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.