Written questions
70 written questions tabled, most recent first.
12 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Directors: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what statutory authority Companies House is able to exclude non-digital in-writing applications for director ID verification.
11 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Directors: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Companies House is taking steps to protect directors from penalties due to the gap between statutory written options and digital-only guidance.
11 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Directors: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Companies House undertook an equality impact assessment in relation to its changes to the director ID verification requirements.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total proceeds of fines on water companies have been since the Treasury announcement on 30 November 2022 that they would be reserved for river restoration; and how much has be
11 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Hereford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, of the cancelled direct train services between London and Hereford in the last six months, what proportion of cancellations were caused by matters relating to (a) Great Western Railway and (b) Network Rail.
11 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Hereford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of direct trains from London Paddington to Hereford have been cancelled in the last six months, by (a) day of the week and (b) time of day.
9 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Channel Four Television: Privatisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the privatisation of Channel 4 on its annual levels of investment in independent television and film production companies.
9 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Channel Four Television: Privatisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the projected cash return from the privatisation of Channel 4; and on what assumptions that projection has been made.
9 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Channel Four Television: Privatisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's valuation is of Channel 4 as of 9 June 2022; and on what assumptions that valuation has been made.
9 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Channel Four Television: Privatisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the projected (a) economic and (b) social returns from the privatisation of Channel 4; and on what assumptions those projections have been made.
9 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Channel Four Television: Privatisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in what way her Department intends to treat the revenue from any sale of Channel 4.
19 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional covid-19 vaccination sites in Herefordshire.
19 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Wye: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve water quality in the river Wye.
19 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Regional Planning and Development: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made in levelling up rural regions of the UK.
24 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Wye: Phosphates
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Nutrient Taskforce on phosphate pollution in the river Wye.
24 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of covid-19 vaccines in Herefordshire.
24 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Odevixibat
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of Odevixibat for treating processive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.
16 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he had made of the effect of prescription charges on nursing students with respiratory conditions who are required to work with covid-19 patients.
3 Nov 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of poor internet connectivity on rural communities in Herefordshire.
3 Nov 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the rollout of fibre broadband in Herefordshire.
3 Nov 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve internet connections in Herefordshire.
2 Nov 2021 · Department for Education
New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting the NMITE skills-based educational model for levelling up in the UK.
2 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Wye: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on allocating funding to tackle pollution in the river Wye.
2 Nov 2021 · Treasury
Financial Services: Herefordshire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support residents in Herefordshire in accessing financial services following the recent closures of high street banks.
27 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Housing: Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on the construction industry in Herefordshire of the housing moratorium issued in October 2019.
26 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve local bus services in Herefordshire.
22 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Bats
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the HS2 budget is for bat protection and mitigation.
22 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Bats: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent to date on bat protection and mitigation.
20 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
River Wye: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pollution in the River Wye for (a) local housing, (b) the local environment and (c) levelling up.
20 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Wye: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) level of pollution in the river Wye and (b) impact of that pollution on aquatic life.
Source: official written-questions record.