Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Modern Service Framework will include provisions relating to the timeliness of diagnostic results and communication for patients with a
Glaucoma: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of variations in waiting times for glaucoma diagnosis and treatment across England.
NHS: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the value of the 10 Year Capital Plan is over its lifetime; and how much funding is (a) new and (b) previously announced.
Hospitals: Concrete
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Capital Plan on the eradication of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete from the NHS estate.
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the value for money to the taxpayer of the retrospective Loan Charge.
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients with recognised palliative or end-of-life care needs are subject to specific identification or prioritisation processes within accident and emergency departments.
Meals On Wheels
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients in England in the last five years who have not received a meals on wheels service after leaving hospital, after they have been assessed as needin
NHS: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £4.4 billion capital investment in digital infrastructure will be allocated by programme.
NHS: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS buildings classified as being in poor or very poor condition are expected to be replaced or comprehensively refurbished by 2035.
NHS: Postal Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS patients are not missing (a) appointments and (b) operations due to Royal Mail delivery delays (i) in the Stourbridge constituency and (ii) el
NHS: Postal Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Royal Mail delivery delays on NHS service delivery, including in Stourbridge constituency.
Police: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Government's policing reforms do not undermine local authorities' relationships with police forces, in the context of safeguarding vulnerable adults and chi
NHS: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding each NHS trust will receive through the Estates Safety Fund over the next nine years.
NHS: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding each NHS trust will receive through the Estates Safety Fund over the next nine years.
Hospitals: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support smaller hospitals to (a) mitigate the impact of extreme heat and (b) maintain safe conditions for staff and patients.
Emergency Services: Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many emergency workers have died by suicide each year since 2015.
NHS: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of capital investment under the 10-Year Capital Plan he expects to be spend on (a) acute hospitals, (b) primary care, (c) mental health, (d) community services, (e) ambulance servic
Hospital Beds: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of social care service delays, including (a) the availability of supported housing, (b) the availability of home care or community care packages,
Iron and Steel: Imports
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of restricting the UK CBAM to primary materials on imports of finished steel goods.
Electronic Cigarettes: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plan to issue retailer-facing guidance on their requirements under the vaping products duty stamp scheme.
Electronic Cigarettes: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contingency measures HM Revenue and Customs has developed in the event that the digital duty stamp system for vaping products is not fully operational by 1 October 2026.
Veterans: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to support veterans transitioning into civilian employment.
Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the UK’s involvement in international peacekeeping operations.
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many new bedspaces will be created in the (a) current and (b) next Parliament.
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, whether he has a formal target for the number of additional bedspaces to be created.