Written questions

265 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Electric Cables: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to collaborate with training providers to increase skills levels in high voltage dynamic cables.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding through the National Funding Formula for (a) small schools and (b) rural schools.

24 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to help tackle shortages of professional services in design and planning stages of (a) infrastructure and (b) housing.

24 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to increase clarity in the process of allocating funding to local areas through (a) consultation on their development and (b) publication of detaile

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to increase funding through the Dedicated Schools Grant to areas with (a) below average allocations and (b) deficits.

24 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take into account non-resident population seasonal increases due to tourism when determining funding settlements for deprived areas.

24 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take into account super-ageing demographics such as in Cornwall when determining funding settlements for deprived areas.

24 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take into account (a) remoteness and (b) peripherality of areas such as Cornwall when determining funding settlements for deprived areas.

24 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take into account low wages in rural areas when determining funding settlements for deprived areas.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of (a) ticket office closures and (b) staffing reductions at rural railways stations on passengers.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Energy Intensive Industries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to extend the Energy Intensive Industries support scheme.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Metals and Minerals: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to make an assessment of international comparisons of support provided to (a) minerals, (b) metals and (c) processing companies through the (i) planning and (ii) permitting proces

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Minerals: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of securing the imports of critical minerals in (a) semi-manufactured materials and (b) raw materials.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Minerals: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled UK Critical Mineral Strategy, last updated on 13 March 2024, what recent estimate he has made of the value of critical mineral exports.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help improve data in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment system.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Payments Agency: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) expedite payments and (b) improve the payment structure of the Rural Payments Agency.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beaches and Water: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) polluted and (b) unsafe (i) beaches and (ii) bathing areas have signage to alert the public.

4 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Holiday Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to regulate short-term lets.

4 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including (a) ground source heat pumps and (b) shared ground loops in the Future Homes Standard.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to consult with stakeholders on the potential (a) duration and (b) level of support available in relation to her Department's proposals for unemployment insurance.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has for the provision of further information on the additional premium provided to claimants for the planned Universal Credit health element for the most severe, life-long health conditio

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Minerals: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to promote training opportunities for (a) mineral processing, (b) metallurgical skills and (c) other critical minerals skills.

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment between trends in levels of people hospitalised due to eating disorders in (a) England and (b) other European nations in 2024.

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve services for women with eating disorders.

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of adults with eating disorders that are waiting for treatment from community mental health services; and what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times.

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10-year health plan for England will include dentistry services.

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of improving (a) the funding of and (b) support for NHS dentistry services in rural areas.

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Car-Hill formula for funding to GPs in Camborne, Redruth and Hayle.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for children with SEND in rural areas.

Source: official written-questions record.