Ian Roome

19 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to publish the response to the Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4 recommendations on the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Body Armour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure female armed forces personnel are equipped with properly fitted, purpose-designed body armour.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of capacity for the General Dental Council’s Overseas Registration Examination; and what discussions he has had with the General Dental Counc

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to deliver capital funding to local ICB's to support local training hubs or centres for dental development to support dental workforce recruitment and retention, especially

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to provide additional funding to support the delivery of the dental hygienist apprenticeship where the cost of clinical training exceeds the apprenticeship funding ban

13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the freeze on Local Housing Allowance on levels of poverty among older private renters.

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to minimise the risk of harm caused by alcohol sold through home delivery apps.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Speech and Language Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure Parkinson's patients are supported with speech and language therapy.

28 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Assets and Public Houses: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the role of (a) pubs and (b) other community facilities is fully recognised in the National Planning Policy Framework.

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Territorial Waters

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of alleged unauthorised fishing taking place in protected marine environments in UK coastal waters.

22 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments: Vetting

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been appointed to national security-vetted government roles against the recommendation of United Kingdom Security Vetting in the last 5 years.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mobile Phones: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that poor mobile connectivity in rural areas does not disadvantage domestic energy customers in rural areas if they are unable to adopt smart meters.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his department is taking to ensure that the adoption of smart meters does not disadvantage domestic energy customers in rural areas that have poor mobile connectivity.

17 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to update national guidance for ICBs on gluten free prescription, including for people on low incomes.

16 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cybersecurity: Public Sector

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects to publish the National Cyber Action Plan.

16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure The Renewed Women's Health Strategy for England, published April 2026, improves gynaecology care in regions with local shortages of gynaecologists.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints the Department has received in the last 12 months regarding the Access to Work scheme.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in Access to Work awards following a change of circumstances on the risk of disabled people falling out of employment; and w

13 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Mileage Allowances: Rural Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of whether the current Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rates remain sufficient for volunteer drivers in rural areas, including those providing community transport to NHS appointments;

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Middle East: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to review the effectiveness of UK aerial defence systems used in defensive operations in the Middle East in March 2026.

24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Tomography

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to computed tomography coronary angiogram machines, including to increase the number of successful heart transplants.

24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the recommendations of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published 8 September 2026, what progress his Department has made on publishing a Defence Finance and

18 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to enhance drone manufacturing capacity in the UK.

13 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Devon and Cornwall Police: Neighbourhood Policing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her department has to provide additional funding under the Neighbourhood Policing Grant for 2026/27 to help meet the neighbourhood policing recruitment target given to Devon and Cornwall Po

11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to regulate service charges for leaseholders to ensure that they are transparent and value for money; and what support is available for leaseholders who s

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department are taking to improve teacher retention; and whether her Department plans to publish a teacher retention strategy.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Unions: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many responses were received to the consultation on trade union right of access; and whether he plans to publish analysis of those responses.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Oil: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his department has made of the potential merits of introducing a consumer price cap for heating oil, as is used for on-grid gas and electricity consumers.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Oil: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his department is taking to support rural and other off-grid households with the cost of heating oil.

5 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Type 45 Destroyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will reassess the (a) combat readiness and (b) repair schedule of the Royal Navy's Type 45 Destroyers.