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.