Written questions

1,705 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to prioritise the allocation of affordable housing to UK citizens.

12 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Police: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled More bobbies on the beat as PM puts people's priorities first, published on 4 December 2024, what steps her Department is taking to recruit 13,000 (a) polic

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that newly-built homes reflect the (a) family size and (b) income of the communities in each local area.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support early childhood education providers to ensure that three-quarters of five-year-olds are school ready in (a) under-resourced and (b) other areas.

11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that 92% of NHS patients are treated within 18 weeks.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of material switching by food producers currently using metal food cans on (a) UK food security and (b) the (i) recyclability of a

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met the nuclear test veteran campaign group.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidential basis is for the levels of Extended Producer Responsibility fee for (a) steel food cans, (b) fibre-based cartons and (c) plastic pouches.

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help protect leaseholders from (a) excessive ground rents and (b) other exploitative practices in the period until secondary legislation is implemente

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to implement secondary legislation under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

4 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle funding gaps between (a) mental and (b) physical health services.

4 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reimbursement schemes and (b) financial assistance programmes for patients seeking private dental care because of NHS delays.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that residents of Ashfield constituency are able to access essential postal services.

21 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is doing to improve counter-terrorism measures.

21 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Health Services and Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to prevent (a) undocumented and (b) illegal migrants in the UK workforce from accessing (i) NHS and (ii) welfare services.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Post Office on maintaining local post office services.

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the payment of military reservist pensions for pre-2015 service.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing approved driving instructors to conduct driving tests to help clear the current backlog.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test at each driving test centre in Ashfield constituency.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the DVSA on the adequacy of the rule that driving tests cannot be booked more than 24 weeks in advance.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the DVSA on tackling the backlog of driving tests.

19 Nov 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

United Kingdom

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to strengthen the Union.

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

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase domestic food security, in the context of recent changes to the rules for Agricultural Property Relief.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local bus services in Ashfield constituency.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s statistics entitled Academic year 2023/24: Elective home education, published on 29 February 2024, if she will take steps to ensure that children remain in mainstream educatio

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason she has decided to end the National Citizen Service.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to end the National Citizen Service on the number of (a) volunteering and (b) training opportunities available to young people

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to increase the frequency of bus services in Ashfield and Mansfield constituency.

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

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to support farmers who are affected by the changes made to inheritance tax regulations at the Autumn Budget 2024.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to help tackle backlogs of (a) road maintenance and (b) upgrades in Ashfield and Mansfield constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.