Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department remains committed to ending the obesity epidemic through a ‘moonshot’ as outlined in the NHS 10 Year Plan, and how progress will be defined.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her department has made toward the development of a youth homelessness toolkit and dedicated youth homelessness chapter in The Homelessness Code of Guidance for Loc

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether opportunities will be available for charities and third sector organisations to contribute to the drafting of the youth homelessness toolkit and dedicated youth homelessn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 118165 on the East West Rail Line business case, what progress her Department has made on (a) developing the business case and (b) refining the project; and wh

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will take steps to review the Government’s public communication strategy to ensure acts of (a) direct and (b) asymmetric sabotage on the UK’s national infrastructure by (i) foreign intelligence officers,

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her Department has had with Biogen regarding the company's withdrawal of its evidence submission to NICE for the appraisal of omaveloxolone for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the lack of NHS access to omaveloxolone following the termination of the NICE appraisal on patients with Friedreich's ataxia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support timely access to effective treatments for people with rare and progressive diseases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her Department has had with the Northern Ireland Department of Health regarding access to omaveloxolone for patients with Friedreich's ataxia in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 20 July 2026 to Question 16871, how many further such cases involving assaults against emergency workers have been heard and dealt with since 29 June 2026; what the outcome was in

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a pilot reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector In Northern Ireland on local businesses and growth in tourism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate support is available to reduce isolation and strengthen community connections, particularly for those most vulnerable to potential d

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that skills and talents decide people gain graduate jobs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to help reduce fuel costs for working families, including consideration of a targeted reduction on fuel duty in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help increase the capacity of wastewater infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps will the Minister take to help ensure that sustainable funding is secured for addiction treatment and rehabilitation programmes for prisoners in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to question (28309) a) how many people claimed Tax-Free Childcare in each tax year since the scheme was introduced and b) what information is held about their incomes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of commissioning the refreshed NHS National Quality Board to develop a Modern Service Framework for Obesity, setting out standards for the deliv

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a breakdown of the top 10 recorded causes for delayed discharge by total number of bed days lost, using the National Codes set out in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary (a) in En

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of A&E attendances have been diverted to (a) urgent treatment centre, (b) minor injuries unit, (c) primary care, (d) pharmacy, and (e) other service in each of the last

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of A&E treatment episodes were at a level that could have been delivered in a (a) urgent treatment centre or (b) minor injuries unit in each of the last 12 months for w

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the report from the Anti-Slavery Commissioner entitled Anticipating Exploitation: Forced Surrogacy; and what assess

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to Walsall Council for brownfield housing development in each financial year from 2024-25 to 2028-29; and how many homes that funding is expec

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that planning decisions on large-scale solar developments consider their potential effects on (a) Green Belt land, (b) Sites of Special Scienti

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what (a) entry criteria, (b) monitoring requirements and (c) complaints and redress arrangements will apply to businesses participating in the Government-supported Approved Code fo