Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evaluation has been undertaken of the adequacy of existing (a) mental health emergency departments and (b) community mental health centres and their impact on waiting times, hospital admission
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics will be used to determine whether the proposed expansion of community mental health services represents value for money.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the levels of GDP growth per capita in each postcode in the United Kingdom since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the Hughes Report on valporate and pelvic mesh.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Government considers maintaining domestic cement manufacturing capability to be of strategic national importance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 17043 on Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Correspondence, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the DVSA to re
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of rail journeys used fully digital tickets in each month since May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, for what reason has the Trade Remedies Authority has initiated an interim review into potential changes to anti-dumping duties.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will cut the VAT on swimming lessons for children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of (a) increased public procurement of plant-rich foods, (b) expanded domestic horticulture production and (c) increased
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact to the public purse of the trends in the level of money collected from beer duty paid over the past year compared to 2022-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of earlier diagnosis of prostate cancer on survival rates among men from groups at higher risk of the disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to review the eligibility criteria for prostate cancer screening as further evidence becomes available from the TRANSFORM study.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential for the findings of the TRANSFORM study to inform a future national prostate cancer screening programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing regional variations in summer holiday dates to reduce peak demand for domestic and international travel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with representatives of the travel industry regarding the relationship between school holiday dates and peak-season pricing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential financial impact of staggering school summer holidays across regions in England on families.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of school holiday scheduling on consumer prices in the travel and tourism sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the report by the NAO entitled Resilience of the food supply chain to disruptions, published on 4 Sept
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support youth organisations, such as YMCA England and Wales, to develop and deliver affordable and supported housing for young people.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT rates to levels more closely aligned with those in other European countries.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of beer duty rates on (a) pubs, (b) brewers and (c) consumers in Rushcliffe.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of VAT rates on (a) pubs, (b) brewers and (c) consumers in Rushcliffe.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of Draught Relief on (a) pubs, (b) brewers and (c) consumers in Rushcliffe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of packaging costs on (a) breweries, (b) pubs and (c) hospitality businesses in Rushcliffe.