Written questions

19 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent regulatory changes on levels of compliance costs for SMEs.

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people waiting for a decision on their Access to Work application.

10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent mistaken prisoner releases.

25 Nov 2025 · Wales Office

Nuclear Power: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to build large nuclear sites in Wales.

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help support victims of crime through the criminal justice system.

5 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list each meeting her Department has had with Wealden District Council as a planning authority in relation to placing asylum seekers at the Crowborough Training Camp.

24 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Financial Ombudsman Service: Reviews

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to preserve the protections afforded to victims of fraud through the Financial Ombudsman Service's fair and reasonable remit during the current review into that service.

24 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Financial Ombudsman Service: Reviews

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to conclude the review into the Financial Ombudsman Service.

19 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to allocate the additional funding for the NHS announced in the Autumn Budget 2024.

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

Agriculture: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of infrastructure developments on agricultural land.

6 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce ambulance handover times.

7 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to tackle noise pollution from vehicles.

23 May 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure frequent and reliable transport is available and accessible to all rail commuters.

15 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the size of the backlog of cases in crown courts.

19 Jan 2022 · COP26

Business: Climate Change

To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the role of businesses in implementing the Glasgow Climate Pact.

4 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: South West Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the rollout of superfast fibre broadband in South West Hertfordshire constituency.

15 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) multiple chemical sensitivity is a NHS recognised condition and (b) people affected by multiple chemical sensitivity are able to receive sufficient (

9 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Employment: Coronavirus

What fiscal steps he is taking to help provide new employment opportunities to people affected by the covid-19 outbreak.

9 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

What steps his Department is taking to expand the availability of gigabit-capable broadband throughout the UK.

Source: official written-questions record.