Written questions

610 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Highway Code: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will fund and deliver a public awareness campaign in rural Somerset to promote the updated Highway Code as part of the new Road Safety Strategy.

5 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Standards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help improve the efficiency of His Majesties Revenue and Customs' operations.

5 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the social housing sector in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Rented Housing: Maladministration

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of trends in the level of administrative errors made by social housing providers when a resident transitions from Housing Credit to Universal Credit.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Dyslexia: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of local authorities' guidance on how to (a) assess or (b) identify (i) dyslexia or (ii) support literacy dif?culties.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Dyslexia: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the phonics screener for the early identification of dyslexia in primary schools.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Dyslexia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she had made of the potential implications for her policies of the British Dyslexia Association's report entitled Lost in the system: Councils’ blind spot on dyslexia, published on 3 February 20

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase training on Personal, Social, Health and Economic education for teachers in Yeovil constituency.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Cancer: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of changing the national curriculum to increase awareness of cancer prevention amongst pupils in Yeovil constituency.

4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness amongst men in Yeovil constituency about the risks of breast cancer.

4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of people walking on (a) cancer prevention and (b) cancer recovery.

4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand screening programmes for cancer in Yeovil constituency.

4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the starting age for routine mammograms to 40.

4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people over the age of 71 can request a breast cancer screening in Yeovil constituency.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Highway Code: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has has made of trends in the level of public awareness of updated Highway Code rules.

2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the level of funding in hospice care in Yeovil constituency.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of non-essential scientific experimentations on live animals.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving under Influence: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the number of drink driving incidents in Yeovil constituency.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle the decline in native wild birds in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) the British Isles.

30 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had on the potential merits of producing a National Maternity Strategy.

30 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will appoint a Maternity Commissioner.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Teaching Methods: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure disadvantaged children from Yeovil constituency will be able to access the Safe Artificial Intelligence tutoring tools that will be available by the end of 2027.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Teaching Methods: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will include educators from Yeovil constituency in the co-creation of Artificial Intelligence tutoring tools.

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to increase the proportion of livestock in the UK that are pre-stunned before slaughter.

29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Storms: Bellwin Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make emergency financial assistance available through the Bellwin scheme to local authorities impacted by Storm Chandra.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to provide support to people in Yeovil constituency who have experienced property damage due to Storm Chandra.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Storms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Storm Chandra on children’s education in Yeovil constituency.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to support the reopening of community spaces that were closed as a result of flooding during Storm Chandra.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of damage done by Storm Chandra in Yeovil constituency.

27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the experiences of neurodivergent children living in temporary accommodation in Yeovil constituency

Source: official written-questions record.