Written questions

174 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Police: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of rules on pension entitlements for survivors of police officers on levels of loneliness.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Crime: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish the Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy.

22 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help tackle the backlog in certificate of lawfulness appeals at the planning inspectorate.

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

Coastal Erosion

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support communities affected by coastal erosion through the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund.

19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Methylphenidate: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 16285 on Methylphenidate: Shortage, what recent progress his Department has made on improving the supply of methylphenidate in (a) Norfolk and

12 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the Child Maintenance Service adheres to its debt steer principles.

8 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues attending the UK-EU summit on 19 May 2025 on access to a cross-border carbon storage market.

8 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues attending the UK-EU Summit on 19 May 2025 on UK-EU rail interoperability.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £740 million allocated for 10,000 new places for pupils with SEND, published on 27 March 2025, how many new SEND places will be created in Norfolk.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the mandatory housing order for poultry in Norfolk to be lifted.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Payment Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will widen the payment methods which can be used when making a payment to the DVLA.

31 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increased tax receipts as a result of new registers of beneficial ownership in overseas territories and cr

31 Mar 2025 · Treasury

British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Ownership

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the amount of tax income which could be generated by new registers of beneficial ownership in overseas territories and crown dependencies.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support early years childcare providers with their funding arrangements.

10 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on ensuring publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership in all overseas territories.

7 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan: Post Codes

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the use of lower layer super output areas to define eligible postcodes for the Warm Homes Local Grant; and whether she has made an assessment of

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Crime: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations from the Commission on Crime and Gambling Related Harms, published in April 2023 on the u

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 8343 on Universal Credit, what progress his Department has made on reviewing Universal Credit in the context of rent charging years with 53 Mondays.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the total cost of running Personal Independence Payment is spent on the provision of face-to-face and over the phone assessments.

3 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Wills

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure the timely release of funds by banks to executors of wills.

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce cost inefficiencies in purchasing medical supplies.

27 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of when he will meet his target of providing an extra 62,000 neurology appointments in England in each year.

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

Coastal Erosion: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a re-insurance scheme for properties at risk due to coastal erosion.

22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Research: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) data for and (b) research into coastal communities.

22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a cross-Government strategy on the health and wellbeing of coastal communities.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prescriptions for pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy were dispensed by Norfolk and Waveney (a) integrated care board and (b) clinical commissioning group in each year between 2019 and 2

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

Coastal Erosion and Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential (a) cultural and (b) historic merits of protecting areas from flooding and coastal erosion in a future review of the flooding fo

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

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to open the consultation on the flooding funding formula; and how long the consultation will last.

20 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 26 November 2024 from the hon. Member for North Norfolk, reference SA01948.

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

Local Government: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to announce which local authorities have been selected for the devolution priority programme.

Source: official written-questions record.