Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Furs: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the import of unethical fur products to Wales.
Water Charges: Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help ensure consistency between water companies in the inclusion of Universal Credit housing costs when calculating household income.
Flood Control: Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to give local authorities more power to deal with flooding.
Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support air ambulance services.
General Practitioners: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve GP services in rural areas.
Hospices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the hospice sector.
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on ensuring the adequate provision of palliative care.
Social Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve social care.
Delivery Services: Robots
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of autonomous robots on pavements on a) disabled people b) blind people c) those with a mobility aid d) those with a guide dog and e) wheelchair users.
NHS: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the cyber security risks associated with the expansion of NHS digital infrastructure.
Dental Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the (a) number of children between 5 and 10 admitted to hospital for dental procedures in each of the last five years and (b) average cost of such instances from a
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what stockpiles of medicines on the Critical Medicines List are currently held by her Department.
Microsoft: Competition
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Cabinet Office will be providing evidence on Microsoft licensing practices and other related matters to the Competition and Markets Authority for its Strategic Market Status investigation into Microsoft’s busine
Wound Dressings: Expenditure
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the annual cost of wound care to the National Health Service in England across (1) primary, (2) secondary, (3) community and (4) social care settings.
Wound Dressings
To ask His Majesty's Government (1) which Minister, (2) which National Clinical Directors and (3) who within (a) the Department of Health and Social Care, (b) NHS England, and (c) the Department for Work and Pensions, holds responsibility for the delivery
Wound Dressings
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the effectiveness of the National Wound Care Strategy Programme in co-ordinating wound care policy prior to its closure in March 2025, and (2) the potential benefits of developing a Mod
Wound Dressings
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards collect and publish standardised data on (1) wound care patient outcomes and (2) wound care expenditure.
Wound Dressings: Procurement
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which procurement frameworks for wound care products in the National Health Service reflect total pathway value, including the costs of unhealed wounds, rather than unit produ
Perinatal Mortality
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 19 June (HL946), given that access to independent investigation is not available to antepartum stillbirths or stillbirths before 37 weeks’ gestation, and depends upon est
Schools: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve the heat resilience of the school estate.
Schools: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of non-air-conditioning measures such as a) external blinds, b) reflective window film and c) shade cloth in improving heat resilience in school buildings.
World Bank
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the World Bank.
Parents: Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authority areas will participate in the pilot scheme to identify and support children with a parent in prison.
Parents: Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether participating local authorities will receive additional funding to deliver support arising from the pilot scheme for children with a parent in prison.
Parents: Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether parents will be informed when information relating to their imprisonment is shared with local authorities under the pilot scheme for children with a parent in prison.