Written questions

Lewis Cocking

248 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the utilities industry on minimising disruption caused by street works.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many street works carried out under emergency procedures she considers as evidence of misuse.

10 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15845 on Small Businesses: Recruitment, when he plans to publish the small business strategy.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 12 December 2024, Official Report, HCWS308, whether local authorities with existing Local Plans produced under the previous stand

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s Planning Newsletter issued to local authorities on 13 December 2024, what steps local planning authorities will need to take as part of the req

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Q53 of the evidence given by the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee on 20 November 202

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Road Works

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of the Street Manager service.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Road Works: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage local authorities to apply for lane rental schemes.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train collisions with people have been reported in each train operating company's network area in the last 12 months; and how many people were involved in such collisions in each area.

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: East Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with East Herts Council on local government reorganisation.

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Broxbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Broxbourne Council on local government reorganisation.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were hit by a train across the railway network in the last 12 months; and what steps she taking to prevent such incidents.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure customers are compensated when water companies fail to meet Ofwat targets.

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Hertfordshire County Council on local government reorganisation.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Crossrail 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is her Department's policy to support the Crossrail 2 project.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small businesses to recruit new employees.

25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Broxbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to make it easier for patients in Broxbourne constituency to contact their GP practice to book appointments.

18 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory dementia training for adult social care workers.

11 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Banking Hubs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department plans to take to support the establishment of Banking Hubs in town centres that no longer have any bank branches.

15 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Surgeries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving the responsibility for the allocation of GP surgeries to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to help tackle congestion on roads.

14 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a referendum cap for council tax increases for the next financial year.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to allocate new (a) funding and (b) resources to support children with special educational needs and disabilities in schools in Hertfordshire.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling the financial contributions of independent schools to state academies to be offset against VAT liability.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of charging VAT on independent school fees on sponsorship partnerships with state academies.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Broxbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people that will be affected by the decision to means-test winter fuel payments in Broxbourne constituency.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

4 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Tax Burden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to reduce the tax burden on working people.

3 Sep 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Broxbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support children with special educational needs in Broxbourne constituency.

3 Sep 2024 · Department for Education

Young People: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that young people have the necessary skills to gain employment.

Source: official written-questions record.