Michael Payne

18 May 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption: Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of introducing transitional or exceptional arrangements to allow adoptive families to continue working with appropriately qualified, non-Ofsted registere

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve military housing.

4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Addictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to include addiction or substance use disorder within the statutory definition of a mental disorder for the purposes of the Mental Health Act.

4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Addictions: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes are in place to ensure that findings from Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) involving addiction related deaths are embedded consistently in national guidance, NHS workforce training,

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Retail Trade: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to support local high streets.

18 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether the 7.4 per cent global sum uplift for 2024-25 will sufficiently cover the accepted recommendation of a 6 per cent pay rise for GP partners and salaried staff

18 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending building regulations to require future accessible and adaptable dwelling to include (a) step-free entrances and

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the waiting times for diagnosis of (a) autism and (b) ADHD for children and young people.

3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1176 on Park Homes: Sales, what her policy is on the longstanding concerns about the regulation of park home sites and the requ

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ruxolitinib

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) utilise the complex patient access scheme to make Ruxolitinib available on the NHS and (b) consider other options for vitiligo patients to receive that medication.

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome receive adequate medical support.

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) public health services and (b) adult social care on demand for (i) primary and (ii) acute NHS services.

3 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Authorities: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of numbers of local authority planning officers to support planning reform.

3 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Crime: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of council run youth centres in (a) tackling youth crime and (b) supporting young people.

10 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on priority need for housing for people living with HIV.

10 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Wheelchairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the adequacy of the number of wheelchair spaces on (a) buses and (b) other public transport.

10 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support children in foster care and (b) the work of foster carers (i) in Gedling constituency and (ii) nationally.

10 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme: Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.149 of the Autumn Budget, whether receipts from right to buy sales (a) are ringfenced for new council housing or (b) can be used for general spendin

10 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) provide timely (i) diagnosis and (ii) treatment and (b) improve other support for adults with autism.

10 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Addison's Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the care of people with Addison's disease including (a) providing clearer information and (b) ensuring timely access to (i) treatment and (ii) support.

10 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) patients requiring Creon are updated on the availability of that medication and (b) local guidance issued by (i) his Department and (ii) NHS England is shar

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.19 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, how much of the £500 million funding for pothole repairs will be awarded to each local authority.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total allocation given to each Local Authority is for pothole repairs.

23 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Gedling

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to support veterans in Gedling constituency.

23 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Gedling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to support community pharmacies in Gedling constituency.

22 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of special education needs and disability (SEND) services for children in Nottinghamshire; and what steps she plans to take to sup

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for banning Section 21 evictions.

22 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Motor Neurone Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) increase research funding, (b) improve access to specialist care and (c) provide better support for (i) people living with motor neurone disease and (i

22 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve road (a) maintenance and (b) conditions in (i) Gedling constituency and (ii) Nottinghamshire.

22 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the real terms per pupil funding was for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Nottinghamshire in each financial year since 2010.