Written questions

2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the energy efficiency of older housing stock in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

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

Livestock: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with relevant authorities to prevent heat-related deaths of farm animals in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

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

Pets: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with relevant authorities to prevent heat-related deaths of household pets in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

17 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Palestine Action

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to proscribe Palestine Action.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58330 on Poverty: Children, what role local authorities will play in delivering the Child Poverty Strategy; and how she plans to ensure consistency in

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs and Free School Meals: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58330 on Poverty: Children, how the (a) rollout of free breakfast clubs and (b) extension of free school meals will be (i) implemented and (ii) monitored in (A

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58330 on Poverty: Children, whether the Child Poverty Strategy will include targeted (a) funding and (b) initiatives for (i) rural and (ii) coastal con

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58330 on Poverty: Children, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the views of (a) families and (b) children from (i) rural and (ii) coast

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58330 on Poverty: Children, when the Child Poverty Strategy will be published; and when she plans to begin implementing that strategy.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Multi-sport Grassroots Facilities Programme: Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 59074 on Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme: Lancashire, which three projects received funding from the Multi-Sport Grassroots Faciliti

16 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Property Management Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the (a) efficiency and (b) cost-effectiveness of its property management services.

16 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) safety and (b) security of (i) all properties and (ii) properties in operational use managed by his Department.

16 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence managed properties are currently leased to third parties; and what criteria are used to determine leasing arrangements.

16 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) maintenance and (b) refurbishment of properties it manages in Fylde constituency in the last three years.

16 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average (a) age and (b) condition ratings are for (i) all Ministry of Defence-managed residential properties and (ii) Ministry of Defence-managed residential properties in Fylde constituency.

16 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence managed properties there are in Fylde constituency; and what proportion of those are (a) residential, (b) commercial, and (c) operational.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58327 on Beer: Sales, whether his Department has received representations from (a) brewers and (b) pub companies on the potential merits of extending

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58327 on Beer: Sales, whether he has consulted (a) small brewers and (b) independent pub landlords as part of his assessment of the beer market.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58327 on Beer: Sales, whether his assessment of the beer market will include consideration of (a) tied house arrangements and (b) their impact on mark

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58327 on Beer: Sales, when he expects the assessment of the beer market to be completed; and whether the findings will be published.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Payments Agency: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with farming representative organisations on the (a) efficiency and (b) responsiveness of the Rural Payments Agency.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the support provided by the Rural Payments Agency for (a) new and (b) young farmers who apply for funding under new environmental l

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Payments Agency: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints the Rural Payments Agency has received from farmers in the last 12 months; and what the most common issues raised were.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Rural Payments Agency in delivering timely payments to farmers in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of Government-supported agri-science programmes to small and medium-sized farms in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of agri-science on (a) improving soil health and (b) reducing chemical inputs in farming in (i) Fylde constituency and (

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support innovation in agri-science to improve farming (a) productivity and (b) sustainability in (i) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Local History: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57447 on Local History: Education, how (a) local historians, (b) museums and (c) heritage organisations can contribute to (i) curriculum development and (ii) e

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many schools engaged with Historic England’s Heritage Schools Programme in each region in the most recent academic year for which data is available.

13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Aerials: Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending permitted developments rights to require local consent for the installation of wireless broadband masts.

Source: official written-questions record.