Written questions
230 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will conduct an assessment of the value of agricultural land when making decisions to invest in flood defences being based on the value of the asset needing protection.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of farmers having to store flood water on agricultural land on (a) feedstock, (b) grassland conditions, (c) crops and (d) food prod
26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average officer to prisoner ratio was across all male prisons as of February 2026.
26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the 12-week Prison Office Entry Level Training in teaching new prison officers security procedures and de-escalation and rehabilitation techniques to deal with compl
26 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Landfill: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of leachate on the aquatic environment as a result of landfill abandonment.
26 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Landfill
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Government body is responsible for landfill sites that have been abandoned.
26 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Landfill
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Department officials on potential landfill abandonment due to improved environmental standards.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Skills Bootcamps: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of basing Skills Bootcamps Wave 7 funding allocations on historic delivery data from 2024-25.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Skills Bootcamps: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that colleges do not face disproportionate reductions in Skills Bootcamps budgets compared with 2025-26.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Skills Bootcamps: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of projected funding allocations for Skills Bootcamps in Wave 7.
10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help improve female participation rates in the cadet forces and the percentage of female personnel serving in the armed forces.
10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department’s Defence Skills Passport will be used to improve the retention of serving female personnel and promote women into senior leadership positions.
9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the evidential basis is for his Department's position that all of the Atherton Report’s recommendations have been implemented in full.
9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Body Armour
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full deployment timeline will be for the roll out of female body armour in the Armed Forces; and what feedback mechanisms will be established to help improve users’ experiences.
9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned legislative timetable is for the Defence Readiness Bill.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Roads
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the relative cost benefit of attenuation ponds compared with repeated flood damage to (a) properties, (b) infrastructure and (c) agricultural land.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Roads
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of attenuation ponds in reducing both the volume and flow of run from major roads where such works were not considered necessary pre-
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dairy Farming
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the average cost of producing a pint of milk in each of the last five years.
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Milk: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average farmgate milk price was in each of the last five years.
29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Milk: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when representatives from her Department last met with milk producers to discuss farmgate milk prices.
27 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Health: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of school milk consumption on children’s oral health, including rates of dental decay.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
School Milk: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the single-year funding arrangement for the School Milk Subsidy Scheme on the financial sustainability of the school
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
School Milk
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of free school meal eligibility from 2026 on the level of demand for school milk; and what steps are being taken to ensure adequa
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Birds: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of restricting bird sales through changes to bird show and gathering licences for (a) breeding Type Canaries and (b) protecting Bri
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Birds: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact of the changes to bird show and gathering licences for (a) bird breeders, (b) seed merchants and (c) cage make
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Flood Control and Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps National Highways is taking to record the potential impact of historic drainage networks associated with major roads on (a) downstream flooding and (b) river pollution.
12 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Flowers: Horticulture
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps to provide small scale flower farmers with standard industrial classification codes; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on helping to (a)
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Roads: Sewers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the impact of historic highway drainage systems on downstream flooding and water pollution.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Eels: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83876 on Eels: Conservation, what plans she has to review the root causes of these problems and to reverse the decline in the numb
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Eels: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83877 on Eels: Conservation, what research and development projects her Department are supporting through the allocated £350,000 t
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