Written questions

211 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: West Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current frequency of bathing water testing at designated bathing sites in West Sussex.

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Bridges: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department permits local highway authorities to seek alternative funding or delivery mechanisms for critical bridge infrastructure projects where concurrent delivery through the Structures Fund woul

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Structures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will assess the interaction of proposed Structures Fund schemes with existing Major Road Network and National Highways programmes affecting the same transport corridor.

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Structures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the assessment of Structures Fund bids includes consideration of cumulative traffic impacts, emergency diversion routes, and wider network resilience during concurrent infrastructure works.

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Structures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether local highway authorities may propose phased or deferred delivery timetables for proposed Structures Fund schemes where concurrent strategic infrastructure works would otherwise create significant cumul

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Structures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether schemes supported through the Structures Fund are required to commence by a fixed deadline.

20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Zachary Merton Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of a proposed reduction in community inpatient capacity at Zachary Merton Hospital on the level of (a) the use of virtual wards, (b) care a

20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Zachary Merton Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Answer of 13 March 2026 to Question 117218 on NHS, whether his Department assessed the potential merits of exercising the call-in power under Schedule 10A of the National Health Serv

20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Zachary Merton Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2026 to Question 117219 on NHS, whether changes to services at Zachary Merton Hospital had been notified to his Department under Schedule 10A of the National Heal

17 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Valve Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the variation in diagnosis times and access to treatment for heart valve disease by (a) region and (b) demographic group in England and West Sussex.

17 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Valve Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average time between diagnosis and treatment for heart valve disease in (a) England and (b) West Sussex in the last five years; and whether he plans to set maximum recommended timefram

17 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Valve Disease: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the average waiting time for diagnostic tests, including echocardiograms, for suspected heart valve disease in (a) England and (b) NHS trusts serving West Sussex for which the latest data i

17 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Valve Disease: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average time between first presentation with symptoms and confirmed diagnosis of heart valve disease in (a) England and (b) West Sussex in the last five years.

17 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Valve Disease: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of heart valve disease cases were diagnosed at an advanced stage in (a) England and (b) West Sussex; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the role of primary care

15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what powers are available to local authorities to intervene where private parking arrangements are having a demonstrable negative impact on local businesses, including through co

15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of private parking enforcement practices on footfall and consumer confidence in local high streets.

15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of the use of surveillance and enforcement practices by private parking operators to issue charges based on motorists’ movement

15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of signage requirements for private parking operators, including where free parking is conditional on visiting specific premises.

15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of private parking charge notices issued annually in England; and what assessment he has made of trends in those figures over the las

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis Now

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has met with representatives of Meningitis Now since the recent meningitis outbreak; and whether he plans to meet them to discuss their recommendations.

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the findings and recommendations of the JCVI’s review of meningococcal B vaccination policy for adolescents and young adults.

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has identified any delays in issuing public health advice during the recent meningitis outbreak.

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether protocols for escalating suspected meningitis outbreaks to national public health authorities were followed in full in the recent outbreak.

26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department and relevant public health bodies became aware of the recent meningitis outbreak; what guidance was issued to NHS bodies, schools, colleges and universities; and on what date th

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

Sports: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of delays in determining discretionary business rates relief applications on the financial sustainability of grassroots sports

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

Sports: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of local authority budget pressures on decisions to award discretionary business rates relief to sports clubs and

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

Sports: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to billing authorities on the publication of aggregate and recipient-level information on discretionary business rates relief award

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

Sports: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the administrative burden placed on volunteer-led sports clubs and community sports facilities by annual reapplication requiremen

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

Visitor Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on non-mayoral visitor economies, including Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, of limiting powers to introduce an ove

23 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Visitor Levy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of an overnight visitor levy in England on levels of displacement of overnight stays in levy areas to nearby non-levy areas; and whether she has modell

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