Written questions

1,571 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jul 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of unregulated canine fertility clinics on animal welfare.

4 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Office of the Public Guardian: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on the efficiency of the Office of the Public Guardian.

4 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Office of the Public Guardian: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the frequency of duplicate payments made by members of the public for services provided by the Office of the Public Guardian.

4 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Office of the Public Guardian: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the complaints process for members of the public corresponding with the Office of the Public Guardian.

4 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Office of the Public Guardian: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many orders are currently waiting to be processed by the Office of the Public Guardian; and what the average number of orders waiting to be processed by that office was during the period between 1 January 201

4 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Powers of Attorney

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken by the Office of the Public Guardian to register Legal Powers of Attorney (LPAs) is from the date of receipt of orders during the period between 1 June 2021 and 31 May 2022; and what t

27 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure adequate staffing levels across Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.

22 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Whitchurch Driving Test Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State of his Department has had with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency on Whitchurch Driving Test Centre in the last 18 months.

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to help ensure that councils provide access to bus services for isolated communities in North Shropshire constituency.

14 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill on exports of agricultural products to the EU.

8 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the provisions of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022, if her will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending restricting ground rents charges

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have closed in England since 2018, by parliamentary constituency.

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools closed in England in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021.

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools closed in rural areas in England in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021.

24 May 2022 · Wales Office

Bus Services: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to work with the (a) Welsh Government and (b) Department for Transport to ensure that English bus passes used for travel between two English destinations are valid on bus routes

24 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there are sufficient training posts available for newly qualified doctors.

17 May 2022 · Treasury

Insurance: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure individuals with dyslexia and other disabilities are not disqualified from obtaining insurance.

16 May 2022 · Home Office

Police: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of police officers in rural parts of England.

16 May 2022 · Home Office

Burglary: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help increase the proportion of people who commit burglaries in rural parts of England being identified.

12 May 2022 · Department for Transport

Freight: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of rising fuel prices on the haulage industry.

19 Apr 2022 · Department for Education

GCE A-level and GCSE: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of trends in the levels of covid-19 infections on the ability of students to take (a) GCSE and (b) A-Level examinations.

19 Apr 2022 · Department for Education

Assessments: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department is providing to (a) parents and (b) schools on children who miss exams due to covid-19 infection.

23 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fertilisers: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of rising fertiliser prices on (a) wheat and (b) other food crop production in (a) 2022 and (b) future years.

23 Mar 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telephone Systems: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of switching off the Public Switched Telephone Network in 2025 on rural areas with poor broadband connectivity.

23 Mar 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telephone Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of switching off the Public Switched Telephone Network on the resilience of the telecare device network to power-cuts.

22 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce ambulance (a) response and (b) handover to A&E times in Shropshire.

15 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Cost of Living: Rural Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of rising inflation on people who are unable to access large supermarkets and shops based in towns.

7 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Care Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure that domiciliary care is available to isolated rural residents where care contractors do not deem it commercially viable to provide services to them du

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Additional Restrictions Grant and Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding his Department allocated to Shropshire Council under the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant; and how much funding his Department allocated to that council unde

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Woore

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what risk assessments were carried out in relation to pedestrian safety when determining the route of HGV traffic for the HS2 construction project through the parish of Woore.

Source: official written-questions record.