Written questions
385 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 May 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the long-term outcomes of adopted children impacted by the reduction in therapy funding.
19 May 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 impact of reducing the therapy funding per adopted child in Wiltshire on the mental health and well-being of these children.
19 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made on the Government’s progress in implementing the recommendations of the House of Commons Defence Committee's report entitled Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces
14 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of early release schemes on the safety of domestic abuse survivors in Wiltshire.
14 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms are in place to monitor compliance with (a) licence conditions and (b) restraining orders for early-released offenders in Wiltshire; and what steps she takes to respond to breaches.
14 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who (a) have been convicted of offences related to domestic abuse in Wiltshire and (b) may be eligible for early release; and what steps her Departmen
14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of potential impact of surface water flooding on communities in Wiltshire; and what funding he has provided to help mitigate flooding risks in W
14 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has reviewed the performance of housing maintenance contracts for military service accommodation in Wiltshire.
14 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces Covenant: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing a legal duty on all Government departments to give due regard to the Armed Forces Covenant in decision-making affecting military families in Wiltsh
14 May 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria was used to assess the eligibility of schools for the Schools Rebuilding Progamme; and how many schools in Wilshire have been included since 2020. .
14 May 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of capital spending since 2015 on the (a) condition and (b) safety of school buildings in Wiltshire.
14 May 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much capital funding her Department has provided to schools in (a) Wiltshire and (b) the UK in each year since 2015.
14 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to use a proportion of the additional funding for defence to improve (a) accommodation and (b) facilities for (i) service personnel and (ii) their families in Wiltshire.
14 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timetable is for publishing (a) a full timeline and (b) funding pathway for achieving the target of spending 2.5% of GDP on defence; and what plans he has for infrastructure upgrades at base
14 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to increase the number of British Army personnel.
14 May 2025 · Department for Education
Young Carers: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the (a) educational attainment and (b) progression of young carers with their peers in Wiltshire.
14 May 2025 · Department for Education
Young Carers: Respite Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to monitor the effectiveness of (a) respite and (b) support services for young carers in Wiltshire; and what recent assessment she has made of that effectiveness.
14 May 2025 · Department for Education
Young Carers: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of young carers in Wiltshire have received a formal assessment of their needs in the last 12 months.
14 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the £7 million allocated to Wiltshire Council under the bus service improvement plan 2025–26 in meeting the county's rural transport needs.
14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average dispensing time for a prescription in the NHS South West for each month between May 2015 and April 2025.
13 May 2025 · Treasury
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief at the Autumn Budget on elderly farmers.
13 May 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with an EHCP in Wiltshire are currently placed in educational provision outside of the local authority area.
13 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Special Educational Needs: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tribunal appeals were lodged against decisions made by Wiltshire Council relating to Education, Health and Care Plans in each of the last five years; and in how many cases the appeal was upheld.
13 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) early morning and (b) late evening bus services in Wiltshire for (i) shift workers and (ii) NHS staff.
13 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the average bus punctuality rates for Wiltshire for each year since 2015.
13 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to (a) support and (b) encourage the installation of more audio-visual real time information on (i) busses and (ii) trains for (A) visually-impaired and (B) hard of hearing passengers i
13 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations she has received from disability and passenger rights organisations in Wiltshire on Great Western Railway’s proposed staffing reductions; and if she will publish a summary of those r
13 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Great Western Railway’s proposed reductions on ticket office staffing on access for disabled and elderly passengers in Wiltshire; and if
13 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of Great Western Railway’s proposals to reduce (a) ticket office windows and (b) station staffing levels on passenger (i) service and (ii) safety in Wi
13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
Carbon Emissions and Renewable Energy: Employment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent jobs there were in the low carbon and renewable energy economy in each year since 2015.
Source: official written-questions record.