Written questions

610 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) sustainability of funding for specialist adult education services supporting deaf learners.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Food Standards Agency official control charges on costs faced by medium-sized abattoirs in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) Engla

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fertilisers and Red Diesel: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure greater transparency in fertiliser and red diesel supply chains.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis and Adenomyosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of time-bound, measurable targets to reduce the time taken for diagnosis of (a) endometriosis and (b) adenomyosis.

18 May 2026 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending Pupil Premium funding to support 16-19-year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.

14 May 2026 · Treasury

Investment: Internet

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with the Financial Conduct Authority to regulate the online (a) wealth creation and (b) property investment industries.

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that service children with SEND are included in (a) initial teacher training, (b) continuing professional development, (c) SEND practitioner training and (d) school leadership

14 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Ukraine's implementation of improvements to animal welfare standards for livestock, including a ban on ba

14 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities into farming.

14 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the need to take further action following Capita's confirmation of a data breach on the Civil Service Pension Scheme portal in April 2026.

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure temporary accommodation in rural areas is (a) safe and (b) accessible for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking through the criminal justice system to support victims of violence against women.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to bring forward secondary legislation to implement changes to marriage value under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

13 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Sexual Offences: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to strengthen protections for victims of sexual abuse from (a) harassment and (b) threatening or coercive communication online.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will provide details on how the role of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities tribunal will be reformed.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Children: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether guidance on universal screening for neurodivergence will be included in the proposed National Inclusion Standards.

22 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Cystic Fibrosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure better understanding amongst Personal Independent Payment assessors of how much Cystic fibrosis symptoms can vary.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve his Department's response times to correspondence.

21 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Allergies: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of avoidable severe allergic reactions in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that service children with SEND are included in (a) initial teacher training, (b) continuing professional development, (c) SEND practitioner training and (d) school leadership

20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average time to complete the digital registration of property deeds by HM Land Registry.

20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his polices of the time taken to digitalise property deeds by HM Land Registry.

20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve data on the (a) severity of, (b) functional impact of and (c) outcomes among those diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

20 Apr 2026 · Women and Equalities

Employment: Menopause

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to help ensure adequate levels of workplace (a) support and (b) flexibility for women experiencing menopause symptoms in Yeovil const

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding secondary school breakfast provision in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce administration for small local property developers in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to encourage the use of small local property developers in building new homes in Yeovil constituency.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce barriers for people seeking to self-build their own properties in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.

16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land Banking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of tacking steps to help tackle land banking in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.

16 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of strengthening efforts to sustain a green roads network in (a) Somerset (b) England and (c) the United Kingdom.

Source: official written-questions record.