Written questions

Dame Caroline Dinenage

480 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Reparation by Offenders: Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to fund restorative justice programmes in i) Hampshire ii) Gosport.

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Offenders: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to fund perpetrator programmes in i) Hampshire ii) Gosport.

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what conversations she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on streamlining Fire and Rescue Authority powers with statutory PCC powers in local mayors.

23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Human Tissue Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what conversations he has had with the Department of Health and Social Care about the Human Tissue Authority’s role in regulating the care of corpses throughout the death pathway including in funeral homes.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Administration of Estates: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department provides timely letters of clearance to bereaved families and the executors of the estates of the deceased.

23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Buprenorphine: Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to promote the use of long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB) in i) sentencing decisions in cases involving opioid abuse ii) prison-release pathways in Hampshire.

23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Remains: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the additional cost of requiring the Human Tissue Authority to regulate the care of corpses throughout the death pathway including in funeral homes.

23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment NHS England has made of the difference in levels of healthcare resource consumed in conducting (a) children’s autism assessments and (b) children’s ADHD assessments; and what accoun

23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list all the (a) patient representative organisations, (b) clinical associations and (c) providers of NHS-funded autism and ADHD services NHS England has engaged with (i) before and (ii)

23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list all the (a) academic papers and (b) other sources of evidence that NHS England has considered in setting its proposed guide prices for autism and ADHD services, as proposed in its 2

23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Buprenorphine: Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand the rollout of long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB) in i) Hampshire ii) Gosport.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on the role of the Ombudsman following the decision not to implement the recommendations of the report by the Parliamentar

5 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Funerals: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of regulation and (b) level of trade body membership of funeral service providers contracted by local authorities for provision of services that fall outside of a l

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Funerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of Local Authorities contracting funeral services where those services fall outside of a Local Authority's obligations under Section 46 of

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will publish her Local Media Strategy.

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Independent Inquiry into the Issues Raised by the David Fuller Case

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report: Government Interim Update on Progress, when he plans to respond to recommendations 29, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 71 and 72.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Funerals: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the Scottish Government's Burial and Cremations Department Funeral Director Code of Practice in reducing the number of funeral directors that are in breach of the la

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Gosport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help ensure that the enrichment entitlement is received by young people in Gosport.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Addictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken for statutory levy funding on the financial resilience of organisations operating within the gambling harm prevention sector

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues tp help reduce the prevalence of phone use whilst driving.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of her Department’s guidance on following distances.

20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Visitors: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of health visiting on the Government’s target of raising the healthiest generation of children ever.