Written questions

1,840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on the roll-out of badger TB vaccination programmes.

10 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Isaac Herzog

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the programme of engagements was for President Isaac Herzog during his visit to the UK in September 2025.

10 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to consult businesses on firearm licencing.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Deposit Return Schemes: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 73442 on Deposit Return Schemes: Newton Abbot, if she will make it her policy to ensure that remote collection points are availab

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of digital exclusion on disabled people.

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Disability and Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of digital exclusion on (a) elderly and (b) disabled people who do not have a reliable internet connection.

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of digital exclusion on elderly people.

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Business: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with business representatives on ensuring that elderly people are not prevented from using businesses that choose to move to digital-only services.

9 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of radiotherapy services to patients in Devon.

9 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to improve radiotherapy services in Devon.

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned £8.5 million reduction in funding for the British Transport Police Funding on the policing of crime on the rail network.

9 Sep 2025 · Treasury

New Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken for Companies House to reconcile their information with HMRC on the ability of new businesses to (a) employ staff, (b) register for PAYE and (c)

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Transport Salaried Staff Association on the British Transport Police's funding.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding levels for the British Transport Police in Devon.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot of 4 August 2025, reference MW9109.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2025 to Question 68534 on Members: Correspondence, when the hon. Member will receive a reply to the correspondence with reference MW07790.

8 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 25 June 2025 from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot in the name of his constituent L. Clowes.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot, dated 2 July 2025, on behalf of his constituent L Coombes.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot sent on 24 July 2025.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bottom Trawling: Teignmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of bottom trawling on coastlines in Teignmouth.

8 Sep 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equality Act 2010

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Equality Act to add socio-economic status as a protected characteristic.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Newton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children's wellbeing in schools in Newton Abbot constituency.

4 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Police Raids

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam on 31 March 2025, Vol. 765, column 25, page 23, if she will update the House on developments in relation to arrests made

4 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 24 July 2025 from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will set out a timeline for the Timms review.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people will be consulted on the Timms review plan in Devon.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) individuals, (b) businesses and (c) disability rights groups will the Timms review consult.

4 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Corporation Tax and VAT: Registration

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what performance indicators are used by the HMRC for the registration of (a) VAT registration numbers and (b) corporation tax authentication codes; and how often such targets were met in each of the last three years

4 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Corporation Tax and VAT: Registration

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken by HMRC to issue (a) Corporation Tax Authentication Codes and (b) VAT registration numbers on small businesses; and what steps she

3 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Liquefied Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to stop UK (a) owned and (b) insured LNG carriers from transporting Russian products.

Source: official written-questions record.