Written questions
485 written questions tabled, most recent first.
8 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, what steps her Department has taken since the decline in the condition of the p
8 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, on what date a decline in the condition of the park’s woodland and heathland ha
16 Dec 2025 · Treasury
Council Tax: Surcharges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 97744 on Council Tax: Sutton Coldfield, if she will publish the evidential basis for the claim that the surcharge will raise £400m in revenue in 2028/29.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Hotels: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to support hoteliers in the West Midlands.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support growth within the creative industries in the West Midlands.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hedgehogs: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support hedgehog conservation initiatives in the West Midlands.
16 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Anti-social Behaviour: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to allocate additional police resources to tackle antisocial behaviour in the Birmingham City Council area.
16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle inequalities in (a) waiting times and (b) access to treatment for diabetes in the West Midlands.
15 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Serious Violence Reduction Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 70321 on Stop and Search: West Midlands, when she will publish the evaluation of the Serious Violence Reduction Orders pilot.
15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breastfeeding: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve breastfeeding support in the West Midlands.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce levels of reoffending in the West Midlands.
15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Preventive Medicine: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support community-based preventative services for older people in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
11 Dec 2025 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential savings to the public purse of the closure of the online filing service to support small businesses with simple tax affairs.
11 Dec 2025 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with small business owners on the closure of the online filing service to support small, unrepresented businesses with simple tax affairs.
10 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with Birmingham City Council on (a) pollution and (b) decreasing biodiversity in Sutton Park.
10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sutton Park
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with Birmingham City Council on the devolution of the management of Sutton Park to the Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council.
8 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve public transport connections in the West Midlands.
8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Baby Care Units: Nurses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of neonatal nurses in University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
8 Dec 2025 · Treasury
Council Tax: Sutton Coldfield
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of houses in Sutton Coldfield constituency which will incur council tax surcharges from 2028.
1 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will estimate the number of households with a non-working smart meter in the West Midlands.
1 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Boiler Upgrade Scheme: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much the Boiler Upgrade Scheme paid out for heat pumps in the West Midlands over the past year.
26 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Council Tax: Sutton Coldfield
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will estimate the number of houses in Sutton Coldfield which will incur council tax surcharges from 2028.
26 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Help to Save Scheme: West Midlands
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional people will be eligible for the Help to Save scheme in the West Midlands from 2028.
26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neighbourhood Health Centres: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the neighbourhood health centres announced in the Autumn Budget 2025 will be based in the West Midlands.
26 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Minimum Wage: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the minimum wage increase on the number of entry level positions that could be replaced by artificial intelligence and automation systems.
26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Minimum Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the minimum wage rise on the cost of care home places for (a) those that are self funding and (b) local authorities that fund residents in car
24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Public Houses: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to support publicans in the West Midlands.
24 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Pensioners: Cost of Living
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to support pensioners with the cost of living in Sutton Coldfield.
18 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Winter Fuel Payment: Sutton Coldfield
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners who will need to pay back the Winter Fuel Payment through tax system in Sutton Coldfield constituency in the next 12 months.
18 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been released early from prisons in the West Midlands in 2025 due to overcapacity.
Source: official written-questions record.