Written questions
9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is she taking to encourage planting to manage water in the upper catchments.
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Floods: Fire and Rescue Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is ensuring that Fire and Rescue services have a statutory duty to support flood events.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Yorkshire Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made with Ofwat on helping to ensure that Yorkshire Water provides value to its customers through how it prioritises resources.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Droughts: North Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is she taking to reduce drought in York and North Yorkshire over the summer season.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: North Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will (a) provide funding for and (b) accelerate upland management schemes to prevent flooding in lower catchment areas in York and North Yorkshire.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will develop a strategy (a) to help tackle surface water flooding and (b) ensure water industry regulatory compliance.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Business Premises
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of flood protection measures to businesses which regularly flood in (a) the King's Staith area in York and (b) all other areas.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that flood protection infrastructure, including the Foss Barrier in York, is regularly inspected and maintained.
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Children: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to assess the potential impact of screen time on the development of children under 5.
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Children: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how is she supporting (a) babies growing up in poverty and (b) ensuring that early inequalities are addressed.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of enabling directors of children's services to commission CAMHS on the holistic provision for (a) children and (b) children with neurodiversity.
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Children and Young People: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on enabling directors of children's services to commission CAMHS services in partnership with mental health trusts.
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Family Hubs: York
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing funding for a Best Start centre in York.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bootham Park Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance and Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on Bootham Park Hospital (a) security and (b) maintenance and upkeep since its closure as an NHS facility.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bootham Park Hospital: Community Assets
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of Botham Park Hospital being used as an asset for community use.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Preventive Medicine and Public Health: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to invest more in prevention and public health.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will develop a workforce plan for palliative care with service commissioners.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how does he intend to address the revenue shortfall in palliative care.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he is drawing on the work of the Independent Palliative Care Commission to develop the strategy for the delivery of palliative care.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what elements of the Adult Social Care strategy does he intend to publish this year as the first phase of the strategy.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he is drawing on professional experience of those working in adult social care for developing the strategy.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he is drawing on lived experience in shaping the strategy for adult social care.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he is having with (a) local authorities and (b) independent sector agencies on the delivery of adult social care.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how can MPs be involved in supporting Baroness Casey in developing an Adult Social Care strategy.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which agencies have been involved in the work of Baroness Casey in the Adult Social Care strategy.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in developing a strategy for delivering Adult Social Care.
5 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Sudanese authorities on the protection of civilians, including members of religious minority communities, during the ongoing conflict.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Babies: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan for England to expand the Start for Life/Healthy Babies programme to every local authority, when will York receive funding to provide these serv
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Geothermal Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to optimise the capacity of deep geothermal projects.
18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ME/CFS: Malnutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2025 to Question 95676, whether his Department has conducted any evaluation of patient safety risks affecting people with severe and very severe ME/CFS, includ
Source: official written-questions record.