Written questions

1,571 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

School Leaving: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve pathways for school leavers without (a) GCSE Maths and (b) GCSE English qualifications.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Recruitment: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to provide guidance to (a) businesses, (b) schools and (c) universities on AI-driven recruitment processes.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding was provided to the creative industry in the West Midlands by (a) capital and (b) project grants and by (i) county and (ii) county per head in each year since 2015.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of the funding provided through the Creative Industries Fund to the West Midlands will be allocated to (a) Shropshire and (b) North Shropshire constituency.

31 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the creative industries in (a) North Shropshire constituency and (b) Shropshire.

31 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Clinical Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement to dispose of unused specialist invalid food products as medical waste on level of food waste.

31 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS and care sector equipment is (a) returned and reused or (b) recycled after use.

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

River Perry: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will carry out a risk assessment on the impact of the Environment Agency ceasing maintenance of the River Perry.

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

Flood Control: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release titled Record investment to protect thousands of UK homes and businesses, published on 4 February 2025, how much of the £2.65 billion of funding ann

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

Flood Control: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release titled Record investment to protect thousands of UK homes and businesses, published on 4 February 2025, how much of the £2.65 billion of funding ann

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

Flood Control: North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect homes and businesses in North Shropshire from flooding this winter.

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

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to stocking density regulations on production levels in chicken farms.

29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the level of jury service expenses on jury members’ finances.

29 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Whitchurch Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 67160 on Whitchurch Station: Access and with reference to the announcement on railway stations awarded Access for All accessibility funding, published on 24 Ma

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 84368 on UK Prosperity Fund, what steps he is taking to support rural areas outside of mayoralties with the transition from

24 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parish and Town Councils: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) transparency and (b) accountability at parish council level.

22 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase levels of employment in North Shropshire constituency.

22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Economic Growth: North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage economic growth in market towns in North Shropshire constituency.

22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that projects funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will continue to receive support when that programme ends.

22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property: North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of unoccupied shop buildings in North Shropshire.

22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Trading Standards: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local authorities to ensure the sufficiency of their trading standards enforcement teams.

22 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Smuggling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to reduce the number of illegal tobacco and vaping products on sale in North Shropshire.

21 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to include Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in the National maternity and neonatal investigation; and whether she plans to include bereaved families in Shropshire in the

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the (a) age and (b) quality of school buildings in North Shropshire constituency.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

St Martins School: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support St Martins School in North Shropshire constituency following the recent fire.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department will make an assessment of the level of contingency capacity of (a) schools and (b) colleges in the event of other school settings being forced to close.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Assessments: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will have discussions with Ofqual on the potential merits of requiring exam boards to give special consideration to students who are absent from school during the academic year due to exceptional ci

21 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will work with (a) autistic people, (b) their families and (c) experts to ensure that public health messaging on autism is (i) accurate, (ii) accessible and (iii) trustworthy.

21 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Paracetamol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) autistic people and (b) their families affected by claims that acetaminophen causes autism.

21 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Education: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the public in (a) recognising and (b) rejecting health misinformation.

Source: official written-questions record.