Written questions

512 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment NHS England has made of the potential impact of withdrawing dedicated parking provision for dialysis patients on patient safety and treatment adherence.

8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a national referral pathway or specialist hub for people who cannot receive mRNA vaccines to ensure equitable access

8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are clinically unable to receive mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines; and how this figure has been derived.

8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing limited amounts of non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccines available for patients with clinical contraindications to mRNA vaccines, i

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to maintaining distinct licensing processes for shotguns and rifles.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the forthcoming consultation on the proposed merger of shotgun and rifle licensing regimes will publish an impact assessment setting out the anticipated costs to police forces and to certifica

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the forthcoming consultation on the proposed merger of shotgun and rifle licensing regimes will publish the evidence underpinning that proposal.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of merging Section 1 and Section 2 licensing on existing waiting times for firearms licensing; and whether the merger could exacerbate current delays.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has assessed the potential economic impact on (a) rural communities, (b) sporting shooting activities and (c) conservation work of merging shotgun and rifle licensing regimes.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the additional workload that would fall on police firearms licensing units if Section 1 licence conditions were applied to Section 2 shotgun certificates.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the evidence underpinning the proposal to merge Section 1 and Section 2 firearms licensing systems; and whether the Department has evaluated the current rate of serious

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of excluding full-time higher-education student households from childcare support schemes when mandatory placements prevent parents from working on those hou

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clozapine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of laboratory and record-keeping systems supporting Clozapine treatment, and whether they meet the standards expected for equivalent safety-critical medi

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clozapine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how learning from serious incidents involving accidental Clozapine withdrawal is being recorded and shared nationally across NHS mental health services.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clozapine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent serum Clozapine blood samples from being lost in transit within the NHS.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clozapine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reliability of current systems for transporting and processing serum Clozapine blood samples across NHS providers.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clozapine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review national protocols that require the automatic cessation of Clozapine following a single red blood result, in the context of cases where such results have subsequently bee

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in Child Maintenance Service case reviews on the likelihood of later corrective or enforcement action.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in Child Maintenance Service case reviews on administrative costs.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide additional resources to the Child Maintenance Service to reduce delays in case progression.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels and caseload pressures within the Child Maintenance Service.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays by the Child Maintenance Service on (a) parents and (b) children who rely on child maintenance payments.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service is meeting its internal target times for progressing cases and taking enforcement action.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sport England: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Sport England will remain as a statutory consultee on planning applications involving playing fields.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what analysis her Department has undertaken of the role of (a) maternity pay and (b) family-friendly employment conditions in levels of retention of experienced teachers.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Maternity Leave and Maternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the teacher workforce strategy includes consideration of aligning maternity (a) pay and (b) leave arrangements for classroom teachers more closely with the equivalent arrangements available to civil ser

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Maternity Leave and Maternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of differences in maternity (a) pay and (b) leave arrangements between classroom teachers and Department for Education civil servants on teacher retentio

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has assessed the compatibility of a proposed Islamophobia definition with hate crime legislation.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has conducted an equality impact assessment relating to the effect of an Islamophobia definition on religious minorities other than Muslims.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of an Islamophobia definition on the ability to scrutinise religious ideology or practice.

Source: official written-questions record.