Written questions

230 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of (a) polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottles, (b) glass bottles and (c) metal beverage containers littered annually in the UK.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential environmental benefits of including (a) PET plastic bottles, (b) glass bottles and (c) metal beverage containers within the proposed

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he expects people affected by failures in the Post Office Horizon IT system to receive compensation by March 2025.

3 Sep 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department supports rural businesses.

27 Aug 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Business: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses in rural areas.

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Restoring Your Railways Fund: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve rail connections in Somerton and Langport in the context of the cancellation of the Restoring Your Railway Fund.

25 Jul 2024 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to commission an independent review into the loan charge by 4 October 2024.

23 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farming Recovery Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of eligible applicants to the Farming Recovery Fund have received full compensation; and what his planned timetable is for delivering outstanding compensation payments.

18 Jul 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his expected timetable is for when sub-postmasters impacted by the Horizon IT System will start receiving letters on compensation entitlements.

17 Jul 2024 · Treasury

Banks: Closures

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the number of bank branches that have closed in England in the last 10 years.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has for the funding of (a) the Bus Service Improvement Plan and (b) BSIP Phase 2 after the next financial year.

17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospital Beds: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital beds there were in Somerset (a) in 2015 and (b) 2024.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fertilisers: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the ability of the UK’s fertiliser production capacity to meet domestic demand.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Development and Advisory Service and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the (a) Agriculture Horticulture Development Board and (b) Agriculture Development and Research Service on the potential merits of p

8 May 2024 · Ministry of Justice

End-to-End Rape Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Rape Review Action Plan to include all cases of sexual violence.

26 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to tackle shortages of (a) methylphenidate and (b) other ADHD medications.

14 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support he is providing for public transport in Somerset.

6 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring inspections by the Care Quality Commission to take into account the experience of LGBTQ+ residents in care homes.

6 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the prevalence of discrimination against LGBTQ+ (a) residents and (b) staff in care homes.

6 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Juries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the support that is available to jurors who have been adversely affected by sitting on a jury.

6 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practices stopped providing NHS services in Somerset in the last five years.

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

Dogs: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) publish the responses to the 2021 consultation on the commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into Great Britain and (b) commit to a legislative timeframe to ban

19 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visas have been issued to members of the Afghan Special Police Commando Force under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy as of 19 February 2024.

19 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hectares of land have been protected for wildlife as a result of the Nutrient Mitigation Scheme.

19 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of listing school absence as illness without more detail.

19 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding provided to nurseries for infants and toddlers diagnosed as having special educational needs and disabilities.

16 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: Cannabis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she expects the randomised controlled trials to test medicinal cannabis for adults and children with epilepsy to begin; which NHS Trusts will be participating in these trials; how many patient

16 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent progress his Department has made on ratifying the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement; and what his latest estimate is of the timescale for ratificatio

8 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Girls

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to help encourage girls' participation in grassroots sport.

8 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's guidance to officials visiting farms about (a) farmers' mental health, (b) signs of concern, (c) early interventi

Source: official written-questions record.