Written questions

476 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of local government reorganisation on funding of arts, culture and leisure facilities.

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

Leisure: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of local government reorganisation on the (a) delivery of and (b) funding for (i) leisure and sports service

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

Parish and Town Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has a policy on the creation of new town and parish councils as part of the devolution process.

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

Local Government: Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on the transfer of assets from upper tier authorities to town and parish councils as part of the devolution process.

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to consult (a) disabled people and (b) relevant organisations on the future of disability benefits.

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department (a) is undertaking research projects and (b) has issued recent guidance on best practice on pothole repairs.

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to improve the regulation of electrically assisted pedal cycles to (a) assist police with enforcement and (b) clarify the law for the public.

10 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Business: Cheltenham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of establishing a customs union with the EU on town centre businesses in Cheltenham.

10 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Consumer Goods: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of establishing a customs union with the EU on retail prices of consumer goods.

10 Feb 2025 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU: Cybersecurity

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of establishing a customs union with the EU on the cyber security sector in Cheltenham.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of pupils who have been absent from school due to a lack of provision of SEND services.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts and Leisure: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a customs union between the UK and the European Union on (a) the creative industries and (b) the sports and recreation industry.

17 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Places for Growth Programme: Cheltenham

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of relocating civil service offices to Cheltenham via the Places for Growth Scheme.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure new GP surgeries are included as part of strategic housing developments.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Gloucestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support A&E Departments in Gloucestershire in winter 2024-25.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the retention of midwives.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cheltenham Hospital: Midwives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the recruitment of midwives for Cheltenham General Hospital’s Aveta Birth Centre.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Gloucestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of poor access to NHS dental services on health outcomes in Gloucestershire.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Cheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department taking to increase the provision of NHS dental care in Cheltenham constituency.

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to improve the energy efficiency of homes in winter 2024-2025.

16 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Cheltenham

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of relocating civil servants working on cyber security and technology to be closer to the cyber industry in Cheltenham as part of the Places

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Old Oak Common Station: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential economic impact of the disruption to rail services between Cheltenham and London during the construction of Old Oak Common station on affected (a)

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Old Oak Common Station: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate (a) cancellations and (b) delays to rail between Cheltenham and London during the construction period for Old Oak Common station.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of domestic solar energy generation to the UK meeting its net zero targets.

26 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that the cost of firearms licensing does not reduce resources available for other operational policing.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Playing Fields

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state-funded school playing pitches have been sold in each of the last five years.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many local authority owned leisure facilities have been sold in each of the last five years.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many couples claimed shared parental pay in each of the last five years.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Local Government Association

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has met with the Local Government Association since her appointment.

19 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to publish A&E waiting times by department rather than by Trust.

Source: official written-questions record.