Written questions

545 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure fair pay for teaching assistants.

4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to the reduce the financial pressures of long-term care for people ineligible for state support.

4 Jun 2025 · 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 merits of extending the voluntary NHS free parking concession for carers.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Towns Fund: Children's Play

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of funding under the Towns Fund was allocated to projects involving (a) formal and (b) informal play spaces.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to retain (a) job numbers and (b) existing terms and conditions when NHS trusts create subsidiary companies.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with UNISON in relation to proposals by NHS Trusts in Dorset to create a subsidiary company.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, (b) University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust and (c) Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust on t

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals to create a subsidiary company by NHS trusts in Dorset on (a) jobs and (b) existing terms and conditions.

22 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to promote English as a Foreign Language schools in global markets.

22 May 2025 · Home Office

Educational Visits: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling school groups to travel to the EU with ID cards.

22 May 2025 · Home Office

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the British Council on the potential merits of making Accreditation UK the main oversight body for English as a Foreign Language schools.

21 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, publish on 12 May 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her proposed changes to short-

21 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of English as a Foreign Language schools on (a) the UK and (b) Bournemouth economy.

21 May 2025 · Home Office

Youth Mobility Scheme: United Arab Emirates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a youth mobility scheme with the United Arab Emirates.

21 May 2025 · Home Office

Youth Mobility Scheme: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a youth mobility scheme with Saudi Arabia.

21 May 2025 · Home Office

Youth Mobility Scheme: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a youth mobility scheme with Turkey.

21 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Students: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on visa applications for students attending English as a Foreign Language (EFL) schools.

16 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Plan for Neighbourhoods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to evaluate the impact of Phase One of her Plan for Neighbourhoods; and whether she plans for Phase Two to include neighbourhoods beyond the initial

12 May 2025 · Department for Education

Environment: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools teach about the environment.

9 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Visas: EU Countries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on UK Nationals being able to stay in the Schengen Zone for only 90 in every 180 days.

6 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to help ensure that Dorset Police are able to refer convicted stalkers for mental health interventions.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Stalking Protection Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the training available to magistrates on stalking protection orders.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Renters Rights Bill on landlords with fewer than five properties.

29 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Electric Scooters: Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide powers to the police to take enforcement action against the illegal use of e-scooters on the public highway.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislation to limit the speed of e-scooters.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the (a) sale and (b) import of devices which allow the 15.5 mph speed limit to be removed.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the sale of private e-scooters on public safety.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) social care providers and (b) local authorities on ensuring (i) choice, (ii) control and (ii) flexibility in the provision of care as enshrined in the Care Act

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

Private Rented Housing: Bournemouth East

What steps her Department is taking to improve standards in the private rented sector in Bournemouth East constituency.

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

Children's Play

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing Mayoral Strategic Authorities with statutory duties on play via the proposed English Devolution Bill.

Source: official written-questions record.