Written questions

91 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of ending the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on (a) listed religious buildings and (b) their congregations.

6 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of statutory maternity pay levels on (a) workforce retention and (b) maternal health outcomes.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

CCTV: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to review the legal and regulatory framework governing the domestic use of CCTV, with particular reference to protections for individuals whose homes or pri

26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review planning regulations for houses in multiple occupation.

25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications of his policies the recommendation in the report entitled FloodReady – an action plan to build the resilience of peopl

25 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report by CenTax entitled A fair solution to inheritance tax on farms and small businesses, published on 15 August 2025, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposal f

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Disability Confident Scheme was last evaluated, what metrics were used, and whether the Department plans to review employer compliance with the guaranteed interview commitment.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of bus franchising on community connectivity in rural villages.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment into the social value of increasing rail connectivity (a) in and (b) between rural and semi-rural areas.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of restoration of rail service levels to pre COVID-19 levels.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are plans to build new service family accommodation in the constituency of Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Online Safety Act 2023 does not result in unintended consequences for (a) freedom of expression and (b) access to (i) supportive and (i

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the Child Maintenance Service.

14 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Functional Neurological Disorder: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access England to (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) specialist rehabilitation services for patients with Functional Neurological Disorder.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of office-to-residential asset conversions to accelerate the delivery of social housing.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Agriculture and Small Businesses: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by CenTax entitled A fair solution to inheritance tax on farms and small businesses, published on 15 August 2025.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Transport Secretary acts to make thousands of extra driving tests available each month, published on 23 April 2025, how many driving test places have be

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cladding remediation works on high-risk buildings are not subject to avoidable delays in the building control approval process

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) remote and (b) other hard-to-reach properties are provided access to reliable fibre broadband.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing First

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a national Housing First rollout.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help people sleeping rough access long-term and stable accommodation.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Electric Scooters: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to regulate the use of privately owned e-scooters involved in anti-social behaviour.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the use of digital asset management systems by local retailers to support crime prevention.

8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children living in temporary accommodation in Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme constituency.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the remaining local authorities selected for the pilot inquiries into group-based child sexual exploitation.

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

Water Treatment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote water reuse.

15 May 2025 · Home Office

Emergency Services: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the use of drones to record footage over police cordons at emergency scenes on privacy; and whether she plans to introduce addi

12 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many units of service family accommodation are located in Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme constituency.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lung Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to extend eligibility for NHS lung screening programmes to include people with a history of occupational exposure to (a) asbestos, (b) coal dust and (c) other hazardous substa

11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the supply of Creon; and what support his Department is providing to patients who are not able to use alternative medicines.

Source: official written-questions record.