Written questions
4,201 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure that foundation apprenticeship routes provide progression into (a) full apprenticeships and (b) employment.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support employers in closing skills gaps.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the alignment between employer demand for skills and qualifications within the workforce.
21 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on ensuring that improvements in waiting times are consistent across all regions.
21 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of revised cancer waiting time standards on patient outcomes.
21 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgery: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the 18-week treatment target for elective care is in all NHS trusts.
21 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the progress made by his Department on (a) reducing the NHS care waiting list and (b) meeting the 18 week referral to treatment standard.
21 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Covid-19 Inquiry
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse has been of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry since its establishment.
21 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of average house prices in (a) the South East and (b) other parts of the count
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 81178, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of volumetric concrete mixers which operate over the incoming 32 tonne limit.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Retail Trade: Rents and Services Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review regulations affecting (a) rent and (b) service charges in (i) high streets and (ii) shopping centres.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on taking steps to help support high streets in the context of trends in the levels of online shopping.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Retail Trade: Empty Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to help tackle high vacancy rates in (a) shopping centres and (b) other retail units.
20 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her business rates policies on small hospitality businesses.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Hospitality Sector: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of energy costs on the number of hospitality business closures in each year since 2021.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Hospitality Sector: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support small and medium-sized businesses in the hospitality sector.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Public Houses
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in numbers of pubs on the vitality of high streets.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of suitability of housing for older people on levels of hospital admissions among those people.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of availability of accessible housing on the ability of older people to move out of larger family homes.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support older homeowners that wish to (a) downsize and (b) move to more accessible accommodation.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of older people living in under-occupied housing.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce report, published in November 2024.
20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase the supply of accessible housing suitable for older people.
20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase capacity in community-based health and social care.
15 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce (a) targeted communication and (b) outreach campaigns to increase men’s participation in (i) health screening and (ii) early intervention programmes.
15 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Primary Care: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage earlier engagement with primary healthcare among men to improve early diagnosis rates.
15 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed engagement with primary care among men on early diagnosis of health conditions.
15 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the importance of (a) early intervention and (b) routine check-ups among men.
15 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Primary Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the rate at which (a) men and (b) women access primary healthcare services.
14 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Graduates: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled Graduate labour market statistics, published on 5 June 2025, what steps she is taking to improve levels of high-skilled employment among graduates aged 21-
Source: official written-questions record.