Written questions

Caroline Voaden

179 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Devon and Cornwall Police: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner's request for emergency funding to pay chief constables' salaries.

13 Jan 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 planned timetable is for announcing the outcome of bids submitted to the Water Restoration Fund in spring 2024.

18 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the recognition of overseas medical qualifications of Ukrainian refugees.

18 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to ensure sustainable funding is provided to local authorities for domestic abuse and sexual violence services.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: South Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit applications have been received in South Devon constituency since 22 August 2024.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether additional funding will be made available to students from England on graduate entry medicine courses under the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) farmers and (b) landowners are aware of relevant funding initiatives under the ELM scheme which are available to help them comply with

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of students whose Universal Credit has been affected by receipt of a student loan in the most recent period for which data is available.

13 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Landscape Recovery Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the third round of Landscape Recovery will open for applications.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will relaunch the Kickstart scheme.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: South Devon

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Young People: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) school and (b) higher education leavers are supported into meaningful employment, and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of piloting in

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available to drivers involved in accidents with untraceable drivers (a) in cases where the innocent driver cannot afford to wait the time it takes for the Motor Insurance Bureau to process a cla

5 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the funding for local authorities to provide drug and alcohol support services.

3 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure equality of access to NHS services in the context of increases in digital patient-facing systems.

25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled First Do No Harm: the report of Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, published in July 2020, what progress he has made on setting up an ind

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Management Companies: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of competition in the (a) leasehold and (b) freehold estate management markets; and if she will take legislative steps to help increa

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Management Companies: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will have discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the potential impact of large estate management companies on (a) role of SMEs, (b) the ability of SMEs

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to protect parties during family court proceedings.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Outages

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of requiring all communications providers to issue automatic compensation for service outages.

18 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure children's wishes are considered by the Family Court during a hearing.

18 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help ensure that victims of domestic abuse are supported through the family courts system.

14 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all cases of suspected wildlife crimes against birds are fully investigated, in the context of the prevalence of highly pathogenic av

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sole: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the proposed reduction in the sole fishery in the Western Channel.

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: English Channel and South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential socio-economic impact of proposed quota adjustments on the (a) South West fishing industry and (b) English Channel fisheries.

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Celtic Sea and North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the International Council of the Exploration of the Sea's publication entitled Advice on fishing opp

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage Great British Energy to consult with local communities on the development of renewable energy projects.

6 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of case backlogs in (a) criminal and (b) civil courts.

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure people without Maths and English GCSEs can access appropriate apprenticeship schemes.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to negotiate reciprocal agreements with Commonwealth countries on uprating UK pensions.

Source: official written-questions record.