Written questions

359 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of managing and attending healthcare appointments on children's school attendance.

2 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure NHS Online is accessible to people with limited a) digital skills and b) internet access.

2 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve a) awareness of and b) access to online health care services among families and carers.

2 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that online healthcare provision reflects the needs of diverse modern families.

2 Dec 2025 · Wales Office

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Department for Transport on improving the quality and quantity of trains on the line between Aberystwyth and Birmingham via Telford.

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Pride in Place Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her department has to support wards receiving funding through the Pride in Place programme in a) Telford, b) West Midlands and c) England.

1 Dec 2025 · Home Office

West Mercia Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will determine West Mercia Police's requests for special grant funding for the next financial year.

1 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the outstanding profit share from asylum hotel providers owed to the home office, broken down by provider.

1 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policy he has on match funding raised by charity fundraisers for capital projects that will exclusively benefit the the NHS.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Telford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were in poverty in Telford constituency for each year that data is available.

1 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates: Telford and Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many business pay business rates for each year that data is available in (a) Telford constituency and (b) Telford and Wrekin Local Authority area broken down by type of busin

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Parental Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a breakdown of a) the number of claims and b) the total value of statutory paternity pay and shared parental pay between the public and private sectors for each of the last three years.

24 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pride in Place Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what extra resource his department is providing those wards within the governments pride in place program.

24 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her department has recovered from asylum hotel providers in excess profits in each year since the creation of the contract, broken down by provider.

24 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pride in Place Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what resources his department is providing to those wards within the government Pride in Place program in a) Telford, b) West Midlands and c) England.

24 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pride in Place Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what resources i) his department and ii) the NHS is providing to support those wards within the government Pride in Place program in a) Telford, b) West Midlands and c) England.

24 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pride in Place Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what resources his department is directing to support those wards within the governments Pride in Place program in a) Telford, b) West Midlands and c) England.

19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Health Care: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to use digital technology to help improve access to primary care.

19 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Parental Leave

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the (a) number of claims and (b) value of payments made for statutory paternity leave and shared parental leave each year by economic sector and industry.

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

Agriculture and Food: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase skills in the agriculture, food and farming sectors.

29 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on (a) the number of claimants and (b) the total value of payments of (i) Statutory Maternity Leave, (ii) Statutory Paternity Leave, and (iii) Shared Parental Leave by oc

29 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Parental Leave

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people claimed (a) Statutory Maternity Leave, (b) Statutory Paternity Leave and (c) Statutory Parental Leave by income decile in the 2024/25 financial year.

29 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value was of (a) Statutory Maternity Leave, (b) Statutory Paternity Leave and (c) Statutory Parental Leave in each region in the 2024/25 financial year.

23 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when applications will open for the second round of Best Start breakfast clubs.

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

Waste Disposal: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the digital waste tracking service to tackle waste crime.

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

Waste Disposal: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has for mandating digital waste tracking for (a) facilities with an environmental permit from 2026 and (b) for other operators from 2027.

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

Waste Disposal: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has allocated funding to expand the digital waste tracking service beyond sites holding an environmental permit.

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

Waste Disposal: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle organised crime in the waste sector.

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

Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Resources and waste strategy for England, published on 18 December 2018, what her planned timetable is for implementing reforms

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Careers Service: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the National Careers Service at providing young people with a broad range of career paths.

Source: official written-questions record.