Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Medical Examiners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding to Medical Examiner offices experiencing persistent backlogs.
Medical Examiners: Death Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Medical Examiner scrutiny on the timeliness of the completion of Medical Certificates of Cause of Death; and what assessment he has made of tr
Medical Examiners: Death Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in the medical examiner process on bereaved families and funeral arrangements.
Medical Examiners: Death Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in areas where Medical Examiner offices have reported the longest turnaround times for scrutiny of medical certificates of cause of death.
Medical Examiners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether processes are in place to investigate Medical Examiner offices whose turnaround times consistently exceed the national average.
Medical Examiners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the sharing of best practice between Medical Examiner offices.
Social Services: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve collaboration between adult social care and voluntary sector homelessness services.
Department of Health and Social Care: Annual Reports
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1816 on Government Departments: Bureaucracy, how his Department has changed how it produces its Annual Report.
EU Countries: Immigration Controls
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the European Union regarding delays for UK citizens as a result of additional checks since the launch of the EU Entry/Exit System in October 2025.
EU Countries: Immigration Controls
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have requested a suspension of the EU Entry/Exit System during peak periods in 2026; and whether they have had any discussions with the European Union about easing delays for non-EU citizens currently experienc
China: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has to discuss the Ethnic Unity and Progress Law with her Chinese counterpart.
Temperature
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of extreme temperatures.
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made in considering options for redress for patients affected by valproate and pelvic mesh, and when he expects to set out next steps in response to the Hughes Repo
Floods: Home Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral statement 'Flood Insurance: Reform of Flood Re' of 1 July 2026, what assessment she has made of the impact of the reforms on the affordability of household flood i
Floods: Home Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of households that will experience a reduction in insurance premiums under the revised Flood Re premium model.
Floods: Home Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she expects insurers to pass on the full reduction in Flood Re contents-only premiums to consumers.
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when Flood Performance Certificates will be introduced.
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role did the UK National Security Advisor have in the (a) consideration, (b) selection and (c) appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the United States.
Courts: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure court proceedings are not delayed by the late arrival of prisoners.
Criminal Proceedings: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, What recent progress he has made on the implementation of £34 million for criminal advocates.
Crown Court: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reclassification of certain offences to summary only on reducing the backlog in the Crown Courts.
Insolvency: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what are the powers of (a) the Secretary of State, (b) Insolvency Service and (c) Insolvency Practitioners to request that corporate electronic communications held by a company in administration are re
Syria: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of how the UK can support the prevention of further violence against Christians in Syria.
Syria: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the level of violence faced by converted Christians in Syria.
Syria: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the £250 million in humanitarian assistance being given to Syria will directly or indirectly go towards supporting the inclusion of Syrian minority communities, a