Written questions

610 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of neurodivergent children living in temporary accommodation in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) England.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Training: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the discontinuation of the Skills Bootcamps programme on (a) AI and (b) automation training in Somerset for 2026-27 financial year.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Training: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the discontinuation of the Skills Bootcamps programme on (a) upskilling and (b) retraining individuals in Somerset for 2026-27 financial year.

27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to raise awareness amongst (a) serving and (b) former military personal of the risks posed by wealth creation scams.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Renewable Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the value of hydrotreated vegetable oil as a type of renewable liquid fuel for use in domestic heating in Yeovil constituency.

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered removing prescription charges for patients with Cystic Fibrosis.

19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will publish the Defence Investment Plan.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Public Appointments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for appointing a retail and hospitality envoy.

9 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to insure that NHS correspondence is accessible for constituents in Yeovil with a visual impairment.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of school absence fines on (a) neurodiverse children and (b) their families.

8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Children's Play: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board to increase access to therapeutic play services in Yeovil constituency.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve access to mental health services.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing Impairment: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve support for people with hearing loss in Yeovil constituency.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing Impairment: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of obtaining proof of a new hearing loss diagnosis from the NHS is for people in Yeovil constituency.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Small Businesses: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the energy efficiency and retrofit sector in Yeovil constituency.

7 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Yeovil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of His Majesty's Revenue and Customs timings for processing tax refunds on residents in Yeovil constituency.

7 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Yeovil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) increases in business rates valuations and (b) the removal of 40% rate relief announced in the Autumn 2025 Budget on grassroots music venues in Yeovil Co

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Gardens Trust: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential risks to rural landscapes posed by removing the Gardens Trust as a statutory consultee in the English planning system.

6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tourette's Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy NHS support pathways pathways for people with Tourette’s Syndrome in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) England.

6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tourette's Syndrome: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with Tourette syndrome in Yeovil constituency.

6 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the level of funding for maintained schools in Yeovil constituency since 2010-11 on educational outcomes.

6 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle delays in funding allocated through the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund to services in Yeovil constituency.

6 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the level of funding available through the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on therapeutic support for (a) adopted children and (

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to strengthen guidance for schools in (a) Yeovil Constituency and (b) England on Individual Healthcare Plans for children with Epilepsy.

5 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of retired civil servants that have been required to repay overpaid pension benefits due to administrative errors made by civil service pension providers in the last ten y

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of food inflation on residents in Yeovil constituency.

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals in the Autumn Budget 2025 on community pharmacies in Yeovil constituency.

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to strengthen the social care workforce in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Droughts: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the need to improve drought resilience in Yeovil Constituency following the publication of the Environment Agency's Drought Prospects for Spring 2026.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taken to reduce the waiting times for a decision on Access to Work claims from Yeovil constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.