Richard Foord

16 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will (a) publicly condemn the (i) human rights situation and (ii) use of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia and (b) make representations to her Saudi counterpart on (A)

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payment: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of fraud in relation to (a) Pension Credit and (b) the Winter Fuel Allowance.

30 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's policy of considering the legal basis and policy rationale when approving foreign nations’ use of UK military bases for operational purposes also applies to the use of the military base a

30 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Floods: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure levels of flood recovery funding reflects the cumulative impact of successive named storms on the same communities.

21 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Debts: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is taking steps to ensure that private lenders who arranged to provide money to countries under UK legislation are (a) prevented from suing those countries when they are in debt distress and (b) encourag

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

River Thames: Balconies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, following the conclusion of the public inquiry into the Port of London Authority Harbour Revision Order, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Port of London Authority is operating in a fair an

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trees: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the ancient woodland and ancient and veteran trees sections of her Department's Environmental Improvement Plan, published on 1 December 2025, what discussions she has

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Parks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to amend the Protected Landscapes Duty.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Fibromyalgia: Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the symptom lists used in disability and capability assessments for people with fibromyalgia; and whether his Department plans to update that guidance.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

M48: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the 2022 South Wales Trunk Road Agent review finding on the M48 central safety barrier; and what steps her Department is taking to

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK Resilience Academy's Exercising Best Practice Guidance, whether external expert observers and evaluators have been involved in Exercise Pegasus; and what steps he is taking

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Recommendations 6 and 7 of Module 1 of the UK Covid 19 Inquiry, what steps he is taking to (1) gather and (2) publish findings, lessons and recommendations within the recommended

18 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure complaints in his Department exceeded the required 50-working-day timeframe for issuing an outcome in the latest period for which data is available.

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) transparency and (b) communication in cases of alleged armed forces pension overpayments.

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

Countryside: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure that section 245 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 is not amended to reduce the level of protection for National (a) Parks and (b) Landscapes.

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.

23 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Performance Certificates: Holiday Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support self-catering businesses in making changes to properties to comply with Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.

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

National Parks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to section 245 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, what steps she is taking to ensure compliance with the protected landscapes duty.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Additional Voluntary Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether pension increases resulting from voluntary National Insurance contributions are backdated to the date HMRC received payment in cases where processing delays exceed the expected timeframe.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Travel: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support families in rural areas with the cost of transport to schools.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rural broadband coverage.

2 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cambodia: Thailand

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports of the shelling of civilian infrastructure in Thailand by Cambodian forces; and i

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the difference in per capita bus funding between rural and urban areas.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons From Enforced Disappearance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to sign the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; and for what reason the UK has not yet signed that Convention.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Official Visits: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of providing protection and support during Donald Trump's visit to Scotland.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Television: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that internet-connected smart TVs do not monitor users’ activity without prior, informed consent; and if she will consider requiring such d

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

Gardens: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will consider introducing a national scheme offering small grants to private individuals for the creation of climate-resilient, wildlife-friendly gardens.

21 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Self-assessment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment on (a) small business owners and (b) unrepresented taxpayers; and if she will consider delaying implementatio

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse of issuing the Winter Fuel Payment on a per-household basis.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Immunosuppression: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the reasons for the price differential between (a) ciclosporin and (b) other generic immunosuppressant drugs sold in UK pharmacies compared to the s