Written questions

572 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Farmers: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to provide mental health support to farmers.

17 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase to employer National Insurance contributions on the defence industry.

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

Tree Planting: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Government-funded tree planting schemes are avoiding planting sycamore trees adjacent to, or near to, known equine grazing areas, in

7 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to (a) increase the number of scanners available for dementia diagnosis and (b) reduce diagnosis times for patients.

7 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve capacity in dementia diagnostics to facilitate access to new dementia treatments.

7 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NICE process on the wider societal cost of dementia when appraising new dementia treatments.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to refine the NHS Health Check to better identify dementia brain health risks.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a cross-government strategy to tackle (a) health and (b) lifestyle factors that increase the risk of developing dementia.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to strengthen dementia diagnostic pathways.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to support the (a) development and (b) use of eye scans for diagnosing dementia.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to integrate the work of (a) NICE, (b) NHS England, (c) health industry representatives and (d) the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on ado

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the Review of the RSHE statutory guidance published in 2024.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support mental health provision in schools.

3 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Crime: Epping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the police grant for 2025-26 on crime in Epping Forest constituency.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horses: Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) adult and (b) foal (i) horses and (ii) ponies have been seized at the UK border following attempts to illegally export them to Europe since 1 July 2024.

27 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Business: National Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the National Insurance measures in the Autumn Budget 2024 on businesses in (a) Epping Forest and (b) England.

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help improve flood preparedness.

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Flood Re Scheme is accessible for people impacted by flooding.

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods and Storms: Emergency Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with emergency services providers on the provision of services during (a) storm and (b) flooding incidents.

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of avian influenza.

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

African Swine Fever

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of risk of incursion of African Swine Fever to the UK.

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of capability for (a) sourcing and (b) deploying a vaccine in relation to an outbreak of foot and mouth.

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional checks have been put in place at UK border ports for animals, animal products and vehicles coming from (a) the area affected by Foot and Mouth disease and (b) Germany.

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foot and Mouth Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk of incursion of Foot and Mouth disease to the UK.

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of tracing of movement of animals, animal products and vehicles to the UK, in the context of the Foot and Mouth outbreak in Germ

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foot and Mouth Disease: Germany

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Foot and Mouth outbreak in Germany.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the maintenance of highways in Essex.

17 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the funding allocated to local authorities to improve air quality.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Restoration Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to make Round 1 payments from the Water Restoration Fund.

15 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to winter fuel payments on hospital admissions of older people in (a) Epping Forest constituency and (b) nationally.

Source: official written-questions record.