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.