Written questions
4,201 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 May 2025 · Home Office
Marks & Spencer: Cybercrime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the recent cyberattacks on Marks and Spencer have been investigated by the relevant authorities.
22 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity: Business and Public Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help protect (a) private businesses and (b) public bodies from cyberattacks.
22 May 2025 · Department for Education
T-levels: Work Experience
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of challenges in finding work placements for T-level courses.
22 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the tribunal system in supporting small businesses facing late payments.
22 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Business Premises: Empty Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that vacant commercial properties owned by institutional landlords do not inhibit small businesses' access to affordable premises.
22 May 2025 · Treasury
Retail Trade: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates on the viability of small businesses operating on the high street.
22 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Sector: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on the meaning of local employment in the context of public infrastructure contracts.
22 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Sector: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that infrastructure projects commissioned by public bodies prioritise local (a) employment and (b) contractors.
22 May 2025 · Department for Education
Vocational Education: Employment Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) expand and (b) promote non-academic education routes to support young people into employment.
22 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Dismissal and Statutory Sick Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of provisions in the Employment Rights Bill on (a) statutory sick pay and (b) dismissal procedures on small businesses.
22 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Labour Turnover and Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased operating costs on the (a) employment retention and (b) pay levels of small businesses.
21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the quality of mental health services in (a) England and (b) Essex.
21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of average wait times for people being referred for appointments for mental health support.
21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve communication around delays in appointment wait times for people seeking access to mental health support services.
21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Migraines: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase research into (a) the causes of and (b) treatment options for chronic migraine disease.
21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Migraines: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to treatment for people with chronic migraine disease.
21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Migraines: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of chronic migraine disease.
20 May 2025 · Home Office
Retail Trade: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the causes of retail crime.
20 May 2025 · Home Office
Neighbourhood Policing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of larger police presence in neighbourhoods on rates of (a) retail crime and (b) anti-social behaviour.
20 May 2025 · Treasury
Financial Services: Advisory Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to improve access to financial advice for people with little to no savings.
20 May 2025 · Department for Education
Curriculum and Assessment Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review will assess (a) attainment data which shows girls continue to do better than boys across all headline measures and (b) the potential causes behind this t
20 May 2025 · Department for Education
Lifelong Education and Digital Technology: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to promote (a) lifelong learning and (b) digital inclusion for older people.
20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Exercise: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) support and (b) expand community-based physical activity programmes specifically designed for older people.
20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to local NHS services for older people.
20 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Cars: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the 2030 deadline for the ban on new petrol and diesel cars, in the context of (a) existing infrastructure readiness and (b) domestic manufacturing capacity.
20 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate on employment levels in the UK automotive manufacturing sector.
20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Kidney Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS services are responsive to the (a) complex and (b) long-term needs of people living with chronic kidney disease.
20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Kidney Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) early diagnosis and (b) prevention strategies for chronic kidney disease in primary care settings.
19 May 2025 · Women and Equalities
Disability: Access
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the enforcement mechanisms in the Equality Act 2010 to ensure that disabled people have equality of access to (a) supermarkets and (b) other public-facing servic
19 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Capture and Storage: Merseyside and Tees Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timeline is for the carbon capture sites in Merseyside and Teesside.
Source: official written-questions record.