Written questions

Tom Tugendhat

269 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Telecommunications: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in what way he plans to ensure that planning guidance considers visual amenity and the expansion of mobile network capacity.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Telecommunications: Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local plans give appropriate weight to the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Mobile Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a route-by-route timetable for eliminating mobile connectivity blackspots on the rail network.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

South Eastern Main Line: Mobile Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the South Eastern Main Line through Tonbridge will be included in the next phase of Project Reach; and when that phase will begin.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Mobile Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reason was for the time taken between the submission of the Project Reach outline business case and final government approval.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Digital Technology: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government will publish and implement its proposed reforms to planning rules for digital infrastructure.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

M25: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department is making on building missing slip roads at Junction 5 of the M25.

29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make a statement on how Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council can produce a Local Plan which meets the Government housing targets, in the context of the objection from

12 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Banks: Russia

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of strengthening the sanctions regime so that investment into indebted companies cannot ultimately improve the position of sanctioned Russian banks.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

South East Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department scrutinises South East Water’s performance in providing alternative water to vulnerable customers following the loss of water supply.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets the Department gives water suppliers for the delivery of alternative water to vulnerable residents following the loss of water supply.

20 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Gatwick Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide an update on reintroducing a direct train service between Kent and Gatwick Airport.

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Landscapes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to set out a timetable and a strategy for expanding the number of National Landscapes.

17 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what target figure for asylum dispersal has been given for a) Tonbridge and Malling borough, and b) Sevenoaks district.

17 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Delivery Taskforce: South East Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the Water Delivery Taskforce have been held to discuss South East Water's performance since 13 November 2025.

17 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties a) her department, and b) Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd have acquired in i) Tonbridge and Malling borough, and ii) Sevenoaks district, since the 2024 General Election.

17 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties are being used for asylum dispersal in a) Tonbridge and Malling borough and b) Sevenoaks district.

12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of the draft National Planning Policy Framework for rail capacity on a) the Southeastern mainline, b) the Maidstone East line, c) the Uc

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Maidstone Line: Trains

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what investment her Department has planned to enable 12 carriage trains on the Maidstone East line.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Maidstone Line: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to help reduce overcrowding on peak time services on the Maidstone East line.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Maidstone East Line: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to increase capacity on the Maidstone East line.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuels: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the Government will launch the Fuel Finder scheme.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Child Maintenance Service cases have been transferred from direct pay to collect and pay due to non-compliance in each of the last three years.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of parents on default rate calculations in each of the last three years.