The Westminster lensArchive · Written questions · 617 tabled · 595 answered

Written questions by Darling.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Steve Darling this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (617)Department of Health and Social Care (140)Department for Work and Pensions (125)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (71)Department for Education (60)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (36)Treasury (34)Home Office (32)Department for Transport (18)Department for Business and Trade (18)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (18)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (17)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (16)

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13 Jul 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of Battersea’s new Cost of Cute campaign.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

13 Jul 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

If he will provide an update on the Access to Elected Office Fund; and when it is likely that applications for support will open.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What plans he has to tackle the backlog of cataract operations, including for those who need the operation to undertake driving exams.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
Asked

What consideration she has given to the introduction of a service standard for family visa applications.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What progress has been made on the Cancer Plan commitment to define and count recurrent cancers, starting with metastatic breast.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
Asked

What plans the Government has to provide full grandfathering or full transitional protection for Skilled Worker visa holders and their dependants who were already granted leave before any earned settlement rule change, by allowing them to apply for settlement under the 5-year qualifying period that applied when they entered or extended their visas.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has she given to launching an independent review into the pig industry, to determine whether piglet thumping continues to be practised.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Pending
Asked

Innovation and Technology, what plans she has in place to ensure that businesses accounts on social media are protected from unfair suspension, to mitigate the financial impact on their business.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

What consideration has he given to broadening the scope of countries where the UK state pension receives an annual increase.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What steps his department has taken to make the drug Enhertu available for people with secondary breast cancer in England, following the increase in NICE’s cost effectiveness thresholds in April 2026.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
Asked

What plans does she have to decrease the time taken to return savings to estates of the deceased.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Church Commissioners·Pending
Asked

Representing the Church Commissioners, what plans they have to ensure the preservation of historic church buildings in England.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

9 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What information his Department holds on how many children are currently waiting for NHS speech and language therapy in the Devon Integrated Care Board area.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

9 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What the average caseload per health visitor is (a) in the Devon Integrated Care Board area and (b) across all Integrated Care Board areas.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

9 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What the average waiting time is between referral and commencement of NHS speech and language therapy for children aged 0–11 in the Devon Integrated Care Board area.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

9 Jul 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

What estimate they have made of the number of children eligible for free school meals who are not registered to receive them.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

8 Jul 2026·Ministry of Justice·Pending
Asked

What information HM Courts and Tribunals Service holds on failures of the Digital Audio Recording Transcription and Storage system at Exeter Crown Court in each year from 2018 to 2025, including (a) the number of recording failures and (b) the percentage of hearings affected.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, what the mean cost to the public purse was of a parliamentary by-election since 2024.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

30 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

Whether an Equality Impact Assessment has been carried out on the closure of his Department's Service and Support Centre (SSC) at Cotswald House Torquay.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

30 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

With reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Torbay at Work and Pensions Oral Questions on 29 June 2026, Official Report, Column 605, when the offer of a meeting was made;

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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