Written questions
293 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Crown Court and Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help reduce the backlog in (a) crown and (b) family courts.
21 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Contracts
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help support (a) small and medium-sized businesses and (b) social enterprises in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency to be awarded government contracts.
21 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Parental Leave: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the parental leave review on the gender pay gap.
21 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Parental Leave: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timeline is for the reporting and implementation of the forthcoming parental leave review.
21 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help prevent violence against retail workers.
21 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Police Patrolling: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the visibility of police in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Bristol
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a driving test at Bristol Kingswood centre on 1 June 2025.
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Enforcement
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish statutory fly-tipping enforcement guidance for local authorities.
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Bristol
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for driving tests at the Bristol (Kingswood) centre.
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress her Department has made in ensuring that job centres improve the support available to (a) people looking for work and (b) employers seeking to recruit staff.
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle child poverty in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Game: Birds
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the dimensions of cages necessary for the breeding and rearing of game birds that is adequate to avoid stress.
14 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Motor Vehicles: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to next review the regulations for end-of-life vehicles.
14 Jul 2025 · Treasury
Home Shopping: China
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many small e-commerce packages passed through customs in the UK from China in 2024.
8 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Deposit Return Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme on (a) job creation and (b) other economic developments.
8 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Inland Waterways: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle high levels of sewage entering waterways.
8 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Home Discount Scheme: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extension of the Warm Home Discount scheme on people living in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
8 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support SMEs to (a) access finance, (b) innovate and (c) grow in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
8 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to GP appointments in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
8 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Attendance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve school attendance in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
8 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Childcare: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the provision of 30-hours of free childcare on the finances of families in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to limit the use of smartphones in schools.
1 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Shoplifting: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce shoplifting in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Free School Meals: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed expansion of free school meals on levels of child poverty in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
1 Jul 2025 · Treasury
Banking Hubs: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress she has made with the banking industry on the roll out of banking hubs in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Housing: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate funding for the repair of council housing stock North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress her Department has made on reform of the leasehold system.
24 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Free School Meals: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed expansion of free school meals on student attainment in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
24 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Free School Meals: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed expansion of free school meals on pupil behaviour in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
24 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reports of incidents of flooding have been made in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency in the last five years.
Source: official written-questions record.