Written questions

1,036 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to publish a private parking code of practice.

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the introduction of VAT on private school fees does not negatively impact the academic progress of children with special educational needs and disabilities.

19 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health facilities in rural areas.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure Centres: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help leisure centres conduct renovations to reduce their energy consumption.

14 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

WiFi: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of rural areas with no wifi access.

13 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve local healthcare provision in rural communities.

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Ofcom on the effectiveness of Royal Mail's delivery of the universal service obligation on letter delivery delays.

13 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Social Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contribution rates on social care providers in South Shropshire constituency; and whether she plans to provide additiona

12 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Vocational Guidance: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to careers advice in rural communities.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase levels of community energy infrastructure.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend the targeted STEM retention incentive payments for secondary school teachers to those teachers in further education colleges.

5 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of automated external defibrillators in rural areas.

4 Nov 2024 · Attorney General

Crime: Rural Areas

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for rural crime.

4 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle homelessness among veteran communities in rural areas.

1 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the enforcement of animal welfare penalty notices.

1 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of childcare places in rural communities.

1 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the alcohol duty freeze on pubs in South Shropshire.

31 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Parliament: Publicity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help increase participation in UK Parliament Week.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of animal welfare penalty notices.

31 Oct 2024 · Church Commissioners

Public Buildings: Rural Areas

To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Commissioners are taking to help churches in rural areas undertake renovations in (a) parish halls and (b) other assets that can serve the wider community.

30 Oct 2024 · House of Commons Commission

Parliament: Public Participation

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to encourage participation in UK Parliament Week.

30 Oct 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Veterans: Civil Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Northern Ireland Executive on protecting veterans who served in Northern Ireland from vexatious claims in relation to their serv

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support sports development in rural communities.

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of women impacted by changes to the State Pension Age in South Shropshire constituency; if she will take steps to establish a compensation scheme; and

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Civil Society: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide further funding to (a) voluntary community and (b) social enterprise organisations responding to local suicide rates.

23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Floods: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on decreasing the number of properties required to trigger the flooding recovery framework.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Rapid Transit Systems: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to increase funding available for very light rail projects.

23 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Crime: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help Police and Crime Commissioners tackle (a) rural crime and (b) agricultural theft.

18 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) availability and (b) affordability of Post Office services in rural areas.

18 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the publication of the National Screening Committee’s review for prostate cancer.

Source: official written-questions record.