Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,193 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of UK participation in the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential i
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what proportion of FSDAi's £82.2 million of si
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what estimate he has made of the cost to the p
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 26119 on East West Rail Line, what is her Department's latest estimated date for the commencement of passenger services between Oxford and Milton Keynes; a
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the effective
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the effective
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her department has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the recommendations and workforce requirements identified by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gyna
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, whether analysis has been conducted on whether
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of additional obstetricians and gynaecologists required in England to provide safe and sustainable 24-hour maternity services; and what proportio
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the number of substantive consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists required at North Devon District Hospital to provide a sustainable 24-hour consultan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the outcomes of the River Chess Smarter Water Catchment pilot since its launch in 2021; and what plans sh
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional national incentives are available to NHS trusts to recruit and retain consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists in remote rural and coastal areas; and what assessment she has made
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the difference in (a) vacancy rates, (b) time taken to recruit, (c) staff turnover and (d) locum expenditure for consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to establish a national system for recording temporary suspensions, diversions or closures of maternity and intrapartum services arising from staffing shortages.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to require NHS trusts to report the number of unfilled obstetric and gynaecology rota shifts centrally to NHS England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what budget has been allocated for water fluoridation over the next five years; and if she will provide a breakdown of the amount proposed to be spent on (a) upgrading or replacing existing fluorid
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) what plans her Department has for publishing additional information on the rollout of the SFI Scheme for 2026 and 2027 which will include a clear outline of budgets for farmers, (b
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Baroness Batters’ review that outlined 57 recommendations on how the Government and industry can work together to boost growth for farming businesses, what measures a
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) what consideration was given to farming staff, particularly growers, when amending the national living ways increases, (b) what steps is her Department taking to give growers the c
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve efficiency in and reduce the time taken for the firearms licencing process following the increase in firearms licencing fees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what analysis she has undertaken of the reasons why trained obstetricians and gynaecologists leave NHS employment before retirement age; and what proportion of those leaving in each of the last fiv
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the carbon border adjustment mechanism on the price of fertiliser for farmers; and what consideration she has given t
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of doctors completing higher specialty training in obstetrics and gynaecology in each of the last five years remain employed by the NHS five years after completing training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the additional travel time incurred by pregnant women transferred from North Devon District Hospital to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital for intrapartum