Written questions

849 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Cosford: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the timetable for expanding RAF Cosford training facilities to develop the new Centre for Training Excellence.

25 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock Worrying: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many successful prosecutions there were in the West Mercia Police region for (a) attacks on livestock and (b) livestock worrying in 2020-21 or the last 12 month period for which fi

25 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure an adequate number of NHS dentists in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

25 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust since the publication of the Ockenden Review.

25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Cosford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his plans for the expansion of RAF Cosford.

25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Challenger Tanks: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his timetable for the introduction of the Challenger 3 tank into service with the British Army.

25 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Automation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is providing to Harper Adams University to research the potential merits of automated farms.

25 Apr 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support Shropshire SMEs to roll out broadband into harder to reach rural areas and where major suppliers refuse to operate.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Agriculture: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will issue guidance to local councils on the potential impact of the change of use of agricultural land for solar farms on sustainable, local food production in those areas.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish an action plan to prevent divestment out of pig farming by farmers in England.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigmeat: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to reduce the volume of low-value pig carcass imports from the European Union.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigmeat: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect the pig industry from the affects of increases in feed prices.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for making a decision on Shropshire Council's bid for Government funding for bus services across Shropshire as part of the Government's Bus Back Better strategy.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electric Scooters: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps to stop the import of non-compliant e-scooters into the UK.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission further research on the health impacts of nicotine on babies breastfed by mothers who continue to smoke.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NICE on including avoidant restrictive food intake disorder in NICE guidelines on the recognition and treatment of eating disorders.

6 Dec 2021 · Home Office

National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish legislative proposals on countering state threats.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Medicine: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will provide additional support to universities seeking to increase the number of places for students who want to study medicine.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of electric recharging stations across the road network.

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the food industry on ending the use of cartoon and children's book characters on the packaging of high sugar food products.

22 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Princess Royal Hospital Telford: Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps officials in his Department are taking with representatives of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust to agree the timetable for introducing an A&E Local at the Princess Royal Hospita

22 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential (a) merits and (b) cost of building a single site hospital as part of the Future Fit Programme at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

22 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Shifnal

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) hold discussions with Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin CCG on extending the provision of GPs services in Shifnal and (b) agree a timetable for the completion of the proposed new GP sur

18 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recent Care Quality Commission inspection of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of single site acute hospital p

17 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Princess Royal Hospital Telford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold further discussions with relevant stakeholders on the provision of an A&E Local at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

West Midlands Rail Franchise: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of cancellations of West Midlands Railway trains travelling in and out of Shropshire.

9 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will hold discussions with her counterparts in Commonwealth countries on ending the death penalty for (a) minors and (b) people who are mentally incapacitated.

8 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) political dialogue and (b) the peaceful resolution of disputes between political parties in Bosnia.

2 Nov 2021 · Home Office

West Mercia Police: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers West Mercia Police have recruited since 2018-19.

2 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of the winter flu vaccine in (a) The Wrekin constituency, (b) Telford and Wrekin and (c) Shropshire.

Source: official written-questions record.