Written questions

249 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Hewlett-Packard: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with Hewlett Packard on the change in value of pre-1997 pension scheme members’ pensions; and what steps she is taking to support affected pensioners.

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the ELSA Diabetes screening study; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of scaling it to a uni

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of a universal, paediatric Type 1 Diabetes screening programme.

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual cost of treating (a) patients over 18 and (b) children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis is.

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) patients and (b) terminally ill patients have been (i) prosecuted under the 1999 Health Act, (ii) fined and (iii) investigated for fraudulently claiming prescription charge exemptions.

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question 64957 on Prescriptions: Terminal Illnesses, if he will make an assessment of the cost to the public purse of the requirement for patients to renew

10 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 55645 on Legal Aid Scheme: Rural Areas, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the £6 million legal support grant funding reaches legal aid dese

10 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 55645 on Legal Aid Scheme: Rural Areas, what data her Department holds on the average (a) travel distance and (b) waiting time for residents to access in-person

10 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 55645 on Legal Aid Scheme: Rural Areas, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the legal aid procurement model on improving access to le

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

Agriculture: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56079 on Agriculture: Land Use, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning commissioning

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

Agriculture: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56079 on Agriculture: Land Use, whether he plans to collect date on the potential impact of large-scale solar farms on (a) agricultur

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

Agriculture: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56079 on Agriculture: Land Use, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that planning decisions on solar farms are informed by

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

Agriculture: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56079 on Agriculture: Land Use, whether his Department plans to introduce (a) guidance and (b) thresholds to balance solar farm devel

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 57937 on Roads: Closures, whether her Department has considered introducing a centralised digital platform to improve transparency and real-time coordination b

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 57937 on Roads: Closures, what mechanisms are in place to ensure accountability when coordination between HS2 Ltd and local authorities fails to prevent avoida

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 57937 on Roads: Closures, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Code of Practice for the Co-ordination of Street and Road Works i

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts and Cultural Heritage: South Northamptonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 55644 on Arts and Cultural Heritage: South Northamptonshire, what discussions she has had with (a) Arts Council England and (b) National Lottery

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts and Cultural Heritage: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 55644 on Arts and Cultural Heritage: South Northamptonshire, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the funding allocated fo

10 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Investment: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57938 on Investment: Fraud, whether her Department has considered establishing a centralised redress mechanism for victims of investment fraud that fall outside the

10 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Investment: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57938 on Investment: Fraud, what steps her Department is taking to ensure consistency and transparency in how Payment Service Providers determine eligibility for re

10 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Investment: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57938 on Investment: Fraud, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the £85,000 reimbursement cap for victims of investment fraud where losses si

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

Bluetongue Disease: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) veterinary pharmaceutical companies and (b) international partners on the (i) development, (ii) approval and (iii) potential deployment of a vaccin

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

Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the risk of bluetongue serotype 12 outbreaks in the UK; and what contingency plans are in place for such an outbreak.

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

Bluetongue Disease: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research and development initiatives his Department is supporting to accelerate the development of a vaccine for Bluetongue Virus serotype 12.

10 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Cyber & Specialist Operations Command

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a reserve-style service as part of the Cyber and Specialist Operations Command.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment Department has made of the cost to the public purse of the requirement that (a) all and (b) terminally ill patients should renew their Medical Exemption Certificates every five year

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of data protection laws in ensuring that legitimate complaints processes are dealt with effectively by health bodies.

30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients do not (a) miss and (b) cancel hospital appointments due to a lack of (i) affordable and (ii) accessible transport options.

30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) accessibility of transport services for (i) older and (ii) disabled patients attending NHS hospital appointments in rural areas.

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57929 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, whether the Department plans to set out (a) specific targets and (b) timelines for improving recruitment and retention in eac

Source: official written-questions record.