The Westminster lensArchive · Written questions · 196 tabled · 173 answered

Written questions by Sewards.

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

Department:All (196)Department of Health and Social Care (62)Department for Education (20)Home Office (19)Department for Transport (12)Treasury (10)Department for Business and Trade (10)Department for Work and Pensions (10)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (9)Ministry of Justice (9)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (9)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (8)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (5)

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

How his Department plans to reduce waiting times for neurology and headache clinic appointments.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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

What the waiting list for treatment for headache and migraine is across the NHS.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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

What steps his Department is taking to support the roll-out of services for chronic migraine in the community.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

13 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
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Whether he plans to include migraine and other headache conditions within the Pharmacy First initiative.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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

How his Department plans to reduce waiting lists for patients with migraine.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Pending
Asked

What steps he is taking to protect workers from being filmed without consent while carrying out their duties and having that footage published on social media.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
Asked

Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT from swimming lessons for children.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Department for Education·Pending
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What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to swimming and water safety education for primary school pupils.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

2 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
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Whether processes are in place to investigate Medical Examiner offices whose turnaround times consistently exceed the national average.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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

How many Medical Examiners and Medical Examiner Officers have been recruited since the implementation of the death certification reforms in September 2024.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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

What steps his Department is taking to ensure the sharing of best practice between Medical Examiner offices.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

2 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
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Whether he plans to provide additional funding to Medical Examiner offices experiencing persistent backlogs.

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Awaiting answer.

2 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
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Whether his Department plans to introduce national communication standards for Medical Examiner offices.

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Awaiting answer.

2 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
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What steps he is taking to reduce delays in areas where Medical Examiner offices have reported the longest turnaround times for scrutiny of medical certificates of cause of death.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

2 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
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Whether he has plans to conduct a review of the Medical Examiner system introduced in September 2024.

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Awaiting answer.

2 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in the medical examiner process on bereaved families and funeral arrangements.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing and resources available to Medical Examiner offices.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Medical Examiner scrutiny on the timeliness of the completion of Medical Certificates of Cause of Death; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variations in turnaround times.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

26 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

What recent discussions her Department has had with Ofqual on ensuring that grade boundaries fairly reflect variations in the difficulty of A Level examination papers.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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

What steps his Department is taking to ensure that information on Pension Credit claims, mandatory reconsiderations and backdated payments is accessible to people who are classed as being digitally excl

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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