Written questions

688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Health Services: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of geographical variation in access to community care equipment in (a) general, (b) rural areas and (c) remote areas.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Radio: Digital Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of radio signal back up power systems in ensuring radio signals continue working during power cuts.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Beaches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of plastic pollution on beaches in (a) Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency and (b) other areas.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Beaches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Scottish government on tackling plastic pollution affecting beaches in (a) Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constitue

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Beaches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of his policies for preventing plastic pollution on beaches in (a) Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency and

15 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

European Convention on Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed amendments to the ECHR on the protection of individual rights.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Energy: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce (a) sulphur dioxide and (b) nitrogen oxide emissions from power generation.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Acid Rain: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monitoring networks her Department supports to measure acid deposition.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Acid Rain

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of acid rain.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure compliance with international agreements on reducing transboundary air pollution contributing to acid rain.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Acid Rain

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the causes of acid rain.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Finland: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Finland.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Estonia: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Estonia.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Denmark: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Denmark.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Czechia: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with the Czech Republic.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Belgium: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Belgium.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Austria: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Austria.

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Scots Gaelic Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making Scottish Gàidhlig an official language of the United Kingdom.

13 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of safeguards to the right to peaceful protest.

13 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Democracy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help promote public confidence in democratic institutions.

13 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing flexible payment options for visa renewal fees under the family route.

13 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the administrative cost to her Department of processing visa applications under the family route in the last 12 months.

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

Plastics: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her Scottish counterpart on the potential impact of plastic pollution on beaches in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Inverness, Skye and Wes

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors who completed foundation training (a) successfully secured a specialty training post immediately after completion, (b) remained without a specialty training post one year after com

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of electricity network charging costs on the (a) financial viability of electric bus operations and (b) transition away from diesel vehicles.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) bus operators and (b) electricity providers on the potential impact of electricity standing charges on the operating costs of zero-emission bus fleets.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that electricity pricing structures support private sector investment in zero-emission transport infrastructure.

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the affordability of visa application and renewal fees under the family route.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the (a) dates and (b) locations are of each of the radio teleswitch service switch-off phases.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Bank Services: Community Development

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK banks provide accessible banking services for community groups that are not registered charities.

Source: official written-questions record.