Written questions

63 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 May 2024 · Department for Education

Students: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle discriminatory language towards neurodiverse students in mainstream education.

24 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to raise the minimum income threshold for the spouse/partner visa to (a) £34,500 and (b) £38,700.

22 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding medications related to (a) asthma and (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to the NHS prescription charge exemption list.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Ofcom on the adequacy of the provision of postal services in rural areas.

16 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

York Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce A&E waiting times at York Hospital for residents of Selby and Ainsty constituency.

25 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on allocating the £75 million additional funding for Internal Drainage Boards.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the daily standing charges for gas and electricity in Ofgem's (a) Yorkshire and (b) Northern regions.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Mining: Industrial Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution by the Leader of the House in Business Questions on 21 March 2024, what progress his Department has made on the case of Mr Anthony Rock.

5 Feb 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Patents: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the process for the licencing of standard essential patents is equitable for small and medium enterprises.

29 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the eligibility criteria of the bereavement support payment to include separated parents.

25 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the impact of bright (a) LED and (b) conventional motor vehicle headlights on people in rural communities.

22 Jan 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cybersecurity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral contribution of 18 January 2024, Official Report, column 1003, what recent comparative assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of steps being taken to understand the ri

19 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tourette's Syndrome: Health Services and Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to increase the number of specialist practitioners (a) researching and (b) treating Tourette's syndrome in (i) North Yorkshire and (ii) the north of England.

19 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tourette's Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to improve the quality of training for service providers on (a) Tourette's syndrome and (b) other tic disorders.

19 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tourette's Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing NICE guidance for (a) Tourette's syndrome and (b) other tic disorders.

19 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tourette's Syndrome: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to increase funding for (a) research into the causes of and (b) treatments for Tourette’s syndrome.

18 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Shingles: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to increase the availability of the shingles vaccine.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BetIndex: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering financial compensation to people affected by the collapse of BetIndex.

11 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Firewood: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with (a) the Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities and (b) local authorities to increase public awareness of the environmental imp

8 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the change in the role of Minister for Disabled People from Minister of State to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on his Department's support

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019: Impact Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 20 October 2023 to Question 202904 on Parking: Private Sector, what his planned timetable is for publishing the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 im

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to regulate parking enforcement companies.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage safer cycling at night-time in (a) Selby and Ainsty constituency, (b) rural communities and (c) nationally.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Freehold: Housing Estates

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to create a statutory right to manage for freehold estates.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Freehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to provide a resolution mechanism for new build freeholders who dispute their estate management charge.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Freehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to reduce estate management fees.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Biofuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to encourage rural households to transition to the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel for domestic heating.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps he has taken to improve the accuracy of the information collected on parent finances by the Child Maintenance Service.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Sarcoidosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of including sarcoidosis in the list of prescribed industrial injuries for ex coal miners.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Selby and Ainsty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data is available in Selby and Ainsty constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.