Written questions

2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Agriculture: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much agricultural land has been converted for solar panel use in (a) England, (b) Lancashire and (c) Fylde constituency in the last 10 years.

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the prevalence of long covid in adults in (a) England and (b) Lancashire.

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the prevalence of long covid in children and young people in (a) England and (b) Lancashire.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to increase funding levels for grassroots sports facilities in (a) Fylde and (b) other rural areas.

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the cost of care home placements in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of weekly care home fees in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of waiting times for driving licence renewals in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

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

Avian Influenza: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire impacted by avian flu.

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

Avian Influenza: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reintroduce housing measures should avian influenza risk levels increase.

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

Avian Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England, updated on 22 May 2025, what criteria were used to determine the lifting

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

Avian Influenza: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of avian influenza on poultry producers in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire since 2022.

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

Avian Influenza: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many confirmed cases of HPAI H5N1 have been reported in (a) Fylde, (b) Lancashire and (c) England since the start of the outbreak in November 2024.

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

Avian Influenza: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of surveillance measures in (a) detecting and (b) controlling outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1.

2 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Hospitality Industry: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that the hospitality sector has adequate access to (a) seasonal, (b) international and (c) other labour.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Houses: Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the pub sector on tourism to the UK.

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

Public Houses: Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review planning regulations on the conversion of public houses to other uses.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of pubs on (a) social cohesion and (b) economic activities.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the merits of the PINS programme from the 1,600 schools participating in that programme.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the merits of making (a) PINS training materials and (b) modules available to schools currently not participating in the programme.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support schools to improve neurodiversity inclusion in areas not selected for the current expansion of the PINS programme.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any schools in Lancashire are (a) currently part of and (b) will be included in the next phase of the PINS programme.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools will be affected by the expansion of the PINS programme in the Fylde constituency

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the £9.5 million in funding for the Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools programme will be allocated across the additional 1,200 schools.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, what steps his Department plans to take to evaluate the effectiveness of measures to deter wa

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish annual updates of regional waste crime heatmaps produced by the Environment Agency.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the reporting of waste crime in rural communities.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to allocate additional funding to the Environment Agency to support the enforcement of waste crime legislation.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions have been brought against waste operators in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire since July 2024; and how many resulted in custodial sentences.

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Creative Foundations Fund: Music Venues

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department plans to make available through the Creative Foundations Fund for grassroots music venues; and how she plans to consider their needs in funding decisions.

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Creative Foundations Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has set targets in relation to increasing (a) creative opportunities and (b) skills development for the Creative Foundations Fund.

Source: official written-questions record.