Written questions

19 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local visitor economies.

22 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Private Education: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided to Ofsted for the inspection of independent schools in each of the last five years.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Independent Schools Inspectorate: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided for the (a) operation of the Independent Schools Inspectorate and (b) cost of inspections undertaken by the Inspectorate in each financial year since 2015-16.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many grants have been awarded under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in each month since the scheme started by (a) technology, (b) local authority and (c) constituency.

14 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Hubs: Peterborough

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the staff capacity is at the civil service hub building in Peterborough; and what the average staff occupancy is.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sepsis: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the symptoms of sepsis.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sepsis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of sepsis in the 10 Year Health Plan.

18 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Covenant

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more organisations to sign the Armed Forces Covenant.

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

Farms: Educational Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of educational access visits to farms over the last five years; and what plans he has

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

Crabs: Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the spread of mitten crabs to Cambridgeshire.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Public Sector: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Skills England will be required to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equalities Act 2010.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts use apprenticeship funding to develop their clinical workforce.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Physiotherapy: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many physiotherapy apprentices there are at each level of study in England.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Observer: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet Colleagues on the proposed sale of the Observer.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Science: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of science teachers in Peterborough constituency.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Science: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of science teachers in Peterborough constituency in the 2023-24 academic year; and if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the number of science tea

17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Ceasefires and Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department plans to take to help (a) secure an immediate ceasefire and (b) the release of hostages in Gaza.

17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the security of UK-funded humanitarian projects in Gaza.

17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department last met representatives of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA); and whether he plans to meet UNRWA in future.

Source: official written-questions record.