"has caused debate" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a topic or opinion that has prompted debate or controversy among people or groups. For example, "The proposed tax increase has caused debate among members of the city council."
The Condit story has caused debate within the news industry itself about whether the coverage has been excessive.
The size of the force has caused debate, with some contributors putting potential numbers at around 8,000, but Mr. Fahim insists that it should not exceed 1,000.
While the packaging of bodies in status symbols for eternity has caused debate between church members over Kane Quaye's "fantasy coffins," such discussion is not limited to Ghana and colorful coffins, said Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner, the general director of institutional advancement at the Jewish Theological Seminary, who also worked for six years at Riverside Memorial Chapel in Manhattan.
A8 Expanding Afghan Security The decision of the Afghan leader, Hamid Karzai, to accept personal protection by American Special Forces has caused debate, but it has stirred hopes among members of his administration that it means he intends to extend the writ of the central government and address the country's most pressing problems.
The cabinet line-up has caused debate because it contains only one woman, new Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
Throughout his life James had close relationships with male courtiers, which has caused debate among historians about their nature.
The increases — documented in a report published Tuesday — have caused debate and concern for years.
However, the current problem with his business's finances is not the first time that the firm's borrowings have caused debate.
The platforms that have fueled this on-demand economy have caused debate around whether they are actually empowering or enslaving members of today's workforce.
In the literature, different results concerning renal kinin receptor blockage, or the lack of this receptor, have caused debate (Marin Castaño et al., 1998; Wang et al., 2000a; Schanstra et al., 2002; Dos Santos et al., 2008; Kakoki et al., 2010).
