Written questions

783 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Valuation Office Agency’s performance in responding to Checks and Challenges to rateable values of non-domestic properties; and what steps her Department is

20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase public participation in the bowel cancer screening programme in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

20 Apr 2026 · Women and Equalities

Employment: Menopause

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what workplace support the Menopause Action Plan will deliver for constituents in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Sclerosis: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to people living with Multiple Sclerosis in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how far the proposed SEND reforms will address the postcode lottery in access to specialist education support.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of children’s physical safety in schools.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of children’s happiness at school.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the trends in the length of time it takes parents who suspect their child has SEND to get an assessment in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to make it easier for parents to get support for children with SEND in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of then number of school places for children with SEND in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support disabled people into work in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of State Pension age changes on 1950s-born women living in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reform access to work in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Statutory Instrument required to enable civil enforcement against unnecessary pavement obstruction has been drafted; and when he plans to lay that instrument before Parliament.

14 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Police: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve levels of confidence in the police amongst minority communities.

14 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Hate Crime: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle hate crimes in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department have taken to end the routine culling of male chicks.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Multi-academy Trusts: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Every child achieving and thriving, published on 23 February 2026, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of senior pay in m

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to develop a national plan for a sudden unexplained death in childhood plan.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Fraud Strategy 2026 to 2029, published by the Home Office on 9 March 2026, to tackle online scams advertising on social me

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle online scam advertising on social media.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how responses to the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation, published on 2 March 2026, will inform policymaking on this topic; and how those resp

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the survey for children and young people as part of the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consu

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the accessibility of the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation, published on 2 March 2026, for people

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the stakeholder engagement underpinning the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation, published on 2

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Harpenden and Berkhamsted cons

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sanitary Products: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what lessons his Department has learned of the effectiveness of the legal duty to provide free period products under the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021.

26 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Horticulture: Employment and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of garden centres on local employment and skills training; and what steps he is taking to support that sector.

26 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Horticulture: Supermarkets

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of supermarkets selling low-cost cut flowers and plants on the viability of independent garden centre businesses.

26 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Horticulture: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support garden centre businesses in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.