Caroline Voaden

4 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Trade Agreements: European Union

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the UK-EU summit agreements.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the postgraduate loan repayment threshold to be in line with the National Minimum Wage.

27 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the viability of public swimming pools.

27 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Mortgages: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure buy-to-let mortgage products are available for landlords renting to vulnerable tenants.

19 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve transport services in rural areas.

11 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges: Social Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofwat on the standardisation of social tariff schemes for water bills.

6 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that care home fee rates set by local authorities include (a) the economic situation, (b) workforce and (c) inflation.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Discipline

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure school behaviour policies are (a) inclusive and (b) supportive of children with speech and language challenges.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the merits of putting transitional arrangements in place for changes to inheritance tax rules for family businesses.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support small family businesses that are affected by recent Inheritance Tax changes.

14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the impact of increased water bills on pensioners.

14 May 2025 · Department for Education

Dyslexia: Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support adults with dyslexia to access further education.

12 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Quotas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which companies were granted additional quota through the quota application mechanism in 2025; and what (a) environmental, (b) social and (c) economic outcomes are expected from each.

7 May 2025 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend PE and Sport Premium Funding beyond 2024-25.

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to (a) ensure young perpetrators of anti-social behaviour are arrested and charged and (b) prevent them from reoffending.

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

Water Restoration Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 44061 on Water Restoration Fund, how environmental (a) fines and (b) penalties collected from (i) water and (ii) sewerage companies

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure police officers have adequate powers to tackle anti-social behaviour committed by people under 18 years old.

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

Water Restoration Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the reinvestment of environmental (a) fines and (b) penalties collected from (i) water and (ii) sewerage companies since November 2023 through the Water Restorati

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

National Parks: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding he has allocated to support National Parks in England in 2025-26.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Park Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the energy price cap to park home owners.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure all staff working with children and young people have the appropriate training to identify and support children with speech, language and communication challenges.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme: South Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are using the Healthy Start scheme in the South Devon constituency.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support pensioners in receipt of Local Housing Allowance who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs.

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

Park Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support park home residents.

19 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Adoption and special guardianship support fund beyond March 2025.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has of the cost of the Extended producer responsibility scheme for small businesses.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure small businesses are supported during the implementation of the extended producer responsibility scheme.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Performance Certificates: Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support landlords to improve the EPC ratings of their properties.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Civil Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the time limit on bringing forward a civil legal claim for abuse.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for reopening the main Capital Grant offer for new applications.