Written questions

265 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Housing and Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to establish a national fund to support planning and housing teams in councils with limited resources or expertise.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Associations and Community Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage partnerships between (a) councils, (b) housing associations and (c) community-led housing groups through matched funding or shared risk model

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the market potential of shared ground loops.

9 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what will be in the terms of the Carr Hill review.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of continued IPP incarceration on the mental health of prisoners; and what steps he is taking to ensure appropriate psychological support is

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will launch a public awareness campaign to support the integration of children’s social care services into local communities.

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve community (a) understanding and (b) acceptance of (i) residential and (ii) support services for vulnerable children (A) in the community and (B) in the criminal ju

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with employers on (a) the adequacy of employer sick pay top-up schemes and (b) their role in supporting workers with long-term health conditions.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Camborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the position of children in social care in Camborne and Redruth constituency.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to improve access to ADHD medication.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered reforming the Carr-Hill Formula in the context of GP practices which pay a higher proportion of the global sum on staff costs.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to sustain the independent contractor status of GP partnerships through the 10 Year Health Plan.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether assessment of local housing needs includes (a) share of second homes, (b) prevalence of short-term lets and (c) local house-price-to-income ratios.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Travel: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the weight of transport accessibility in allocating regional funding by including metrics such as (a) transport

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Deprivation Indicators

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using smaller geographic units in assessing deprivation at local levels.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Clean Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the clean energy workforce strategy on UK jobs in critical mineral supply chains.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Clean Energy: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with energy companies on the potential merits of policy cost rebalancing on energy bills to incentivise the uptake of low-carbon technologies.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she made of the adequacy of the UK 261 regulation in ensuring that passengers affected by short flight delays (a) late at night and (b) at any time are protected from (i) financial and (ii) logi

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to release the £400 million announced in the Spending Review for grassroots sports facilities; and what proportion of this funding will be allocated to support (a) local

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) timely and (b) equitable access to effective migraine treatments, in the context of reports of (i) long waiting times, (ii) inconsistent access to

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Young People: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number and proportion of young people aged 16 to 24 who are not in education, employment or training in (a) Cornwall and (b) Camborne and Redruth constituency

22 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

DRIVE35 Programme: Minerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using spending allocated to the DRIVE35 programme for the domestic critical minerals industry.

22 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with police forces on improving investigations into cases involving coercive and controlling behaviour.

21 Jul 2025 · Attorney General

Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps her Department is taking to increase prosecution rates for cases involving coercive and controlling behaviour.

18 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Associations: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that housing associations are held accountable for the (a) quality and (b) safety of homes they (i) manage and (ii) build.

18 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freehold: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to expand the (a) remit and (b) powers of the New Homes Ombudsman to include freehold homeowners with unresolved structural issues.

18 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support is available to homeowners who cannot afford legal representation in disputes with housing (a) developers and (b) associations over structural defects.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Giving every child the best start in life, published on 7 July 2025, what the terms of the review into fairer funding for early years will be.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Family Hubs: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to help (a) raise the profile and (b) increase levels of use of the Best Start digital service.

17 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) child and (b) adult mental health services in Cornwall.

Source: official written-questions record.