Written questions

1,036 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Water: South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made in improving water quality in South Shropshire constituency.

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency early access service for innovative technologies to open.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support women affected by increases in State Pension age in South Shropshire constituency.

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

Peatlands: Controlled Burning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the evidence used by his Department to inform its policy on burning on peatlands.

23 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure protections are in place for the provision of (a) sports, (b) physical activity and (b) green spaces in the consideration of planning appli

23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to palliative care in rural areas.

23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to dental care in South Shropshire constituency.

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

Slaughterhouses: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support small abattoirs.

23 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Farms: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help improve farm safety.

23 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help people to prepare for the digital switchover in rural areas.

23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) innovation and (b) collaboration in improving public health outcomes in rural areas.

23 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve services for young people in South Shropshire constituency.

23 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Academies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to restore the academy conversion support grant.

23 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help support Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

23 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the planned timetable for gigabit rollout on rural areas.

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

Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the land use framework will support sustainable food production on farms.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken to implement gigabit rollout in rural areas on those areas.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce a young cancer patients travel fund.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Retail Trade: South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) high streets and (b) town centres in South Shropshire constituency.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Ownership Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding is available for community ownership projects.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pride in Place Programme: South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department plans to provide through the Plan for Neighbourhoods to (a) towns and (b) villages in South Shropshire constituency.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support households that are off the (a) gas and (b) electricity grid to improve their energy efficiency.

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

Village Halls: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to launch a smaller village halls grants scheme.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of the NHS in social care delivery.

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

Nature Conservation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) legal support has been made available for local nature recovery strategies.

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support for community land projects.

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the number of police forces.

18 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish a call for evidence on park home sales commission.

18 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Gambling: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a single remote gambling duty on the sustainability of the horseracing sector.

18 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking as part of the Valour programme to support veterans in South Shropshire constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.