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.