Written questions
610 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Overseas Students: Guardianship
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of regulating the educational guardianship sector.
5 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Assistive Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support the introduction of assistive technology in primary schools in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
5 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Vocational Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support the introduction of more (a) vocational and (b) functional education pathways for students in (i) Somerset and (ii) England.
5 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Secondary Education and Sixth Form Education: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing spelling, punctuation and grammar marks from non-English (a) secondary and (b) sixth form exams.
5 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will appoint a named policy lead in her Department on dyslexia.
5 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a national dyslexia strategy.
4 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Teachers: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessments she has made of the merits of implementing a teacher retention strategy that addresses key factors driving staff to leave the profession.
19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support (a) NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board and (b) local hospital trusts to (i) improve working culture and (ii) reduce stress-related illness in hospitals.
15 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the provision of accessible social housing for disabled people in rural areas in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
15 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the provision of affordable housing for disabled people in rural communities in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: South Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support the provision of maternity services in south Somerset.
14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Yeovil Hospital: Maternity Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to prevent the planned closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit.
14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: South Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit on (a) public health and (b) patient safety in South Somerset.
8 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department’s planned reforms to Personal Independence Payments on the mental health of people with disabilities.
7 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to support the provision of sports (a) clubs and (b) facilities in (i) rural communities and (ii) Yeovil Constituency.
7 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Groceries Code Adjudicator
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the (a) funding, (b) resources and (c) powers available to the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
7 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Supermarkets: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with large supermarkets on the potential impact of (a) food pricing and (b) supermarkets' buying practices on food producers.
7 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: ADHD
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help improve support for prisoners with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
7 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: ADHD
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of prisoners with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
7 May 2025 · Department for Education
ADHD: Primary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessments she had made of the potential merits of screening for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in primary schools in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the early diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Yeovil constituency.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the cost of untreated attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
7 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Cricket: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to provide (a) support and (b) funding for cricket nets in rural communities.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ME/CFS: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve support for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in Yeovil constituency.
7 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with (a) young people with severe mental illness and (b) organisations representing them on the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the eligibility crit
7 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to Personal Independent Payments on people with mental disorders in Yeovil Constituency.
7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental health: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) intergenerational inequality and (b) socio-economic status on mental health.
7 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's planned changes to Personal Independent Payments on levels of poverty in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) the United
6 May 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Bullying
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to protect neurodiverse pupils from bullying at school in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
6 May 2025 · Department for Education
Bullying: Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of bullying towards neurodiverse students in schools in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset, and (c) England.
Source: official written-questions record.