Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that robust and consistent informed consent processes are applied in the provision of adult NHS gender identity services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has commissioned research to improve understanding of factors determining the number of referrals to gender identity services across the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the steps her Department is taking to (a) address the ageing construction workforce and (b) prevent short
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on a) improving the transition from training into sustained employment and b) the evidential basis for asses
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on (a) future labour demand in construction and (b) the impact of recent changes to immigration law on the construction sector
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of conducting an Equalities Impact Assessment on the Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the launch of the UK antimicrobial subscription model, including (a) the award and (b) commencement of contracts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the proportion of residential planning permissions granted in England in each of the last five years that have not resulted in development commenci
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what safeguards exist to help that ensure procedural compliance with the Draft Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations (2026) does not replace substantive disability rights.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department will publish a response to the working paper on community benefits and shared ownership for low carbon energy infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of British International Investment’s use of public funds to support private equity activity on levels of wider retail pa
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government is taking steps to protect the interests of retail shareholders in situations where a majority shareholder exercises its voting rights in relation to a competing takeover offer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will review the adequacy of current guidance for hospitality venues on the admission of assistance animals, including the distinction between fully trained assistance dogs and those in training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and disability organisations on the recognition of assistance dogs not accredited by Assistance Dogs UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of regional variation in access to NHS brain tumour tissue freezing services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the freezing of suitable brain tumour tissue samples a standard part of NHS care following neurosurgical procedures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of tissue freezing on access to genomic testing for brain tumour patients.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making all HMRC forms available (a) online and (b) in paper form.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS neurosurgical centres routinely offer tissue freezing for suitable brain tumour samples.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all HMRC forms are available in paper form on request.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance the NHS has issued on the storage and preservation of brain tumour tissue for research and clinical purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the barriers preventing wider adoption of tissue freezing for brain tumour patients across the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to require NHS trusts to inform brain tumour patients of options relating to tissue preservation and freezing prior to surgery, where clinically appropriate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the financial viability of the NHS implementing routine tissue freezing for suitable brain tumour samples.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current levels of government funding for brain tumour research.