Written questions

512 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Ministers approved the commencement of the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial.

15 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of additional transparency requirements for extradition decisions concerning individuals holding public office.

15 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Councillors: Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of extradition law in relation to elected representative.

15 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on public confidence in the rule of law of declining to pursue extradition in cases involving senior public figures.

12 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to ensure that no category of British citizen is perceived to be beyond the reach of extradition processes.

12 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department applies any additional safeguards or considerations when assessing potential extradition cases involving serving Members of Parliament.

12 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she makes of the public interest considerations relevant to extradition decisions involving individuals holding elected office in the United Kingdom.

10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the United States on maintaining United Kingdom visibility and oversight of United States operations at Diego Garcia following the transition of sovereignty to

10 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of risk of strategic influence by third countries, including the People’s Republic of China, on future Mauritian decisions relating

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department monitors variation between NHS trusts in the time taken to convert GP referrals into entries on consultant led elective waiting lists.

10 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in India and Mauritius on defence and maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean following the UK/Mauritius Agreement concern

10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia on the UK's permanent joint operating posture in the wider I

10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has received assurances from the Government of Mauritius on ensuring uninterrupted access for UK and allied forces to the facilities on Diego Garcia following the entry into force of the UK/Mauritius:

10 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies and the UK's security interests of the recent military and commercial activity by the People’s Rep

10 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia on the UK's strategic interests i

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission an independent audit of pre-listing referral management processes and reporting of delays across NHS trusts.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department records how many patients have withdrawn from treatment or deteriorated clinically while waiting to be added to an elective care waiting list.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of extended pre-listing delays on patient outcomes and clinical risk in high-volume specialities.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the period between GP referral and a patient being added to an elective waiting list has increased or decreased in the past five years.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department monitors variation between NHS trusts in the time taken to convert GP referrals into entries on consultant led elective waiting lists.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS England and integrated care boards on the recording, monitoring and reporting of delays between referral and formal waiting list entry.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the number of patients currently in (a) pre listing triage and (b) referral assessment stages for consultant led elective care pathways.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have received a GP referral but who have not yet been allocated an NHS number on a consultant led waiting list.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department records how many patients are experiencing delays of more than 12 months before being added to a consultant led elective care waiting list following GP referral.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that NHS trusts do not manage referral pipelines, triage processes, or administrative allocation methods in ways that reduce the apparent size of the elective waitin

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England includes the period between receipt of a GP referral and the issuing of the first appointment offer within published consultant led referral to treatment waiting time data.

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the average length of time patients are currently waiting between GP referral and being added to an NHS consultant-led elective care waiting list; and whether any suc

10 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Offences against Children: Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to require schools and local authorities to record and centrally report anonymised data on allegations of child-on-child sexual abuse, the actions taken and case outcomes.

9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of waiting times for and availability of trauma-informed therapeutic support for child victims of peer-on-peer or child-on-child sexual abuse; an

9 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure consistent police response standards in cases of child-on-child sexual abuse that arise within school settings; and if she will issue updated guidance on

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