Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
198,185 questions
Neurological Diseases: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the (a) speed and (b) consistency of diagnostic assessments of (i) Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and (ii) Corticobasal Degeneration in Yeovil constituency.
Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data the Department holds on the number of retail premises suspected of selling illicit tobacco products or non-compliant nicotine products in (a) England and Wales, (b) West Sussex, and (c) Bognor Regis and Li
Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data the Department holds on investigations involving illicit tobacco or nicotine products in which there were also suspected links to (a) drug trafficking, (b) modern slavery or human trafficking, (c) fraud, a
Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data the Department holds on enforcement operations against retail premises suspected of selling illicit tobacco products or non-compliant nicotine products in each of the last three years, including the number
Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the tax and duty revenue foregone through illicit trade in (a) cigarettes, (b) hand-rolling tobacco, (c) heated tobacco products, (d) vaping products, and (e) nicotin
Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data the Department holds on testing of suspected illicit or non-compliant (a) cigarettes, (b) vaping products, (c) heated tobacco products, and (d) nicotine pouches in each of the last three
Patients: Privacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken a recent review of patient confidentiality and safeguarding arrangements in NHS inpatient wards; and whether he will consider introducing enhanced privacy meas
Patients: Privacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue updated guidance to NHS trusts on protecting patient confidentiality in shared hospital wards, including the use of patient identifiers, bedside information displays and t
Heathrow Airport: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Heathrow Airport expansion on passenger charges under the existing economic regulatory model.
Mental Health Services: Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of accessibility to NHS mental health services, including average waiting times for assessment and treatment for residents in Lewes constituency.
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to the letter of the Hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley, sent 7th of May.
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the business case for the HS2 link between Birmingham and Crewe, and if she will publish an update on the economic, connectivity and regional growth merits cons
Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate resolution of McCloud remedy cases have not yet commenced and are not expected to be fully resolved until mid-2027.
Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that members of the civil pension scheme who have depleted personal savings while waiting for McCloud remedy pension benefits to be paid are restored to their previous financial p
Pupils: Neurological Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on identifying and supporting pupils with Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated
Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is able to intervene in a shadow authority.
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Maintenance Service cases were referred to the Financial Investigation Unit in the last financial year.
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average investigation timescale is for referrals by the Child Maintenance Service to the Financial Investigation Unit.
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will make n assessment of the potential merits of increased reporting of Financial Investigation Unit decisions and variation outcomes by the Child Maintenance Service.
Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to counteract AI-generated disinformation ahead of future elections, including what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of current AI labelling requirements, and whether they will publi
Health Services: Standards
To ask His Majesty's Government what role Clinical Reference Groups will have in the development and review of national standards for specialised services from 2027–28.
Integrated Care Boards: Health Services
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to issue guidance to Integrated Care Boards on patient, carer, and public involvement in the commissioning of specialised services.
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Safety
To ask His Majesty's Government what urgent steps they intend to take to reduce the incidence of injuries and deaths caused by e-bikes and e-scooters.
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Safety
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of deaths and injuries caused by e-bikes and e-scooters in each of the last three years; and what steps they intend to take to reduce these costs and make riders of e-bikes and e-s
ADHD and Neurodiversity: Health Services
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need for key performance indicators and investment standards covering ADHD and neurodivergence within the health system.