Written questions
610 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for level 7 healthcare apprenticeships on skills shortages in the NHS; and what discussions she has had with the Secretary of
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for level 7 apprenticeships on the number of chartered town planners in local government.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for level 7 healthcare apprenticeships on the number of advanced clinical practitioners in the NHS.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for level 7 healthcare apprenticeships on the NHS long-term workforce plan.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will reconvene the Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group.
26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve early interventions for young people with severe mental health issues.
26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing financial support for nurse-led arts and crafts groups for patients (a) with and (b) recovering from cancer.
26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using arts and crafts groups to help support cancer (a) treatment and (b) recovery.
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Teachers: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve the (a) mental health and (b) wellbeing of teachers in Somerset.
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Teachers: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve teacher (a) recruitment and (b) retention in Somerset.
13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of inmates with dyslexia in prisons in (a) Somerset, (b) the South West and (C) the UK.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution by the hon. Member for Yeovil during the Ministerial Statement on Sustainable Farming Incentive on 12 March 2025, if he will visit farmers in Ye
12 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help dyslexic inmates improve their (a) reading and writing skills and (b) employment prospects.
12 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to provide screening for dyslexia in prisons.
10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to improve (a) transparency and (b) professionalism in the leasehold sector in Somerset.
5 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help train employers to (a) recognise and (b) support employees with (i) dyslexia and (ii) neurodivergent conditions.
5 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of barriers faced by dyslexic adults in the workplace.
5 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to support the diagnosis of dyslexia in adults in the workplace.
5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2285 on Pupils: Dyslexia, what discussions she has had with (a) families and (b) education care experts on delivering the best educational outcomes for chi
5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to support technical colleges to provide specialist support for dyslexic students in (a) Somerset and (b) the South West.
5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve specialist teacher training on supporting dyslexic students in the post-16 education sector.
5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve specialist teacher training on supporting dyslexic students in secondary schools.
5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve specialist teacher training on supporting dyslexic students in primary schools.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Property: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Flood Re-Programme to include properties built after 2009.
3 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dyslexia: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for dyslexia assessments in (a) Yeovil, (b) Somerset and (c) the South West.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure early diagnosis of dyslexia in schools.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Dyslexia: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support children diagnosed with dyslexia in Yeovil constituency.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Dyslexia: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve (a) inclusivity and (b) expertise on dyslexia in mainstream schools in (i) Somerset and (ii) the South West.
3 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dyslexia: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis of dyslexia in children in (a) Somerset and (b) the South West.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Dyslexia: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support for dyslexic students in mainstream education in (a) Somerset and (b) the South West.
Source: official written-questions record.