Written questions
2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Construction and Social Services: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage pupils to undertake courses in (a) construction and (b) social care skills.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships in (a) construction and (b) social care sectors; and what steps she is taking to ensure that these will be targeted at disadvantaged communitie
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Construction: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support construction companies to take on apprenticeships.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to provide training to teachers to support their understanding (a) of and (b) the risks of (i) the use of emojis and (ii) other digital communication symbols by pupils.
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Internet: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of online content on trends in (a) youth violence and (b) knife crime.
30 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Gangs
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) resources and (b) personnel required by Ofcom to protect users of online platforms from content promoting gang violence.
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Social Media: Gangs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with major social media companies on their obligations under the Online Safety Act 2023 to remove content inciting gang violence.
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Social Media: Gangs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place currently to monitor (a) gang-related content and (b) violence scoreboards on social media platforms.
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Hygiene
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to help small and micro food businesses to (a) understand and (b) comply with food hygiene certification requirements.
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Hygiene
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consistent enforcement of food hygiene certification standards by local authorities in England.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support children with SEND following the application of VAT to private school fees in Fylde constituency.
30 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many settlements do not have a daily bus service in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Young Futures Hubs: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Young Futures Hubs will there be in (a) Lancashire and (b) Fylde constituency.
30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Skilled Workers: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the availability of skilled workers in (a) technical and (b) engineering roles in (i) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Investment Zones: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on implementing Investment Zones in the North West.
30 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to (a) cap rail fares and (b) provide targeted concessions to (i) young people, (ii) students, and (iii) people in rural areas disproportionately affected by fare rises.
30 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish an impact assessment of the increase in most regulated fares on 2 March 2025 on (a) low-income commuters and (b) key workers who rely on rail travel.
30 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 38420 on Railways: Fylde, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of linking fare increases to improvements in (a) service quality and (b) reliab
30 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 38420 on Railways: Fylde, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the increase in regulated rail fares on 2 March 2025 on revenues; and what ass
30 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 38420 on Railways: Fylde, what the evidential basis is that the increase in most regulated rail fares announced on 2 March 2025 represented a fair balance bet
30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farmers: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on long-term strategies for mental health support in agriculture beyond the period that funding has been allocated for current policies.
30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farmers: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 38171 on Farmers: Lancashire, what steps his Department has taken to ensure support from the Farming Recovery Fund reaches the most
30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farmers: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 38171 on Farmers: Lancashire, how much and what proportion of the Farming Recovery Fund has been allocated to support the mental hea
30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farmers: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria were used to select the four charities providing health and wellbeing support under the Farmer Welfare Grant; and whether he plans to increase (a) the number of charities
30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farmers: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission research on the effectiveness of the Farmer Welfare Grant (a) overall and (b) in improving mental health outcomes for farmers.
30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Home Discount Scheme: Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households were in receipt of the Warm Home Discount in Fylde constituency on 30 May 2025; and what estimate his Department has made of the number of households in Fylde constituency
30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan: Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes had been upgraded under the Warm Homes Plan in Fylde constituency by 30 May 2025; and what targets his Department has for upgrading homes in Fylde constituency in the next two
30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Great British Energy: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of locating (a) elements of operations of and (b) supply chain functions for Great British Energy in (i) North West England and (ii) Fyld
30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Great British Energy: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps Great British Energy plans to take to support projects in Lancashire.
30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Home Discount Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) automatically enroll eligible households on and (b) inform eligible households about the Warm Home Discount Scheme.
Source: official written-questions record.