Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 546 answered on 8 July 2026 about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, if she will have discussions with [a] NHS England and [b] local ICBs on variations in specialist support and treatm

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 546 answered on 8 July 2026 about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, if she will have discussions with [a] NHS England and [b] local ICBs on the reasons for patients being diagnosed wi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conversations is she currently having with [i] Leicestershire County Council [ii] the Mayor of the East Midlands, and [iii] pan-regional bodies to determine the funding for local transport priorities in Le

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of average levels of transport spending in the East Midlands on the development of transport infrastructure in [i] Leicestershire and [ii] the East Midland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding her Department has allocated to research into low-grade glioma in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to increase investment in research relating to low-grade glioma over the next spending period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the annual NHS expenditure on the treatment and management of low-grade glioma patients in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that funding decisions for brain tumour research reflect the prevalence and clinical impact of low-grade glioma.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the availability of specialist treatment services for patients diagnosed with low-grade glioma across England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her department’s timeline is for deciding on the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks, and whether respiratory conditions will be considered.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to help ensure that local air quality action plans identify pollution hotspots and include measures to protect people who are vulnerable to poor air

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department is taking steps to ensure that the potential impact of transport-related air pollution on people with cystic fibrosis and other respiratory conditions is considered in decisions on major

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent Border Force officers were assigned to customs functions at airports in each year from 2020 to 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many customs examinations of (a) passengers and (b) accompanied baggage were conducted by Border Force at airports in each year from 2020 to 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Border Force presence in customs halls in airports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will respond to the recommendations of the Vascular and Venous Disease All-Party Parliamentary Group's report, Making the Case for Reform in the Vascular Sector, published in Marc

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will adopt a National Foot Attack Pathway to ensure patients presenting with symptoms of peripheral arterial disease receive same-day assessment and referral to specialist vascula

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the rate of misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in England; and what the average number of clinical contacts is that patients undergo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework will include standards for the early diagnosis and referral of peripheral arterial disease in primary care, including the routine use of

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of availability and routine use of Doppler ultrasound and ankle-brachial index testing in primary care for patients presenting with lower-lim

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department has considered the potential merits of creating a railcard for military spouses and family members.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to remove regulatory barriers to the rollout of broadband infrastructure in rural areas to accelerate connectivity for the hardest-to-reach comm

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Ofqual on steps to identify potential marking errors before GCSE, AS and A level results are issued to students.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with Ofqual on the merits of reinstating the system in place before 2016 for reviews of marking of GCSE, AS and A level examinations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with Ofqual on steps to improve transparency for students about the level of uncertainty associated with GCSE, AS and A level grades.