Ruth Jones

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on building the evidence base on the fur sector.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to collaborate with (a) academic institutions, (b) industry, and (c) research charities in rolling out new diagnostic tools for pancreatic cancer across primary

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to prioritise research into the early detection of pancreatic cancer.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support local authority animal welfare inspectors.

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Animal Welfare: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on improving the harmonisation of record-keeping on animal-related crime between forces.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Coal: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on encouraging inclusive growth in coalfield communities in Wales.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Coal: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help support economic growth in coalfield communities in Wales.

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the poly-criminality of wildlife crime offenders.

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase support for police working on wildlife crime.

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the police on the potential merits of providing training to police officers on wildlife legislation.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to consolidate wildlife legislation into a single statute that would provide equal prot

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to give wildlife crime notifiable status.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of wildlife legislation for (a) enforcing and (b) prosecuting wildlife crime.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Photonics

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the establishment of a National Centre for Photonics on technological development in the photonics industry.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Photonics

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of facilitating the creation of a silicon photonics pilot line.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Photonics

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered creating a dedicated photonics group within her Department.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Photonics

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support the development of a roadmap for the application of photonics to emerging technologies beyond telecommunications.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Photonics

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help incentivise investment by venture capital into the photonics industry.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Photonics

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support the creation of new pilot lines for photonics.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Semiconductors: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the national semiconductor strategy.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Photonics

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the potential contribution of the photonics industry to economic (a) strategy and (b) growth.

16 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sombath Somphone

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Laos on the disappearance of Sombath Somphone.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the EU-UK SPS agreement on (a) the Government's commitment to improve animal welfare and (b) the Government's forthcoming animal

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will request that the UK is able to diverge from the EU in relation to animal welfare standards in the dynamic alignment requirement of the EU-UK Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agre

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement with the EU on enforcement of the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024.

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to develop a modern service framework for neurological conditions other than dementia; and whether he plans to consult (a) the MS Society and (b) people with

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Sclerosis and Neurology: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the MS Society’s report entitled A Different Path: Rethinking MS hospital care, published in September 2025, what steps he is taking to increase staffing levels in (a) neurology,

3 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nicaragua: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps his Department has taken in the context of deaths among (a) political and (b) religious prisoners in Nicaragua.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for publication of the animal welfare strategy.

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what matters he plans to consult on in relation to the regulations required under Clause 22A of the Employment Rights Bill.