Victoria Collins

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the penalties for the use or supply of illegal number plates designed to evade automatic number plate recognition systems.

23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to collect data on the number of planning applications or appeals in which Grey Belt policy is cited.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to end the use of promotional offers by gambling companies that may increase gambling-related harm.

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number and capacity of dementia trials.

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential to scale up investment in dementia clinical trials, including through the Dementia Goals Programme.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Assessments: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of timed examinations on the performance of neurodiverse students.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Assessments: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the accessibility of written examination formats for neurodiverse students in schools and further education settings.

23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Agriculture: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the subdivision and sale of agricultural land into multiple small plots on the effectiveness of planning

23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to update guidance to enable local planning authorities to take account of cumulative breaches of planning control across subdivided land where indiv

23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on escalating enforcement action, including the use of injunctions under section 187B of the Town and Country

19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on escalating enforcement action, including the use of injunctions under section 187B of the Town and Country

11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect settlement hierarchy and the character of rural villages in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency. .

11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he will the response to the July 2025 consultation on the Private Parking Code of Practice; and what the timetable is for implementation of the statutory Code under the Park

11 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of private parking enforcement practices at hospital sites on patients attending medical treatment; and whether additional protections are being

11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with private parking operators on their duties under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments for disabled motorists; and what enforcemen

11 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Knives: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made in trends in the level of reported knife offences in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

11 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the levels of reported violent crime in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

11 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Vetting: Voluntary Work

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the duplication of safeguarding requirements for volunteers working across schools, charities and community organisations.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of not commencing Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 on sewer capacity and storm overflow discharges.

11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Sewers and Water Treatment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to local planning authorities on wastewater treatment capacity when determining applications for major housing developments.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewers: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the statutory right to connect new developments to the public sewer network on storm overflow discharges.

10 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the transition from student loan funding to NHS bursary support on the cost of living for medical students in the later years of

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on the use of injunctions under section 187B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in cases involving repe

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Agriculture: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the subdivision and sale of agricultural land into multiple small plots on local planning enforcement wor

10 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the feasibility of making enhanced DBS certificates transferable between organisations where the role and level of check required are equivalent.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to reduce levels of youth unemployment in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of levels in youth unemployment in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

O2 and Starlink: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will hold discussions with (a) Starlink and (b) O2 on data protection.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made the potential merits of introducing content labelling requirements for AI-generated images and videos on social media platforms.

27 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support the hospitality sector in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.