Victoria Collins

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will take steps to (a) update the basic rate of Universal Credit annually inline with inflation and (b) introduce an essentials guarantee to reflect the cost of living.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to fund the Adoption and Special Guardianship fund after 2025/26.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Period Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle period poverty for young girls in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce inequalities in SEND funding between local authorities.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the mental health of (a) teachers and (b) support staff.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme applies a currency model to commission (a) palliative and (b) end-of-life care services.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Independent Commission into Adult Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if will make it his policy that unpaid carers are the central focus of the Independent Commission into Adult Social Care.

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

Rivers: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the bathing standard in the (a) River Ver and (b) River Lea.

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

Housing: Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to impose a legal duty on large-scale housing developments to include adequate sewage capacity.

4 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Incentives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to incentivise dentists to increase NHS appointments in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England.

4 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide additional funding for fracture liaison services to help increase the (a) coverage and (b) quality of those services.

4 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure effective fracture liaison services for over 50s.

4 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will provide Integrated Care Boards with detailed guidance on the minimum provision of palliative care required for hospices in their area.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce (a) accountability and (b) enforcement provisions for private train companies during rail nationalisation.

4 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the potential impact of the energy price cap increase on unpaid carers.

4 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department have to ensure that local authorities can fulfil their duties to carers under the Care Act 2014.

4 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to develop a (a) comprehensive and (b) fully-funded plan to effectively (i) recruit, (ii) train, and (iii) retain a sustainable social care workforce.

12 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the move to a neighbourhood health service will (a) meet the complex needs of people living with dementia and their families and (b) include (i) Admiral Nurses and

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using revenue generated by spectrum Annual Licence Fees to support improved mobile coverage.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Radio Frequencies: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on increasing spectrum available to mobile operators.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to ensure that energy meter reading technology is being upgraded in line with the latest technological developments

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support children with special educational needs in the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Travel Cards: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Oyster card scheme to stations in the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include policies on supporting people with dementia in the 10-year health plan for the NHS.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Music Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to train carers in using musical techniques to support people living with dementia.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with NHS England on the potential merits of promoting the return and reissue of reusable NHS medical equipment.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Counselling and Psychiatry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) psychotherapy and (b) counselling professionals operating without a protected title on patients.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Hartley Pensions: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to take steps to provide compensation for self-invested personal pension holders affected by Hartley Pensions entering administration.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure private train operating companies are held to account for their performance during the transition to rail nationalisation; and what steps she will take to ensure that performa

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of AI zones on local infrastructure.