Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Government has made in implementing its strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods to animal testing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to question 7572 titled AQA: Conditions of Employment and Pay, what discussions her Department had had with Ofqual specifically regarding pay and conditions for AQA staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to ensure that measures are put in place during the creation of Great British Railways to ensure that passengers who are less able to access technology are not excluded from (a
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation that mirrors the Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which minister has overall responsibility for volunteer search and rescue policy across government.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's document entitled Care and support statutory guidance, updated on 22 July 2025, when he plans to update the section on adult safeguarding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had discussions with the Pensions Regulator on the security of the Thames Water Pension Scheme.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to (a) help increase the number of banking hubs and (b) protect access to free-to-use cash machines in high-deprivation areas in Glasgow.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the protection of Thames Water employees’ pensions in the event of (a) insolvency or (b) entry into Special Administration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for strengthening national oversight of local Safeguarding Adults Boards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the merger of Vodafone and Three on the rollout of 5G services in (a) Devon and (b) Newton Abbot constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the new national adult safeguarding board to conduct the review of the legal framework for safeguarding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what support her Department is offering to Local Authorities to support the connectivity of 5G in their areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions were brought under Railway Byelaws in each of the last five years, broken down by offence category.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the feasibility of transferring 19 Cambridge Square from Cambridgeshire County Council to Wyton on the Hill primary school in the Huntingdon constituency for use as an unde
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the Integrated Care Boards with a women's health hub are delivering all eight core services specified by NHS England; and if his Department will publish the location and service offer o
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to enforce the National Living Wage within the gig economy and delivery-app sectors.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to encourage Small and Medium Enterprises in Glasgow to register their offers on the official Great British Summer Savings website.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he last assessed the impact of the removal of the spare room subsidy on a) carers, b) disabled people and c) tenants with long-term health conditions; and whether he plans to bring forward proposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the causes of delays in issuing Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry results within NHS trusts in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support available to households experiencing financial hardship as a result of the removal of the spare room subsidy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry scan results on timely diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of mandatory unpaid clinical placements on student nurses' ability to meet the employment hour thresholds required to access Government childcare support s
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring that period products are accessible in public spaces across Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the impact of employment eligibility thresholds on the ability of student nurses completing mandatory unpaid clinical placem