Written questions
610 written questions tabled, most recent first.
25 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether he has plans to ring fence spending on (a) interna
25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether his Department has plans to prioritise awarding contracts to domestic suppliers of defen
25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question 20867 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, whether the introduction into service of the New Medium Helicopter will be brought forward in light of the commitment
25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role UK-based suppliers of (a) defence and (b) security equipment will have in reaching the target of spending 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2027.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the support Government has provided (a) before, (b) during and (c) after flooding instances in (i) Somerset and (ii) the South West.
21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to ensure (a) Wessex Water and (b) Environment Agency impact surveys are considered in new planning decisions in Somerset.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Housing: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help protect houses built on flood prone land in South Somerset.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential risks of building on flood-prone land in (a) Somerset and (b) the South West.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help farmers reduce the level of agricultural run-off in Somerset.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods and Storms: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help improve the (a) coordination and (b) efficiency between (i) Government and (ii) local authority agencies in responding to flash flooding and storms
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to help improve road infrastructure to respond to flooding risks in (a) Somerset and (b) the South West.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to help residents protect their property from frequent flooding in South Somerset.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the contribution of water treatment facilities in managing excess water and flooding in South Somerset.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: South Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of preventative measures to tackle recurring flooding in South Somerset.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to help protect homeowners from property devaluations in flood prone areas of South Somerset.
11 Feb 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with stakeholders in (a) Somerset and (b) the South West on the proposed increase in firearms licencing fees.
10 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fractures: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeline is for the opening of new Fracture Liaison Services in (a) Somerset and (b) the South West.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: Listed Events
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding the Six Nations rugby union championship to the category A list of events not permitted to be broadcast solely on paid television se
5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cerliponase Alfa
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the negotiations with Biomarine on the provision of Brineura as a treatment for Batten disease.
4 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Home Education: Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) administrative and (b) psychological impact of children not being on school registers on home schooling families of neurodivergent children.
29 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people not taking prescribed medication due to prescription charges.
29 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Kidneys: Transplant Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of prescription charges on the uptake of prescribed medication for people who have undergone a kidney transplant.
29 Jan 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Bullying
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce bullying in schools.
29 Jan 2025 · Department for Education
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to local authorities of the provisions of the Children’s Wellbeing and School Bill.
29 Jan 2025 · Department for Education
Home Education: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost of home schooling a child for (a) parents and (b) local education authorities in this financial year.
29 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farms: Tenants
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the the adequacy of the implementation of the Rock Review.
29 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cattle: Carbon Capture and Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the methodology used to calculate the carbon sequestration generated by cattle.
29 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Preventive Medicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the farming sector's provision of access to (a) healthy eating and (b) nature on preventative health care.
29 Jan 2025 · Department for Education
Agriculture: Apprentices and Vocational Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve (a) vocational education and (b) apprenticeships in agriculture.
29 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average cost to the public purse was of vets fees for testing cattle herds for bovine tuberculosis in 2023 and 2024.
Source: official written-questions record.