Written questions

338 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken research on the potential impact of the the introduction of multi-year NHS funding for the health elements of children's palliative care on (a) fiscal and (b)

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 74866 on Palliative Care: Children, when he discussed the potential merits of introducing multi-year NHS funding for the health elements of c

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of upgrading transport infrastructure upgrades on economic growth.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered removing the requirement for employment candidates to have education, health and care plans in order to obtain flexibility in apprenticeships.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training his Department provides to Jobcentre Plus employees on the provision of appropriate support for disabled people.

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Crime Prevention: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle rural crime.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to legal aid in rural areas.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with Citizens Advice on legal aid provision in rural areas.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Learning Disability and Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help encourage businesses to increase the employment of (a) neurodivergent people and (b) people with learning disabilities.

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

Government Departments: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure whether existing policies are rural proofed.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of disparities between (a) regions and (b) urban and rural areas in the level of mental health among young people.

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

Government Departments: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the robustness of rural proofing in Government policy.

10 Oct 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what data her Department holds on the gender pay gap in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

10 Oct 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle the gender pay gap.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the accessibility of sports facilities in rural communities.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase opportunities for women and girls to participate in grassroots sport.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support specialist schools in improving the transition for neurodivergent pupils into the workplace.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of supported apprenticeships for neurodivergent people.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Support with employee health and disability, whether he plans to review the guidance.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health Services: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve health outcomes for agricultural sector workers.

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

Farmers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of farmers' mental health on the level of agricultural output.

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

Farmers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard the mental health of farmers in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

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

Social Rented Housing: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of social housing provision in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that communities have access to local pharmacies.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of pharmacy provision in rural areas.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help tackle youth unemployment.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

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

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to tackle fuel poverty in rural areas.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she plans to take to support science centres with energy costs.

10 Oct 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, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of fuel poverty in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.