Written questions

249 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 2025 June to Question 57929 on Armed Force: Recruitment, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the accelerated recruitment process maintains rigorous standards in (a) tra

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 Force: Recruitment, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the new gap year schemes in attracting recruits from underrepr

24 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Farmers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 56077 on Farmer: Mental Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the 8,500 new mental health support workers include specialists

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 56077 on Farmer: Mental Health, what (a) funding and (b) support his Department is providing directly to farming welfare charities to

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 56077 on Farmer: Mental Health, what findings have been identified through the Farmer Opinion Tracker on mental health challenges; an

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57928 on Armed Force: Deployment, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the impact of overseas postings on retention rates among service personnel; and

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57928 on Armed Force: Deployment, whether he considered introducing a specific financial incentive or hardship allowance for service personnel deployed to operat

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57928 on Armed Force: Deployment, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the current allowance package in meeting the cost-of-living differen

24 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Investment: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57939 on Investment: Fraud, what steps HMRC is taking to improve (a) communication (b) access to specialist caseworkers, (c) financial hardship assessments and (d)

24 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Investment: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57939 on Investment: Fraud, whether HMRC has a formal process for reviewing tax demands issued to individuals who have been identified as victims of financial fraud

24 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Investment: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57939 on Investment: Fraud, what criteria HMRC uses to determine whether a tax liability arising from an investment scheme promoted through fraudulent means constit

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57936 on Strategic Defence Review, whether the findings from the internal survey and call for evidence were published or summarised.

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57936 on Strategic Defence Review, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the views of junior ranks and underrepresented groups within the armed forc

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57936 on Strategic Defence Review, what proportion of the 1,700 people who responded to the call for evidence were (a) serving personnel and (b) veterans.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: South Northamptonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the transport infrastructure needs of South Northamptonshire in the context of (a) the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor and (b) the aims of the UK’s Modern Industrial

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: South Northamptonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the British Business Bank’s Cluster Champions programme to help support high-growth SMEs in South Northamptonshire.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Vocational Education and Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to increase (a) the number of technical excellence colleges and (b) AI skills training to support the (i) advanced manufacturing and (ii) clean energy sectors in South Northamptonshire constitu

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Clean Energy: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support (a) South Northamptonshire and (b) other local authorities to improve grid connections for clean energy projects under the Connections Accelerator Service.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) South Northamptonshire constituency, (b) other semi-rural constituencies and (c) rural constituencies will be affected by (i) the Strategic Sites

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Genetically Modified Organisms: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding and support mechanisms his Department is considering to establish a national programme for precision breeding (a) research and (b) public engagement.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plants: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to reduce regulation on the plant breeding sector.

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaemia and Rare Diseases: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS England Genomics Education Programme in improving healthcare professional awareness and understanding of (a) aplastic anaemia and (b) oth

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaemia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards are (a) adequately resourced and (b) trained to commission effective care pathways for patients with aplastic anaemia.

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaemia and Rare Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include information on aplastic anaemia on the NHS website; and what criteria is used to determine which rare diseases are featured.

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England and the UK National Screening Committee on the (a) feasibility and (b) cost-effectiveness of implementing a universal screening programme for type 1 dia

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include universal type 1 diabetes screening in the forthcoming 10-year plan for preventing chronic disease.

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing a universal screening programme for type 1 diabetes on the incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and young ad

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Genetically Modified Organisms

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Food Standards Agency on a revision to its draft guidance on precision breeding to ensure it does not impose GMO-style data requirement

23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

North Northamptonshire Council: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 20 June 2025 entitled Fair Funding Review 2.0 and Modernising and Improving the Administration of Council Tax, HCWS724, what steps his

23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

West Northamptonshire Council: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 20 June 2025 entitled Fair Funding Review 2.0 and Modernising and Improving the Administration of Council Tax, HCWS724, what steps his

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