Richard Foord

12 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will set out what (a) support and (b) safeguards are in place to assist adults with intellectual disabilities in completing benefit application forms; and whether information provided when applyi

3 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Minister of State for Care plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Honiton and Sidmouth dated 18 March 2025 on NHS dentistry in the South West.

19 May 2025 · Department for Education

Childminding: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will extend the deadline for the national Childminder Start-Up Grant scheme.

1 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in rural Devon.

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

Water Companies: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of classifying water companies as public authorities for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to extend (a) bursaries and (b) other forms of financial support to trainee primary school teachers.

8 Apr 2025 · Scotland Office

Agriculture: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on support for the farming industry.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered changes to the benefits system to reflect increases in costs for (a) building and contents insurance, (b) home maintenance, (c) boiler servicing and (d) other homeowner-relate

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

South West Water: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding South West Water was required to contribute to infrastructure to meet (a) environmental and (b) water quality standards between 2013 and 2025.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment Tribunals Service: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of financial penalty for employers who do not pay their ex-employee promptly after losing a tribunal.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department taking to ensure that maternity hospitals are adequately staffed to ensure high quality care for pregnant women in Devon.

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

Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive: Common Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that common land can enter (a) Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) Countryside Stewardship schemes.

20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Orthopaedics: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people requiring osseointegration transfemoral surgery in England.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Streaming: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent streaming platforms from monopolising digital sports content.

18 Mar 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Veterans: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to re-open judicial processes for British military veterans in new legacy legislation.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to make the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund a permanent initiative.

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

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to resolve technical issues within the Rural Payments Agency that prevent common landowners applying for the Sustainable Farming Incentive due to in

4 Mar 2025 · Wales Office

Agriculture: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on support for the farming industry in Wales.

25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the planning system supports small-scale self-build developments.

11 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the potential merits of establishing a special tribunal on the crime of aggression following Russia’s invas

10 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on the potential establishment of a special international criminal tribunal to investigate and prosecute individuals for the crime of aggression in relatio

10 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is his policy to support the establishment of a special tribunal on the crimes of aggression following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Miscarriage: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out a timeline for implementation of measures to improve miscarriage care recommended in the Pregnancy Loss Review published on 22 July 2023.

22 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK Emergency Alert System since its introduction.

17 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help uphold the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the context of the All-Serbian Assembly.

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support pensioners on the poverty line.

12 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Separated People: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle post-separation economic abuse.

2 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing carers to receive covid-19 vaccinations on the NHS.

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making people with less than 12 months to live to automatically eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department uses to determine which Personal Independence Payment recipients need to have a regular work capability assessment.