Dr Simon Opher

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Boarding Schools: Guardianship

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the provision of (a) clear and (b) consistent statutory guidance on educational guardianship.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

School Meals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered including water-only policies in updated school food standards.

3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a compensation scheme for veterans who have experienced ill health as a result of exposure to radiation while on active service.

3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help support (a) veterans and (b) their families who have experienced ill health as a result of exposure to radiation while on active service.

2 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 8506 on Asylum: Employment, whether she plans to reduce the waiting time from 12 to six months for asylum seekers to apply for permission to work.

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

Agriculture: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce environmental pollution caused by the spreading of sewage sludge on agricultural land.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of amending Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 to ensure company directors’ align the interests of (a) people and (b) planet with prof

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that company directors align the interests of (a) workers, (b) the environment and (c) wider society with shareholder returns.

28 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of self-care on demand on NHS services; and whether this will be reflected in the 10-Year Health Plan.

25 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Nigeria on support for Christians that country.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for consulting on the long term future of the Post Office.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Soil: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to incorporate soil health education into the National Curriculum.

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

Soil: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to implement a national soil health monitoring programme.

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

Game: Gun Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ban the use of lead shot and large calibre bullets for game shooting.

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Enterprise Investment Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility for the Enterprise Investment Scheme tax relief to people investing in community assets that are leased and operated by community groups

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the neurodiverse assessment waiting list.

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

Plastics: Treaties

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) a Minister from his Department plans to attend the next round of negotiations on the UN Global Plastics Treaty in Geneva.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit and Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which body will administer the proposed merged housing and pension credit.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in receipt of Housing Benefit are not claiming Pension Credit.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit and Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on merging pension credit and housing benefit.

31 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the United Nations report entitled Report on the 2022 Transforming Education Summit, published in January 2023, what assessment his Department has made of t

31 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continuation of funding for education initiatives through ODA.

31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with lung conditions.

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

Fish Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will strengthen legal protections for farmed fish.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support SEND transport providers.

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

Sustainable Farming Incentive: Educational Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March to Question 36816 on Sustainable Farming Incentive: Educational Visits, whether the proposed standalone capital item for educational access will be i

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Stroud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working, published on 18 March 2025, how many people in Stroud will no longer be e

31 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Historic Environment Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring section 230 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 into force.

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teacher pension payments are not suspended as a result of (a) administrative issues and (b) delays related to proof of life documentation.

25 Mar 2025 · Leader of the House

Personal Independence Payment: Eligibility

To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on bringing forward legislative proposals to tighten eligibility for Personal Independence Payments.