Written questions

783 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that Integrated Care Boards prioritise ADHD and autism assessments for children and young people approaching (a) key educational stages, (b) GCSEs and (c) post-16

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to (a) consult (i) frontline enforcement bodies and (ii) animal welfare organisations on measures to strengthen enforcement of the Hunting Act 2004 and (b) bring for

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire and Rescue Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce national response standards for (a) service levels and (b) response times for all fire and rescue services.

11 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Vans: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on detection rates for thefts (a) from and (b) of light commercial vehicles, broken down by police force area; and whether she is taking steps to support forces w

11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cerebral Palsy: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for adults with cerebral palsy.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Stone

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that public procurement for heritage projects support the use of locally sourced stone appropriate to local architectural traditions.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Construction: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to include natural stone in future (a) low-carbon and (b) sustainable construction incentive schemes.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Stone

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of geographical indication protections for regionally significant natural stones.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Stone: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of overseas (a) subsidies and (b) export support on the competitiveness of UK natural stone producers; and whether he has made an assessm

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Quarrying: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in employers' National Insurance contributions on the natural stone industry.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Construction: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to increase the number of approved apprenticeship providers for (a) stone masonry, (b) quarrying (c) and heritage restoration skills.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Construction: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support the development of (a) specialist training and (b) apprenticeship pathways in the (i) natural stone and (ii) heritage construction sectors, including

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Stone: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of providing (a) targeted grant funding and (b) export support for small and medium-sized enterprises in the natural stone industry simil

3 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing fuel duty on (a) consumer price inflation and (b) household living costs.

3 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Equipment: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to issue guidance to police forces on responding to (a) thefts from vans and (b) tool theft, in the context of the implementation of the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023.

3 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Tools: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to extend the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 to include tradespeople’s power tools.

3 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory suicide preventing training for emergency service workers.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tennis: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide funding for (a) indoor and (b) covered tennis facilities in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tennis: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to support the development of (a) affordable and (b) accessible padel courts in (i) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (ii) England.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to take steps to help support the development of covered (a) tennis, (b) padel and (b) multi-sport facilities in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

30 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for neurology outpatient appointments; and what plans are in place to ensure timely access to neurological care for all patients.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many company directors have been disqualified following Insolvency Service investigations involving (a) phoenix trading or (b) similar conduct after insolvency in each of the last three years.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current enforcement powers where directors of insolvent companies resume trading through new companies; and what steps he is taking to strengt

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of properties ceded to the Flood Re scheme since 2023 are not classified as at risk of flooding under Environment Agency flood maps; and what steps she is

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to require energy suppliers to pay interest on significant customer credit balances held for extended periods.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on the (a) total value of credit balances currently held by domestic energy suppliers and (b) steps it is taking to ensure that surplus credit is refund

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with energy suppliers on the level of their compliance with licence requirements to ensure that direct debit levels reflect customers’ actual energy us

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals (Low-welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to introduce activity regulations under the Animal (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023; and what her Department's timetable is for the full implementatio

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who need it have access to palliative care services in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure adequate financial support for the full range of specialist palliative care services provided by hospices.

Source: official written-questions record.