Written Questions

Health Services: Performing Arts and Sports

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Merron on 15 April (HL Deb, cols 27GC–28GC), whether they intend the provision of treatment by foreign medical teams to those in the performing arts, elite athletes, and their teams, temp

Orphan Drugs

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's fall in ranking from fifth to eleventh between 2020 and 2025 in the EFPIA Waiting to Access Innovative Therapies Indicator for orphan medicine availability; and what steps they are

Government Departments: Digital Service Providers

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential operational and national-security risks arising from government departments deploying a small number of cloud-service providers.

Migraines: Drugs

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 6 July (HL1488), how the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will communicate the conclusions of its review of mental health risks for migraine prophylaxi

Migraines: Drugs

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 6 July (HL1488), when they expect the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to complete its review of evidence on mental health and related risks for licens

High Speed 2 Line

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Transport on 29 June (HC12808), when they estimate they will deliver a full North-South new line between Birmingham and Manchester.

Integrated Care Boards: Health Services

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the equality impact assessment Health Bill: ICBs as strategic commissioners, published on 14 May, what mechanisms they intend to use to ensure enhanced oversight of Integrated Care Board specialised commissionin

Integrated Care Boards: Expenditure

To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to Integrated Care Boards on the allocation of resources towards prevention, primary care, and community services.

Physician Assistants: Prescriptions

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that physician associates do not act as prescribers.

Health Services

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they use to assess whether NHS resource allocation reflects their longstanding commitment to deliver more care closer to home.

Intelligence Services: Voluntary Work

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 10652, on Intelligence Services: Voluntary Work, whether there are SIS internships or voluntary work placements which are eligible for people who are white Bri

Listed Buildings: Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support libraries operating in listed buildings.

Railways: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of heritage railways on the economy.

Gambling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Investigate Europe's report entitled Payment firms handled millions for companies linked to unlicensed gambling network, published on 9 July 2026, whether the payments associati

Cryptocurrencies: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the Reform Party holding discussions with the Gambling Commission on Crypto Gambling.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.

Northern Ireland Office: Members

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many surgeries Ministers in his Department have held for hon. Members (a) between July 2024 and January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.

Disability Living Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to apply the findings from the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: interim report to Disability Living Allowance in areas where elements of both systems operate in similar wa

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many responses to the Timms Review have been received from people living in the South West.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pension scheme consolidation on investment in UK private markets.

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) information his Department has and (b) what research his Department has commissioned on the amount of retail, hospitality and leisure hereditaments or business space whi

Department for Work and Pensions: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding online chat facilities as a means for pensioners to raise pension-related queries with the DWP.

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of defined contribution pension assets that will be managed by schemes with more than £25 billion in assets by 2030.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.