Written questions
610 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horse Riding and Cycling: Outdoor Recreation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to raise public (a) awareness and (b) understanding of lawful and responsible trail riding.
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Horse Riding
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trail riding on people's health and wellbeing through active recreation.
16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence
War Pensions: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the time it takes to process a war pension scheme application.
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Construction: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on Yeovil constituency of the Construction Industry Training Board's decision to cease funding local and regional construction training groups.
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Strokes: Mechanical Thrombectomy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of need to improve access to mechanical thrombectomy for stroke patients, particularly in rural areas such as Somerset.
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Strokes: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of rolling out lateral flow tests to detect large-vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes nationally, particularly in rural areas such as Somerset.
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Strokes: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what improvements he anticipates to stroke services as part of the forthcoming Modern Service Framework for cardiovascular disease.
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Atrial Fibrillation: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help address variations in access to care for people with atrial fibrillation in England.
16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Atrial Fibrillation: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce waiting times for atrial fibrillation ablation procedures in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce the risk of crashes involving young drivers, aged 18- to 24, in Yeovil constituency.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2026 to Question 119646 on Air Pollution: Yeovil, what assessment she has made of whether updating health advice, in the absence of changes to the Da
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2026 to Question 119646 on Air Pollution: Yeovil, what progress the Government has made on the actions for commitment 22 of the 2025 Environmental Im
15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help (a) reduce regional disparities in access in access to left atrial appendage closure and (b) the potential impact of such disparities on Yeovil constituents.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Freight: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the road haulage industry in Yeovil constituency with fuel costs.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the declaration of ongoing medical issues on the time take to renew drivers' licences for people in Yeovil constituency.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Transport: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rural transport links in Yeovil constituency.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the process of driver’s licence renewal.
15 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Crime: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources available to Avon and Somerset police to tackle rural crime.
15 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Crime: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing investment in rural crime teams in (a) Somerset and (b) England.
14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring free school meals provide (a) sustainable, (b) nutritious and (c) locally sourced food.
14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help children with special educational needs and disabilities from mobile military families access continuous specialised support at school.
14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Headaches: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his department has made in implementing the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs recommendation to reduce barriers to research into promising treatments for cluster headaches.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
T-levels
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the introduction of T Levels promote gender equality in access to the technical sector.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Vocational Education: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of geographic inequalities in access to a range of V and T Levels.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Vocational Education: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of V and T Levels on Teaching Staff on Yeovil constituency.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a working group to implement agri-food standards for food imports.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce girls’ school absence rates in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accuracy and consistency of coding practices for young onset dementia across health systems.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with young onset dementia have received a care plan review in the most recent period for which data is available in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) England.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to co-ordinate the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia with the Modern Service Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care.
Source: official written-questions record.