Written questions
783 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Central Africa: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support humanitarian programmes in central Africa.
15 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Health Services: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with providers of community equipment services on service delivery in the context of integrated care in the next (a) five and (b) 10 years.
15 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Security Action for Europe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the EU on access to the Security Action for Europe fund.
15 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to hold discussions with suppliers of medical equipment to community care services on social care reform.
15 May 2025 · Treasury
Climate Change: Economic Situation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential economic impact of (a) extreme weather events, (b) food inflation, (c) flood recovery and (d) other climate-related impacts on (i) public services and (ii) hous
8 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 46378 on Nigeria: Religious Freedom, tabled by the hon. Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted on 17 April 2025.
8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory nutritional targets for large supermarket retailers.
8 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Climate and Nature Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Climate and Nature Bill.
6 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support vulnerable people into work in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
6 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Winter Fuel Payment: Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Winter Fuel Payment on living standards for pensioners in Harpenden and Berkhamsted.
6 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the level of uptake of Pension Credit in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) the rest of England.
6 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing regulations on the advertising of products high in fat, sugar or salt (a) in outdoor spaces and (b) on audio-only media on public
6 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Life Expectancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce differences in healthy life expectancy between regions in England.
30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers: Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for family carers in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that deafblind people can access appropriate social care in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) the rest of England.
30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce barriers to social care for (a) deafblind people and (b) other disabled people with complex needs in (i) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency an
30 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to adapt farming subsidy schemes to incentivise the (a) housing of all farmed animals in woodland and (b) planting of woodland in permanent pasture; a
30 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Forestry
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will extend agroforestry funding to (a) include multiple species and (b) increase tree planting density to help provide an appropriate habitat for (i) pigs and (ii) c
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing additional funding for social rent homes in the forthcoming spending review.
30 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Technology: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to increase taxes on global tech companies.
30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to improve training for disabled children’s social care professionals in local authorities.
30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce regional differences in social care provision for disabled children.
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide funding for social rent homes in the Spending Review.
30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to assessments for Special Educational Needs in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) England.
30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Discharges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the rate of discharge from hospitals into social care in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) England.
30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to emergency dentistry in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
30 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Online Information Advisory Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the terms of reference for the Advisory Committee on Online Information.
30 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Export Health Certificates: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a cap on the fees charged by veterinary practices for issuing Animal Health Certificates.
23 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Debts Written Off
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed reductions in spending on official development assistance on levels of debt-cancellation to heavil
23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Right to Buy Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that homes sold under Right to Buy are not used as private rental properties.
Source: official written-questions record.