Written questions

376 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with long term physical disabilities to access secondary care including (a) hydrotherapy, (b) physiotherapy and (c) acupuncture without re-referrals.

16 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Learning Disabilities: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to promote the recruitment and retention of people who have a learning disability in the (a) private and (b) public sectors.

14 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support primary care to reduce the time it takes to receive (a) results and (b) appointments from secondary care services.

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

Incinerators: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government to crack down on waste incinerators with stricter standards for new builds, published 30 December 2024, whether inc

13 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Mortgages: Pylons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with mortgage lenders on ensuring mortgage offers are maintained for properties near electricity pylons, in the context of proposals to increase the number of electricity pylons.

13 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce waiting times for Tier 3 weight management services in Derbyshire.

10 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he plans to extend the assurances provided on funding for the increase in employer National Insurance costs to NHS Trusts to general practice.

9 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were classified as educated otherwise than at school in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many children receiving educated otherwise than at school funding received le

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

Property Management Companies: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to return the (a) areas and (b) activities of private estate management in the private sector to local authorities.

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

Freehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps with local authorities to remove the requirement for households on freehold estates to pay estate management charges, in the context of the

6 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the independent review of the loan charge will cover the (a) current and (b) historic roles of (i) promoters, (ii) umbrella companies and (iii) HMRC; what steps she is taking to ensure the independence of th

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

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that local authorities hold a legally binding bond to ensure new housing developments are completed if the developer declares bankruptcy.

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

Freehold: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to ensure that charges for freehold homeowners for the upkeep of shared (a) areas and (b) facilities are equitable.

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

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to prevent new housing developments being left (a) uncompleted and (b) unadopted by the local authority following developer bankruptcy.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to support applications for apprenticeships for students on Homes for Ukraine visas that expire before the course concludes.

28 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the human rights situation of women in Afghanistan; what his policy is on the concept of gender

28 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts and Music Venues: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to increase the number of grassroots community (a) arts and (b) music venues in rural areas.

28 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of mental health services for (a) young and (b) older people in rural areas.

28 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Technology: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on support for female-led spin-out tech start-ups at UK Universities.

28 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Technology: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has plans to (a) identify and (b) support female-led spin-out tech start-ups in UK Universities.

28 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environment Protection and Sustainable Development: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to ensure that new developments in rural areas are (a) sustainable and (b) environmentally friendly.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to help increase diversity in sports coaching.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Running: Public Places

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the safety of public spaces for runners.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support women into leadership positions in small and medium-sized businesses.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Military Aid: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of supporting Ukraine through the use of joint (a) technology, (b) funding and (c) research initiatives.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase tourism in rural areas.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: South Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce road traffic incidents in South Derbyshire constituency.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: South Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the number of people signing up for pension credit in South Derbyshire constituency.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) small and (b) medium farms on the economy of (i) Derbyshire and (ii) the UK.

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Regional Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role her Department expects the (a) Mayoral Council and (b) Leaders Council to play in supporting regional governance.

Source: official written-questions record.