Written questions
293 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department plans to have with industry stakeholders on the development of a roadmap for phasing out the use of animals in scientific research.
3 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Electronic Government: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve the accessibility of government digital services in North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.
3 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Technology: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve digital inclusion in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
3 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms to the pensions markets on people in North Somerset and Hanham.
3 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her proposals for reducing business rates for shops, pubs and leisure businesses on SMEs in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
3 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
HCRG Care Group: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to monitor the potential impact of the award of the contract for adult and community services to HCRG Care Group on patient care.
3 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Visas: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will implement service standards for decisions for visa applications.
30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
UK Trade with EU: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the revised UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.
30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Living Wage and Minimum Wage: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the (a) national minimum wage and (b) national living wage on people in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Anti-social Behaviour: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in communities in North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.
30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the re-structured Board of Trade on small and medium-sized businesses in North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.
30 May 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 he is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses in North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to NHS dentistry for people living in North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.
30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Film: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the UK film industry's exports to (a) the EU (b) South America, (c) Asia and the Pacific.
20 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: India and USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trade deals with (a) India and (b) the USA on the economy of North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
20 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Gardens
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether estates managed by his Department participate in the No Mow May initiative.
20 May 2025 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Gardens
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether estates managed by her Department are participating in the No Mow May initiative.
20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Gardens
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether estates managed by his Department are participating in the No Mow May initiative.
20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nature Conservation: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his plans to tackle wildlife crime are in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on considering the transfer of the British Coal Superannuation Scheme to its members.
20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dogs: Veterinary Medicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on helping tackle cases of adverse events in dogs which have been administered Librela.
19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tree Planting: Forests
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees he expects to be planted in the Western Forest by the end of (a) 2025, (b) 2030, (c) 2035 and (d) 2040.
19 May 2025 · Department for Education
Social Work: Further Education and Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage students to take social work courses in (a) higher and (b) further education.
19 May 2025 · Treasury
Cash Dispensing: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people who (a) rely on cash and (b) choose to use cash can access it in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken was to (a) process and (b) pay Access to Work claims once an invoice had been submitted in each of the last five years.
13 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Livestock: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take with the farming sector to ensure high standards of welfare for farmed animals kept in cages and other close confinement systems.
13 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Livestock: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for launching a consultation on the phasing out of the use of cages for farm animals.
2 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33380 on Animal Experiments, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the concordance range; whether she has made an assessment of the potenti
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Land Use: Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with authorities responsible for local nature recovery strategies on the land use framework consultation.
25 Feb 2025 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24409 on Animal Experiments: Dogs, what the evidential basis is for stating that tests of procedures on dogs predict the safety of conducting the
Source: official written-questions record.