Caroline Voaden

13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers: Bereavement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department assessed the adequacy of existing consumer protection regulations in ensuring that companies treat bereaved customers with appropriate sensitivity and consistency.

13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Private Sector: Bereavement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department in cooperation with other departments has had with private sector organisations on the standardisation of their bereavement notification processes, in order to reduce th

13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Financial Services and Utilities: Bereavement

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data the Government holds on the number of complaints made to financial services and utility companies relating to the handling of bereavement notifications.

13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Tell Us Once Programme: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of extending the Tell Us Once service to include private sector organisations including banks, insurance companies, and utility providers, in order to redu

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

Horticulture: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide guidance on the collection of plastic plant pots by local authorities under the plastic waste stream, in accordance with Schedule 1, Part 4 of the Separati

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

Horticulture: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure local authority recycling schemes accept non-black plant pots.

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

Agriculture: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support farmers to recycle farm plastic.

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

Agriculture: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of recycling rates of farm plastic.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving pharmacy students studying for MPharm degrees in England access to the NHS Learning Support Fund.

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Developmental Language Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to ensure children with Developmental Language Disorder are adequately supported following upcoming reforms to the SEND system.

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Developmental Language Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children with Developmental Language Disorder were considered when writing the policy paper entitled SEND reform: putting children and young people first.

22 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driverless Vehicles: Criminal Liability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the criminal liability framework applicable in cases where (a) autonomous and (b) connected vehicles cause (i) death and (ii) serious injury.

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Freight: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the haulage industry with increases in fuel prices.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the level of funding required to improve school food standards.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Outdoor Education: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of defunding the Level 5 Outdoor Learning Specialist Apprenticeship on the outdoor education sector.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made on the national roll-out of the Youth Jobs Guarantee.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Lifeboats

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help support small independent lifeboat organisations.

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

Local Government Finance: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing the formula for flood defence and coastal protection in the Local Government Finance Settlement on local authoriti

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

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has made of the potential merits of extending the Adjustment Support Grant in 2027/28.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to ensure the timely completion of payments for Countryside Stewardship agreements.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fertilisers: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proportion of fertiliser that is imported on food security.

4 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: International Cooperation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of supporting the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Parents: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing a national rollout of parenting programmes, such as Triple P and Incredible Years, on levels of stigma associated with seeking parenting sup

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Parents: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using parenting programmes such as that implemented in Australia to support parents in managing their children’s screen time.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Extracurricular Activities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take with local authorities to (a) join up local enrichment and youth offers and (b) support the implementation of the Enrichment Expansion Programme.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Extracurricular Activities: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, a) in what way her Department plans to measure the impact of the Enrichment Expansion Programme, b) what indicators of success her Department will use, and c) what support the 400 selected school

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Extracurricular Activities: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Enrichment Expansion Programme; and how will selected schools be supported to continue their enrichment offer onc

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Project Gigabit: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve communication with rural communities about Project Gigabit rollout timelines.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Project Gigabit: South Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the Project Gigabit voucher scheme will reopen to communities in South Devon constituency.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that households in areas with poor mobile signal are not excluded from smart meters.