Written questions
359 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Vocational Guidance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to (a) reform the National Careers Service and (b) review careers advice contracts.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Plastics: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) maintain and (b) promote a plastic recycling industry.
20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps (a) she and (b) her officials are taking to reduce fraud in the (i) Packaging Recovery Note and (ii) Packaging Export Recovery Note systems.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pathways to Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the compatibility of the Pathways to Work green paper with the UK's obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 26719 on Broadband: Telford, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) expand consumer choice and (b) reduce the cost of 5G s
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of calculating Carer's Allowance eligibility over longer periods to help reduce the rate of overpayments and underpayments.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the (a) underpayment and (b) overpayment of Carer's Allowance.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Carer's Allowance claimants received an (a) underpayment and (b) overpayment of their Allowance in each of the last three years.
16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Eastwood Park Detention Centre: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of claims under the Eastwood Park Compensation Scheme have resulted in payouts; and what the average amount paid out for those claims is.
16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Eastwood Park Detention Centre: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are currently being processed under the Eastwood Park Compensation Scheme; and what the average waiting time is for cases under the scheme.
15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish (a) the guidance (i) his Department and (ii) NHS England are providing to Trusts within (A) Category 3 and (B) Category 4 of the league tables of NHS trusts in England, published
15 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Police: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a reduction in the number of civilian staff on (a) police forces and (b) warranted police officers.
15 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending capitalisation flexibilities to police forces.
8 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office
Average Earnings: Women
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average yearly earnings of women in the UK were broken down by income decile in each of the last three years.
4 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Events Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45986 on Events Industry, what plans her Department has to change the (a) number and (b) grade of civil servants working on supporting the busi
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lower-layer super output areas are within Telford constituency; how those areas are ranked by top (a) 1%, (b) 5% and (c) 10% in the index of multiple deprivation; and what impact that data has
1 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Home Office: Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many lower-layer super output areas are within Telford constituency; how those areas are ranked by top (a) 1%, (b) 5% and (c) 10% in the index of multiple deprivation; and what impact that data ha
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Child Trust Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many child trust funds are unclaimed in (a) Telford constituency, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.
29 Aug 2025 · Home Office
West Mercia Police: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was allocated in cash terms to West Mercia Police in each of the last five financial years; what level of reserves that force held in each of those years; what the cost of (a) managem
29 Aug 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum hotels there are within Telford constituency; what (a) month and (b) year those hotels were opened; how many people are staying within each hotel; and what the contracted end date is f
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many lower-layer super output areas are within Telford constituency; how those areas are ranked by top (a) 1%, (b) 5% and (c) 10% in the index of multiple deprivation; and what impact that data
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many lower-layer super output areas are within Telford constituency; how those areas are ranked by top (a) 1%, (b) 5% and (c) 10% in the index of multiple deprivation; and what impact that data has on the a
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many lower-layer super output areas are within Telford constituency; how those areas are ranked by top (a) 1%, (b) 5% and (c) 10% in the index of multiple deprivation; and wh
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Baby Care Units
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of stay for a baby in neonatal care was in each of the last five years.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Baby Care Units
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of new born babies were admitted to neonatal care in each of the last five years.
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Geothermal Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to use geothermal energy to meet net zero targets.
21 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Breakfast Clubs: Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the free breakfast club expansion will be rolled out to Telford constituency.
18 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office
Average Earnings
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average earnings in the UK were by income decile in each of the last three years.
18 Jul 2025 · Treasury
Maternity Leave
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide a breakdown of statutory maternity leave claims by income decile of the recipient for each of the last three years.
14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which (a) wards and (b) super output areas in Telford constituency are within the top (i) 10%, (ii) 5% and (iii) 1% in England for (A) life expectancy inequality, (B) health outcomes, (C) deprivati
Source: official written-questions record.