK and (b) other European countries.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Feed: 3-Nitrooxypropanol and Kelp

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) banning the use of Bovaer and (b) allowing the use of Kelp.

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

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ground rent costs on the ability of long-term leaseholders to sell their leased properties.

17 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: National Income

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to not provide Official Development Assistance to countries that have higher (a) gross domestic product and (b) purchasing parity power than the

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parish and Town Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will consider the adoption of new formal partnership mechanisms with Town and Parish Councils in new unitary authorities formed through Local Government reorgan

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Project Gigabit: Farnham and Bordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of working with (a) Building Digital UK and (b) Openreach to expedite the rollout of broadband through Project Gigabit

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide clarity on levels of funding for (a) children’s and (b) adult hospices.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

School Rebuilding Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on the school-rebuilding programme.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to decarbonise schools in order to meet the emission reduction targets by 2035.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what long-term investment her Department is making in cycling and walking infrastructure within the Comprehensive Spending Review.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards and hospital trusts to prevent falls inside hospitals.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Warranties

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to require (a) developers and (b) housing associations to have robust warranties in place which include

4 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Surrey Police: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with (a) Surrey Police and (b) XPS Pensions on the time taken to provide compensation for police pension claimants in Surrey.

4 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Surrey Police: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) Surrey Police and (b) XPS Administration on the service provided to (i) police pension claimants and (ii) people awaiting a remediable service s

2 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in employers National Insurance Contributions on levels of employment.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

First Aid: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to promote first aid training for school pupils.

1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

CPR and Defibrillators: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps with the Secretary of State for Education to promote (a) CPR training and (b) defibrillator use in schools.

1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of replacing Capita with a tri-service agency on the armed forces recruitment process.

31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anorexia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying severe chronic anorexia as a disability rather than solely a mental health condition.

25 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cardiovascular Diseases: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to decrease waiting times for (a) urgent and (b) routine cardiology appointments in Surrey and Hampshire.

13 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people who have instructed solicitors and are in the process of completing property transactions to apply previous stamp duty rates.

11 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Semaglutide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost to the public purse was of prescribing Ozempic to NHS patients without a diagnosis of diabetes, heart disease or kidney disease in 2024-25.

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Low Alcohol Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered raising the alcohol-free threshold from 0.05% ABV to 0.5% ABV.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Houses: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) extended producer responsibility fees and (b) other tax increases on the viability of UK breweries.

10 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Public Houses and Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that business rates reform benefit pubs and breweries in every constituency.

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the provisions in the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, on (a) localism and (b) communities.

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people on low incomes to access ADHD treatment that is not available through the NHS.

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to ADHD (a) diagnosis, (b) medication and (c) other treatment in (i) areas where waiting times are long and (ii) other areas.

10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to (a) raise awareness of Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood within schools and local communities and (b) provide educational materials for parents and professionals

Source: official written-questions record.