Written questions

56 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cerebral Palsy: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national service specification for adult cerebral palsy to be used to commission specialist services within integrated care system areas.

15 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of increasing draft duty relief for (a) consumers (b pubs and (c breweries in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency.

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of inappropriate use of parent and child parking bays; and whether she plans to legislate in this area.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Chlorine Dioxide: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of online misinformation in the use of chlorine dioxide in treatments for autism on people with autism; and what steps he plans to ta

1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Law Reporting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making (a) court transcription services (i) cheaper and (ii) more accessible for the families of victims and (b) court recordings directly available to thos

1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Law Reporting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether recordings of court proceedings from October 2023 onwards are available for transcription for a period of one year.

12 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Offensive Weapons: Bexleyheath and Crayford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to help tackle the use of catapults to maim (a) animals and (b) wildlife in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to develop real time information on the availability of accessibility to public transport for disabled passengers.

30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Carers and Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleague on developing a cross-departmental strategy to support (a) carers and (b) disabled people into work.

19 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Barnehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Network Rail on maintaining ownership of the northern part of Hornbeam Lane in Barnehurst.

19 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Slade Green Station: Bridges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Network Rail on a timetable to install lighting on the footbridge at Slade Green Station.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will invest in data infrastructure to better understand where and when disabled children need support.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to the Support for Families with Disabled Children programme; and what her planned timeline is for reopening the programme.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Docklands Light Railway: Thamesmead

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London on the potential impact of extending the DLR to Thamesmead on (a) economic growth and (b) housing delivery.

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

LeShuttle: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Office of Rail and Road on improving access for disabled people on LeShuttle services.

27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the difference between the (a) fee that will be paid to deliver the NHS Special Schools Eye Care Service and (b) cost

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ensure that Great British Railways has a statutory accessibility duty.

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

Night Shelter Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to provide additional funding for the Night Shelter Transformation Fund in the 2025-26 financial year.

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

Night Shelter Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's timetable is for notifying applicants to the Night Shelter Transformation Fund of the outcome of their application.

13 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS special schools eye care service will have an oversight and evaluation programme in 2025-26 (a) monitoring coverage and uptake and (b) assessing whether it is delivering comparable

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of gambling advertising on the uptake of gambling by children.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Anniversaries: World War II

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to include local communities in (a) VE and (b) VJ Day commemorations.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Abbey Wood and Crayford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of additional Southeastern services directly from Crayford to Abbey Wood.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Bexleyheath Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of additional Southeastern services from London Charing Cross on the Bexleyheath line on the evening and weekend.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

World War II: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to include local communities in VE and VJ Day commemorations.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to shift care from hospitals into the community.

Source: official written-questions record.