Written questions

610 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support people living with (a) arthritis and (b) other musculoskeletal conditions to (i) return to and (ii) enter into work in Yeovil constituency.

5 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to support victims of (a) rape and (b) sexual abuse in Yeovil constituency (i) through the criminal justice process and (ii) beyond.

17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to make the defence procurement process more (a) accessible, (b) efficient, and (c) transparent for Small to Medium Sized Enterprises in Yeovil constituency.

17 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: South West

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department made during the development of the autumn budget 2025 on the potential impact of the Budget on the hospitality sector in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) the South West.

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to make rail travel more affordable for over 30s in Yeovil constituency.

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Great British Railway will take to make railway stations in Yeovil constituency more accessible.

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to make rail travel more affordable for people living in Yeovil constituency.

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Great Western Railway and South Western Railway: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of carriages on (a) Great Western Railway and (b) South Western Railway during the Christmas period on the delivery of those services.

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of disruption on the (a) South Western Railway and (b) Great Western Railway services over the Christmas period by people living Yeovil constituency.

16 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of cases in which retired civil servants have been ordered to repay pension benefits due to administrative errors made by civil service pension providers; and what assessm

15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will be published by the end of 2025.

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

Housing: Bricks

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to consult on proposals to require (a) swift and (b) bat bricks to be incorporated into new buildings.

15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) palliative and (b) end of life care for patients in Yeovil constituency.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve local job opportunities for people in Yeovil constituency.

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

Fly-tipping: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support a reduction of incidents of fly-tipping in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) South Somerset.

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

Waste: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce waste crime in Yeovil constituency.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Freight: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the road haulage industry in Yeovil constituency.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cleft Palate: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dental care for people with clefts in Yeovil constituency.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cleft Palate: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve training on cleft in (a) undergraduate dental education and (b) ongoing dental professional development.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Physical Infrastructure Access pricing model encourages investment by network providers in full fibre provision in rural areas in Yeovil cons

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to (a) expand broadband coverage for rural communities and (b) encourage market competition for such coverage.

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

Sewage: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of pollution incidents from Wessex Water sewerage assets in Somerset.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telephone Systems: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the phasing out of landlines in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset on residents.

5 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support Avon and Somerset Police to increase levels of community policing in communities in Yeovil constituency.

22 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce stigma around mental health in Yeovil constituency.

22 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage young people in Yeovil constituency requiring mental health support to seek help.

22 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Cider: South Somerset

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support the cider industry in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) south Somerset.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of non-specialist spelling and grammar software for university students receiving Disabled Students' Allowance support.

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

Food Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with farmers in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) the UK to help increase the UK's food security.

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

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the conclusions of the research project on operational challenges preventing some cats from being reunited with their keepers after road traffic accidents.

Source: official written-questions record.