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.