Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
195,424 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Court upholds CMA findings that firms charged excessive and unfair prices for lifesaving NHS-funded medicine, published on 29 July 2026, what recent dis
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of early release provisions on public confidence in the criminal justice system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of early release decisions on victims’ families.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that victims’ families are consulted during the offender release process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing safeguards to protect members of the public seeking counselling or psychotherapy services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of voluntary professional registers for a) counsellors and b) psychotherapists in maintaining professional standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on complaints relating to a) counsellors and b) psychotherapists who are not members of an accredited professional body.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current arrangements for parent and child parking spaces in public car parks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with a) retailers, b) parking operators and c) local authorities on the appropriate use of parent and child parking spaces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of enforcement measures used by private car park operators to prevent the misuse of parent and child parking bays.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of Foundation Programme training posts available to eligible medical graduates in 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of eligible medical graduates unable to commence Foundation Programme training in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that eligible UK medical graduates are able to progress from medical school into Foundation Programme training without delays.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that eligible medical graduates remaining on the UK Foundation Programme reserve list are able to enter training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that guidance published on travelling with pets between the UK and EU is a) clear, b) accurate and c) up-to-date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the European Commission on the implementation of pet travel requirements for animal travelling from the UK to the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in discussions with the EU on simplifying pet travel arrangements as part of the EU-UK Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce uncertainty for pet owners travelling between the UK and EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of the 2025 Budget on the number of subsequent pub closures in (a) Essex and (b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on employment in the pub sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions announced in the Autumn Budget 2025 on pubs and breweries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent discussions have taken place with representatives of the pub and brewing sector on the cumulative impact of taxation, employment costs and regulatory costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent estimate has been made of the number of pubs expected to close over the next 12 months, in the context of changes to taxation, business rates and employment costs intro
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on the profitability of pubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent discussions have taken place with the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) on the challenges facing pubs and breweries.