Written questions
4,201 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Aluminium: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of industrial electricity prices on UK aluminium production.
21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with representatives in the steel industry about the impacts of energy costs on production.
21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Imports: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to prevent UK manufacturers being undercut by imports produced under lower environmental standards.
21 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Office’s press release entitled Joint Declaration on a Strategic Partnership between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I
21 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Office’s press release entitled Joint Declaration on a Strategic Partnership between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I
21 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Office’s press release entitled Joint Declaration on a Strategic Partnership between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I
21 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Office’s press release entitled Joint Declaration on a Strategic Partnership between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I
21 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Office’s press release entitled Joint Declaration on a Strategic Partnership between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I
21 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Office’s press release entitled Joint Declaration on a Strategic Partnership between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I
21 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Office’s press release entitled Joint Declaration on a Strategic Partnership between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I
21 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Office’s press release entitled Joint Declaration on a Strategic Partnership between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I
21 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Office’s press release entitled Joint Declaration on a Strategic Partnership between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I
21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Agency Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS spending on agency staff.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medicine: British Students Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce pathways for British nationals who obtained medical degrees overseas when applying for NHS roles.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce national minimum staffing level guidance for NHS services.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medicine: British Students Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of British nationals who obtained medical degrees overseas and subsequently applied for roles within the NHS in each of the last five years.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients attending accident and emergency departments who leave before being assessed by a doctor; and whether he has undertaken analysis of the reaso
20 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning: Hedgehogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to introduce additional protections for hedgehog habitats in planning and development policy.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Agency Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost difference between NHS bank staff and agency staff.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the disparity between male and female suicide rates with other OECD countries.
20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hedgehogs: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with local authorities in Essex on improving a) urban and b) rural environments for hedgehogs.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what analysis he has carried out on factors contributing to disparities in suicide rates in males and females.
20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hedgehogs: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help prevent decline in hedgehog populations in Essex.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 120732, what the planned completion timelines are for the 40 funded schemes.
20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Agency Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust spent on agency staff in each of the last three financial years.
20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hedgehogs: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of hedgehog populations in a) urban and b) rural areas since 2000.
20 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices, published on 21 April 2026, what timetable he has set for full imple
20 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices, published on 21 April 2026, what proportion of UK electricity genera
20 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices, published on 21 April 2026, what estimate he has made of the average
20 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices, published on 21 April 2026, what assessment he has made of the poten
Source: official written-questions record.