Written questions
610 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Eggs: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect the egg market in Yeovil constituency from the potential impact of rising imports of eggs from countries with lower production standards.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce rates of child poverty in working families in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of shadow banning women’s health content on social media platforms.
26 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve access to Portage services.
26 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the introduction of a Good Food Bill to help reduce (a) food costs and (b) increase domestic food production.
25 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Crime Prevention: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support local prevention work in Yeovil constituency, including programmes focused on (a) men and boys and (b) reducing reoffending.
25 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Gender Based Violence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding announced under the Government’s strategy to tackle violence against women and girls will be provided directly to (a) local authorities and (b) Somerset Council to support delivery in
25 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Gender Based Violence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of funding announced under the Government’s strategy to tackle violence against women and girls is (a) new funding and (b) reallocated from existing budgets.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Leisure Centres: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of trends in the cost of access to leisure facilities on levels of health inequalities in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset, and (c) England.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Leisure: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of access to leisure facilities on health inequalities.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Leisure: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to improve access to local leisure services in Yeovil constituency.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Leisure: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of levels of access to leisure facilities in Yeovil constituency on (a) health outcomes and (b) demand for NHS services in that area.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of the annual cost to local authorities of clearing fly tipping in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) other rural areas.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Fly-tipping: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of the current sentencing regime on fly-tipping on rural areas in Yeovil constituency.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Fly-tipping: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review the sentencing regime for fly tipping offences.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Fly-tipping: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with local authorities, including Somerset Council, on strengthening sentencing to tackle fly tipping in rural areas such as Yeovil constituency.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what additional support she will provide rural local authorities, including Somerset Council, to help families in Yeovil constituency out of temporary accommodation.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what additional support he will provide to rural local authorities, including Somerset Council, to manage the cost of temporary accommodation provision.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the financial pressure placed on local authorities by the rising cost of temporary accommodation provision.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Inflation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of food inflation on residents in Yeovil constituency.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities in England on barriers to delivering one-bedroom social homes for young people.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to increase the supply of one-bedroom social housing for young people in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) England.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the Government’s target to build 1.5 million new homes, will be one-bedroom social homes, suitable for young people.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned reductions in share of NHS spending going to mental health services for three consecutive years on rural communities in Yeovil con
23 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Agriculture: Crime Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timeline is for the implementation of regulations to apply forensic marking to new GPS units for use in agricultural and commercial settings.
23 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Agriculture: Crime Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to introduce regulations to apply forensic marking to new GPS units for use in agricultural and commercial settings.
23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Meningitis: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role community pharmacy could play in providing a Meningitis B vaccine catch-up service to students and young people from Yeovil constituency at risk.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Petrol: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department holds data on the amount of oil stock purchased by petrol stations in Yeovil constituency at prices before the outbreak of the current conflict in Iran.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Petrol: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help protect consumers from inflated prices at petrol stations in Yeovil constituency.
20 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Yoevil
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of bowel cancer in Yeovil constituency.
Source: official written-questions record.