Written questions

485 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Food Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department will release funds that the UK committed this year to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization's project entitled The Financing For Shock-Driven Food Cr

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Family Hubs: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Best Start Family Hubs are planned for the West Midlands.

8 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respite Care: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to respite care for unpaid carers in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken to provide treatment for people with an eating disorder.

3 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of parents with (a) three and (a) four year old children used their entitlement to 15 hours of free childcare in Sutton Coldfield constituency in 2024.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Hospitality Industry: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with representatives of the hospitality industry on job losses in the West Midlands since the Autumn Budget 2024.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Stop and Search: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 69007 on Stop and Search: West Midlands, whether the number of times stop and search powers were used under Serious Violence Reduction Orders in the

18 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt: Birmingham City Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions her Department has had with Birmingham City Council on the potential impact of proposed changes to green belt protections on (a) access to green space and

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding from tree planting schemes has been granted to the West Midlands in each of the last five years.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Training and Vocational Education: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding she has allocated to expand (a) vocational and (b) technical training routes in the West Midlands.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Sutton Coldfield constituency have access to mental health support teams.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public electric vehicle charging points have been installed in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Sutton Coldfield constituency in the last 12 months.

18 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to (a) autism and (b) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder assessments in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

18 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Motorcycles: Public Places

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the police on tackling illegal motorbike driving in public spaces in the West Midlands.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage business investment in (a) Sutton Coldfield constituency and (b) the West Midlands.

18 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Urban Areas: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help support economic growth in Sutton Coldfield town centre.

18 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands on tackling knife crime.

18 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Community Orders: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of community service hours offenders have completed in the West Midlands in each of the last five years.

18 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Stop and Search: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times stop and search powers have been used under Serious Violence Reduction Orders in the West Midlands.

18 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies for prison officers there were in the West Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available.

18 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for endometriosis treatment in the West Midlands.

18 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the capacity of sexual health services in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

18 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce accident and emergency waiting times in hospitals in the West Midlands.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that older people can engage in community sports in the West Midlands.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the punctuality of (a) Avanti West Coast, (b) CrossCountry and (c) West Midlands Railway.

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of SEND services in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures in place to tackle fly-tipping in the West Midlands.

2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were waiting for treatment from community mental health services in the West Midlands in the latest period for which data is available.

2 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) male and (b) female ex-offenders found employment within six months of release in the West Midlands in the latest period for which data is available.

23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of effectiveness of her Department's programmes for supporting offenders in returning to employment in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.