Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release, social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back, 15 June 2026, whether the Government’s new Di
Agriculture: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many projects were funded through the Water Management Grant between its inception and 4th July 2024 inclusive.
Agriculture: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many projects have been funded through the Water Management Grant since 5th July 2024.
Rural Areas: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle rural crime.
Ammunition: Lead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of derogations from proposals to restrict the use of ammunition containing lead for commercial purposes on levels of domestic deman
Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce wildfires.
Moorland: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will conduct a review of the Heather and Grass Management Code 2025 and assess the impact of a) grazing, b) mowing, and c) controlled winter burns on i) the prevalence and ii) t
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to correspondence reference MC2026/09208/NA, what assessment he has made of the potential impact pEPR rules being for glass distributors on (a) costs to consumers and (b) leve
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners ceased to practice in June 2026.
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test centres recorded the maximum waiting time of 24 weeks for a practical car test in each month since March 2026.
Tolls
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to use the powers contained in the Highways (Finance) Bill to introduce user charging or tolls on any road that is currently free to use.
Department for Transport: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 1543, on Department for Transport: Public Relations, if she will name each public relations company that has provided services since July 2024.
Department for Transport: Lanyards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 4260, on Department for Transport: Lanyards, what was the business case for purchasing the branded lanyards.
Flags: Oxfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Oxfordshire County Council press release, "Council secures injunction to protect communities", of 23 June 2026, whether her Department has had discussions or correspondence with Oxfordshir
National Highways: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026, to Question 1718, of National Highways: Expenditure, what company or contractor provided the public affairs services for National Highways.
Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a timetable for implementing the Mental Health Strategy.
Neurological Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support earlier diagnosis of Multiple System Atrophy among healthcare professionals.
Menopause: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure consistent access across Integrated Care Boards to non-hormonal menopause treatments, including fezolinetant.
Fezolinetant
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether national guidance has been issued to Integrated Care Boards on the prescribing of fezolinetant following its approval for NHS use.
Fezolinetant
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of levels of regional variation in access to fezolinetant across England.
Fezolinetant
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NHS England on access to fezolinetant within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board.
Down's Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the final statutory guidance under the Down Syndrome Act 2022 provides clear expectations on Down syndrome-specific training for professionals wor
Health: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce guidance for public health research funders to ensure a geographical distribution of funding.
Pancreatic Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to clinical trials for patients with pancreatic cancer by ensuring that eligible patients are automatically identified and referred to appropriate clinical
Health: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regional allocation of health research funding; and what steps he is taking to address differences in funding per head.