Claire Young

14 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will increase funding for the recruitment of specialist SEND teachers.

8 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen and Natural Gas: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average time taken is for the North Sea Transition Authority to grant gas and hydrogen storage licences.

7 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to section 23 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, whether the proposed limit of three branded items refers to the (a) overall number of items or (b) the individual types of items.

7 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to support school uniform providers in complying with the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

7 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to apply a grace period for school uniform suppliers before fully implementing the provisions of the proposed Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

6 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support financially disadvantaged people to access private dental services in areas where NHS service are not readily available.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of online appointment booking systems on the ability of people without regular access to the internet to book GP appointments.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers and Probation Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support (a) prison officers and (b) probation service staff.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effectiveness of the Regional Care Cooperative pathfinder programme; and whether he plans to expand the programme to the South West.

25 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help improve community policing.

19 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to establish community energy clubs.

19 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to help community energy projects secure appropriate minimum prices for the power generated.

19 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the public purse was of spending to support the installation of smart meters in financial years (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.

19 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data his Department holds on the number of smart meter failures broken down by (a) installing company, (b) type of smart meter and (c) local authority.

19 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of recent trends in the level of smart meter failures (a) during installation and (b) in the weeks after installation.

12 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support community energy projects.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Academies: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the role of the Local Government Ombudsman to encompass academy trusts.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Academies: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what independent mechanisms exist to appeal decisions on upholding complaints against academy trusts.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Academies: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that unlawful academy trust admissions policies are amended for future admissions rounds.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the suggested guideline for issuing authorities of 12 weeks for the renewal of Blue Badges on people with disabilities.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in renewals of Personal Independent Payments (PIP).

8 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional support is available for self-employed workers in receipt of Universal Credit that experience a short-term fall in their earnings.

8 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the minimum income floor on self-employed workers that are unable to work for brief periods due to (a) health issues and (b) care responsibilities

6 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza : Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with its international counterparts on (a) coordination and (b) information sharing in the context of the circulation of highly pathog

6 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Game: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the current research his Department is conducting on the impacts of gamebird releases includes looking at the impacts of mallard releases.

6 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza and Notifiable Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on how many (a) mallard and (b) other gamebird rear and release facilities where cases of (i) highly pathogenic avian influenza and (ii) other not

6 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza and Notifiable Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on how many (a) mallards and (b) other gamebirds of which species have been destroyed at rearing and release facilities due to (i) highly pathogen

6 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza and Notifiable Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) mallard and (b) other gamebird rearing and release facilities have been found to be infected with (i) highly pathogenic avian influenza and (ii) which other notifiable dis

6 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help tackle extra-judicial imprisonment.

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing river dredging to help reduce flooding on agricultural land.