Written questions

338 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the cost to the (a) freight sector and (b) economy of the time taken to commence work on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 85514 on Social Security Benefits: Children, what those levers are.

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Gift Aid

TTo ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act on existing Gift Aid regulations.

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Charities: Subscriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take legislative steps to exclude charity subscriptions from the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85516 on Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling, when she plans to publish (a) the summary of that consultation and (b) her Depar

5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November to Question 85518 on General Practitioners: Ely and East Cambridgeshire, if he will commission research to examine the workload of GPs.

5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of GP appointments for the digitally excluded in areas with poor signal (a) coverage and (b) capacity.

5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85520 on General Practitioners, what steps he is taking to improve access to GPs for people who are solely reliant on telephone bookings.

4 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether funding for (a) immediate humanitarian needs and (b) crisis support is provided through the budget for Official Development Assistance.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department last made an assessment of the effectiveness of the (a) planning practice guidance and (b) other aspects of the safety framework for grid-scale batteries.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October to Question 84015 on Legal Aid Scheme: Ely and East Cambridgeshire, what criteria the Legal Aid Agency uses to assess the adequacy of access to legal aid services in Ely and E

4 Nov 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Disability and Ethnic Groups

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish the findings from the consultation on the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill: mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting, which closed on 10 June 2025.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84891 on Fuel Poverty: Ely and East Cambridgeshire, when he plans to publish regional fuel poverty figures for Ely and East Cambridgeshir

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Mental Health and Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November to Question 85521 on Farmers: Mental Health and Productivity, for what reason the Department does not intend to undertake such research.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85523 on Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad, what steps he plans to take to ensure that overseas electors receive

30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the funding required for Network Rail to undertake detailed planning for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme.

30 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October to Question 84015 on Legal Aid Scheme: Ely and East Cambridgeshire, when the Legal Aid Agency last assessed the adequacy of legal aid provision in Ely and East Cambridgeshire

29 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October to Question 80160 on Apprentices: Special Educational Needs, whether it is his Department's intention to expand this flexibility further.

27 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Horse Racing: Gambling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September to Question 74875 on Horse racing: Gambling, if her Department will publish any assessment they have made to date.

27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage British residents overseas to register to vote in future elections.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83177 on Batteries: Storage, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Planning Practice Guidance in ensuring that batter

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

Farmers: Mental Health and Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83644 on Farmers: Mental Health, if she will commission research to review the link between agricultural workers' mental health an

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of online GP booking systems on people who are digitally excluded.

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department measures the (a) accessibility of GPs and (b) GPs' workload.

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to GPs in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

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

Pets: Veterinary Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the average cost of veterinary bills for pet owners.

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

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to ban bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of foodbank use in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to remove the two-child benefit cap.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of child poverty in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.