Victoria Collins

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) commissioning funding of integrated care boards and (b) other funding provided to hospice services.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the Women’s Health Strategy.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) unpaid and (b) disabled carers in the context of her proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments.

8 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Tax Collection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Official Statistics by HMRC entitled Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition: tax gap estimates for 2022 to 2023, updated on 20 June 2024, updated on 21 March 2025, what steps she is taking to collect

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that unpaid carers are adequately supported during the transition to the new disability benefits system.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to take steps to regulate unrealistic beauty standards in online content aimed at younger children.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures his Department has discussed with social media companies to help tackle the spread of misinformation online.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Muscular Dystrophy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional support for families affected by members with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the training of healthcare employees in recognising symptoms of endometriosis.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Ovarian Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support GPs in diagnosing ovarian cancer.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of endometriosis.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Honey: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve testing methods, (b) strengthen labelling regulations and (c) help tackle honey adulteration in other ways.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ovarian Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on ovarian cancer research in the latest period for which data is available.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurological Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle shortages of medication for (a) Parkinson's and (b) epilepsy.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure disabled children can access social care support.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to raise the retirement age for commercial pilots.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Closures and Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent (a) staff shortages in and (b) the closure of local pharmacies.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to provide financial support to help scientists phase out the use of animals in medical research.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions his Department has had with social media companies on age restrictions for accessing social media.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve bus connectivity in )a) Great Gaddesden and (b) other rural areas.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) rates of early diagnosis, (b) access to treatment and (c) specialist care for people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the potential impact of social media algorithms on addiction of young people to social media in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constitu

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the (a) early commencement of services and (b) reliability of bus services between (i) Tring, (ii) Aylesbury, and (iii) Hemel Hempstead.

7 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Energy: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to help support households in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency with their energy bills.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to support pensioners with the cost of living in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) England.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Legal Aid Scheme and Respite Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on reviewing the eligibility of unpaid carers for (a) legal aid and (b) advocacy; and what assessment he has made of the potentia

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rented Housing: Tenants' Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to improve the rights of residents in non-traditional housing against (a) eviction, (b) sudden contract cancellations and (c) large rent increases.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve staffing levels at GP surgeries to ensure ring timely access to women's health services.

7 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 steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of available NHS dental appointments in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the cost of dental care for (a) low income families and (b) pensioners.