Written questions

572 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the visitor levy on the fishing industry.

16 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to improve the availability of hospital beds in Epping Forest and neighbouring constituencies.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money is left in the Water Management Grant Fund.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money has been awarded through the Water Management Grant since 5 July 2024.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, much money has been awarded through the Water Management Grant between its inception and 4 July 2024.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support greater public awareness around the impacts of climate change.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that water companies support those on the Priority Services Register during emergency incidents.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that water companies communicate effectively with consumers during maintenance work projects.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access for consumers to water supply during extremely warm weather in a) Epping Forest constituency and b) England and Wales.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support biodiversity in Epping Forest constituency.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps they are taking to tackle plastic pollution.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Emergencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Civil Contingencies Act to enable livestock owners and farmers to support their livestock during emergencies such as water ou

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps they are taking to support local councils to be able to provide young people with Special Educational Needs with school transport.

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many projects have been funded through the Water Management Grant since 5th July 2024.

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many projects were funded through the Water Management Grant between its inception and 4th July 2024 inclusive.

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Slaughterhouses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been provided to abattoirs through the Smaller Abattoir Fund since July 5th 2024.

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Slaughterhouses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding was provided to abattoirs through the Smaller Abattoir Fund between its inception and July 4th 2024 inclusive.

24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Epping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve outcomes for those living with rare diseases including Friedrich's Ataxia in Epping Forest.

23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to reduce waiting times for access to Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Epping Forest.

23 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Nitrous Oxide

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to tackle the illegal use of nitrous oxide.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Litter: Nitrous Oxide

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department are taking to help tackle the discarding in the environment of nitrous oxide canisters.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department is taking to help reduce plastic pollution.

23 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Disability: Employment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help ensure that people with disabilities are treated fairly in employment application processes.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of mediation cases and SEND Tribunal appeals arising from delays to Education, Health and Care Plans in Essex.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken for Education, Health and Care Plan assessments in Essex on children’s access to appropriate educational support.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the level of delays in issuing Education, Health and Care Plans in Essex.

16 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gastroparesis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve diagnostic pathways and patient safety for individuals presenting with symptoms of gastroparesis.

16 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gastroparesis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of access to gastric electrical stimulation for gastroparesis patients in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; and what steps he i

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) prevailing market conditions and (b) trends in the level of input costs for the horticultural sector.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Arable Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) prevailing market conditions and (b) trends in the level of input costs for the arable farming sector.

Source: official written-questions record.