Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration is being given to introducing specialist assessor training on autism and learning disabilities to ensure that PIP assessments accurately capture the impact of such conditions on daily
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Timms Review will consider evidence from people with autism, learning disabilities and their families regarding their experiences when applying for Personal Independence Payment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of the requirement for A2 licence holders to retake both Module 1 and Module 2 practical tests in order to progress to a full category A licence o
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce waiting times for gynaecological care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Food Standards Agency on its decision to classify Trametes Versicolor and Cordyceps Militaris as novel foods and plans for assessing the safety of
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in relation to, question 15159, how many women’s health hubs in England currently provide information and education on breast awareness, checking and screening eligibility.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to question 15160, whether there are plans to integrate screening for women at moderate and high risk into the breast screening programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many grants awarded through the Utilisation and Modernisation Fund in financial year 2025-26 have supported schemes aimed at improving the environmental sustainability of primary care premises,
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's January 2026 call for evidence on the impact of making the Accessible Information Standard mandatory, whether a cost-benefit assessment was subsequently produced, an
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of the enforcement of Regulation 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (Duty of Candour) at indep
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the department are taking to assure itself that independent sector providers delivering NHS funded care comply with the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Compla
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department are taking to support those living with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) particularly in relation to there only being 2 PoTS specialists.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her department has had on improving dementia research, diagnosis and treatment, which haven’t seen significant improvements for nearly 20 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the findings in the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ report titled 'The Anaesthetic Workforce: UK State of the Nation Report, June 2026', including that 88% of clinic
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the suggested recommendations provided in the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ report titled 'The Anaesthetic Workforce: UK State of the Nation Report, June 2026'.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department are taking to work with Integrated Care Boards to ensure that every Neighbourhood Health Service has sufficient specialist menopause expertise to deliver high-quality and
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) how many referrals via Advice and Guidance have been rejected each month since July 2024 (b) how many of these were later successfully referred.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her department has made on the recommendations provided in the ‘Eye care everywhere: taking pressure off Emergency Departments in England’ policy paper published by the Association
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the reasons why Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board recorded the highest rate of postpartum haemorrhage involving blood loss of 1,500 millilitres or more in Engl
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether the incidence rate of postpartum haemorrhage differs by (a) ethnicity, (b) deprivation, (c) geography; and how his department is ensuring better d
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of geographical variation in commissioning community urgent eye care services in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of geographical variation in commissioning community urgent eye care services in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her department has made on a) funding access to lipreading classes and b) classifying them as health and wellbeing courses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's commitment to spend £343 million on opening 159 NHS mental health centres in England to provide people with earlier local support and specialist crisis care outsi
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with integrated care boards on expanding access to community optometry-led urgent eye care services.