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.