Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Defence: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the international competitiveness of UK defence manufacturing costs.
WhatsApp: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of the inclusion of WhatsApp in any social media ban for under 16s.
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the potential impact of the resident doctors’ settlement on staffing in accident and emergency departments.
Resident Doctors: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the planned expansion of resident doctor training places is matched by adequate (i) clinical supervision capacity and (ii) training infrastructure
Resident Doctors: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased resident doctor training places on regional workforce levels, including in underserved and rural areas.
Department of Health and Social Care: Freud Communications
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what expenditure (a) his Department and (b) NHS England has undertaken via Freuds since July 2024, including via subcontractors.
Department of Health and Social Care: Facilities Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) NHS England plan to issue revised guidance on trade union facility time in (i) the NHS and (ii) Arm’s Length Bodies.
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Ministers attended the People's Panel on Digital ID weekends in Birmingham in May and June 2026.
Basildon University Hospital: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to measure the effectiveness of Hospital Ambulance Liaison Officers at Basildon Hospital.
Basildon University Hospital: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ambulance handover delays at Basildon Hospital on ambulance response times in the East of England Ambulance Service area.
Basildon University Hospital: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking when ambulance handover times at Basildon Hospital exceed the NHS England 45-minute maximum.
British Council: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 18 June (HL1080), what steps they are taking following the National Audit Office’s report Investigation into the financial sustainability of the British
Water Abstraction: Licensing
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to implementing a flexible water abstraction licensing system linked to real-time water availability
Meningitis: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current eligibility criteria for the MenB catch up vaccination programme; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending e
Steroid Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with (a) local and national health bodies, (b) academics and (c) the Men's Health Strategy Stakeholder Group on the issues surrounding Anabolic Steroids, IPEDs and SARMS
Steroid Drugs: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 9089 answered on 19 June 2026 about Steroid Drugs: Young People, if he will hold discussions with [i] local and national health bodies, [ii] academics and [iii] the Men's Health Str
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Universal Credit conditionality on the likelihood of young people entering employment that matches their skills, qualifications and lon
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 7 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is his Department's planned timetable for making the £500 million modernisation fund available.
Medical Treatments: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential merits of establishing a structured, funded commissioning pathway for treatments that have not yet been made available through the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group process,
Assistive Technology: Research
To ask His Majesty's Government what process is in place for new innovative assistive technology devices to be identified and included within the section 22 annual report on research and development work under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970.
Assistive Technology: Research
To ask His Majesty's Government what process is in place for the monitoring of research and development work identified and included within the section 22 annual Report on research and development work under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970.
Venezuela: Earthquakes
To ask His Majesty's Government what financial contribution has the UK made, or plans to make, to help the humanitarian appeals for assistance following the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.
Freedom of Information: Costs
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to make changes to Freedom of Information cost thresholds.
Social Security Benefits: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the value of outstanding benefit debt owed to the Department.
Social Security Benefits: Debts Written Off
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the amount of benefit debt written off in each of the last five years.