Written questions

698 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of stay-at-home mothers in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) the East of England who claimed Child Benefit between 1978 and 2000 and may have missed out on rec

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Euston Station: Regeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15303 on Euston Station: Bus Services, what progress his Department has made on developing plans for the Euston Station Campus redevelopment; and whether t

3 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of integrated care board reconfigurations on patient access to healthcare services.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Glyphosate: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of trends in levels of glyphosate in menstrual products; and what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) regulate those levels.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that flexibilities introduced under the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate do not enable car manufacturers to borrow more compliance credits from future years than they

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Cycling: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including bikeability training in the National Curriculum.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the British Transport Police will be funded (a) during and (b) after the establishment of Great British Railways.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Strategy Advisory Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing an expert in animal welfare to the Food Strategy Advisory Board.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

GCSE: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve GCSE attainment among disadvantaged pupils in the East of England.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to close the attainment gap between (a) disadvantaged and (b) not disadvantaged pupils in areas with three-tier education.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: 5G

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of upgrading to 5G infrastructure across the rail network on the economy.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the volume of British-produced steel used in the construction of the East West Rail project from Bletchley to Oxford; and what estimate she has made of the volume requir

20 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish which local authorities have the powers to enforce moving traffic restrictions.

19 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with National Grid on resilience in the rail sector.

19 May 2025 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the total cost to the public purse was of British transport police offices in the last financial year (a) based at rail stations (b) not based at rail stations.

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Environmental Impact Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency is required to undertake an environmental impact assessment before cutting grass on embankments.

19 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to consult with young people with autism during the development of the Youth Employment Strategy.

19 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Buses

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the economic contribution of coach travel to the tourism sector.

19 May 2025 · Department for Transport

HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the HGV parking and driver welfare match funding grant scheme.

19 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Investment in UK: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-India free trade agreement on levels of investment in (a) Bedfordshire, (b) the East of England and (c) the UK.

19 May 2025 · Department for Education

Skills Bootcamps

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Skills Bootcamp course to support the attainment of Category D coach licences.

19 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to develop a zero-emission coach travel roadmap to 2050.

19 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the definitions of (a) pre-booked and (b) on-demand coach services.

19 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a separate regulatory structure for coach services.

12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Toys and Games: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to (a) improve toy safety and (b) protect children’s health.

12 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many families will be impacted by the reduction in the number of compulsory branded items of school uniform in (a) Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency, (b) Bedfordshire and (c) the East of England.

12 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Animals: Fishing Gear

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the risk of harm to marine mammals from (a) discarded and (b) lost (i) ropes, (ii) fishing lines, (iii) nets and (iv) other fishing equipm

12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on promoting the (a) mental, (b) physical and (c) wellbeing aspects of (i) walking and (ii) cycling.

12 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make it mandatory for drivers to report collisions with cats.

8 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Great British Railways on the timetable for procuring a ticketing platform.

Source: official written-questions record.