Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
193,089 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of veterinary capacity to respond to blue tongue virus reports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of out of hours environment agency staff to respond to blue tongue virus reports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has her department made of the accuracy of the reported cases of blue tongue virus in a) the South West and b) West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the MHRA-NICE aligned pathway that came into force on 1 April 2026 on the pricing of self-funded treatment and medications.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impacts of the reduction in the Cash ISA tax free limit to £12,000 for under 65s from April 2027; and what assessment he has made of the impact of this reduction
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to roll out the Adult Skills Fund to areas not yet covered by this fund, including Dorset; and if she will outline a timetable for doing so.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to invest in equipment to modify his Department's fleet of aircrafts and helicopters for the purposes of supporting civil contingency for wildfires.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations expiring on 31 July 2026 on the ability of students aged 16 and over in rura
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will undertake a review of (a) the process by which fathers can gain parental responsibility at the birth of their child when they are unmarried and estranged from their child's mother and (b) the cost of d
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will takes steps to introduce dedicated swimming pool funding for schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing routine pre-natal testing for Spinal Muscular Atrophy for all pregnancies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring heel prick tests to be carried out no later than the day of birth of a newborn.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps with the NHS to introduce pre-natal treatment for foetal Spinal Muscular Atrophy where a positive pre-natal test has been received.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15097 on Badgers: Animal Welfare and Disease Control, if she will take steps to record official figures on the number of badger deaths
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to introduce an official animal cruelty register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, following the revised recommendations of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation made on 16 July 2026 relating to unprimed adolescents' MenB vaccinations, whether she will take steps to
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the clarity and efficiency of the Continuing Healthcare assessment process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to provide clarity to Continuing Healthcare applicants regarding what constitutes a health need rather than a social care need in determining eligibility for thi
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the School Holiday Voucher Scheme on levels of child poverty in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to review the decision to end the School Holiday Voucher Scheme following the 2025/26 academic year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy and effectiveness of Capita in resolving delays to pension payments under the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve efficiencies in the probate system specifically pertaining to phone waiting times.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, a) when did the department last make a review of staffing adequacy with regard to the Probate Service telephone service and b) when is the next review due.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on whether tolerated traveller sites are to included in the calculation of a local planning authorities locally assessed need for trave
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department made an impact assessment of the prioritisation of AI data centres in the grid connection process.