Written questions

116 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Fly-tipping and Litter: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the measures in place to tackle (a) littering and (b) flytipping in Kent.

24 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the age limits for soldiers and officers to rejoin the Army Reserves.

10 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply of HRT products in Kent.

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing blue badge holders to temporarily use an expired badge while its renewal is being processed.

31 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the provision of bus services in (a) Ashford constituency and (b) Kent.

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

A28: Bridges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Highways Agency on increasing the height of the railings on the A28 overbridge over the M20 between junctions 9 and 10.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring that all public-facing transport staff participate in mandatory autism awareness and sensitivity training.

29 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Police: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) police officers and (b) public-facing police staff participating in mandatory autism awareness and sensitivity training.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports and Leisure: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring that public-facing (a) leisure and (b) sports staff participate in mandatory autism awareness and sensitivity training.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) teachers and (b) other teaching staff participating in mandatory autism awareness and sensitivity training.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payments: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the criteria for the eligibility of the Winter Fuel allowance to include pensioners who have received a terminal diagnosis.

27 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring that adults aged over 60 with pre-existing conditions are included in the respiratory syncytial virus vaccination program

27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on the implications of developers failing to meet their commitments in planning agreements under Section 106 of the

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 21357 on Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing its findings.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cadet forces on the (i) mental health and (ii) wellbeing of young people.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) support and (b) resources available to the (i) Sea Cadets, (ii) Volunteer Cadet Corps, (iii) Army Cadet Force, (iv) Air Training Corps and (v) Combined Cadet

16 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of statutory safeguard training for (a) private hire and (b) taxi drivers under the Police and Crime Act 2017.

14 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce accident and emergency waiting times in hospitals in East Kent.

14 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if her Department will publish a timeline for the introduction of mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting.

8 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities

Disability and Ethnic Groups: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to have discussions with EU counterparts on the introduction of the EU Pay Transparency Directive as part of the Government's plans to consult on the draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill

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

Electrical Goods: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage local authorities to include the recycling of small electrical items as part of household waste collections.

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

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of adding XL Bullies to the list of prohibited dogs under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 on the number of attacks by XL Bul

12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 18797 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, how many of the claims relating to Covid-19 vaccination that have gone to tribunal have resulted in the Va

11 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Public Sector: Re-employment and Workplace Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing pension abatement rules on (a) public sector pensions and (b) re-employment earnings for public sector employees.

9 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent defending Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme appeals linked to Covid-19 vaccinations since 2021; and how many Vaccine Damage Payment Schemes appeals linked to Covid-19

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Bereavement Counselling and Death: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including lessons on death and bereavement in the National Curriculum.

12 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all integrated care boards meet the mental health investment standard.

12 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) tenants and (b) leaseholders are not adversely financially impacted by communal heating schemes.

11 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Kent Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding levels for Kent Police.

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

Inland Waterways: Ashford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to clear up water ways in Ashford constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.