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.