Dr Ellie Chowns

2 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the business rates system is supportive of SMEs; what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing VAT rates for smaller and medium sized businesses;

2 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to the letter of 2 March 2006 from the hon. Member for North Herefordshire.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central Africa: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the creation of a UN coordinator role to lead regional responses to the Ebola outbreak in central Africa.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are safeguarded from the Ebola outbreak.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking with international partners to engage conflict parties in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to improve humanitarian access to a

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prepare humanitarian support for countries bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the event of the Ebola outbreak spreading.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to ensure safe and unrestricted humanitarian access in areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo affected by the Ebola outb

19 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Members: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the (a) average time and (b) target time for a substantive response to enquiries by the MP hotline.

18 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 80479 on Personal Independence Payment, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of increasing decision making resource on reducing

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential number of commercial flights that could avoid cancellation if private jet flights were banned during the disruption to global oil markets.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a temporary ban on private jet travel to save available jet fuel for commercial flights.

13 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Rainforests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department's (a) Ministers and (b) officials based overseas have had with the Government of Indonesia on the clearance of indigenous peoples’ rainforests

13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Indigenous Peoples: Indonesia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether discussions her Department has had with the Government of Indonesian on the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership has included the clearance of indigenous peoples’ rainforests for food estat

13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Indigenous Peoples: Indonesia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to protect the human rights of Indigenous Peoples in Indonesia, in the context of the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership.

13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Indigenous Peoples: Indonesia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership on (a) indigenous peoples’ human rights and (b) tropical forests.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to develop a comprehensive National Bus Stop Standard that prioritises accessibility, safety, comfort and up-to-date information.

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Investment: Dispute Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK's Investor-State Dispute Settlement Scheme on foreign policy goals.

23 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the acknowledgement of my letter of 7 January 2026, its referral in error to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and the subsequent allocation of reference MC2025/27941 on 16

23 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her email of 7January 2026 acknowledging receipt of my letter ref MC2025/27941, whether she will set out (a) the reasons for the widely differing changes to rateable values and (b) her Department’s

22 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofgem regarding the adequacy of the support offered by energy companies to people living with brain injuries, including conditions such as aphasia,

22 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to publish data on (a) the number and outcomes of procurement challenges and (b) the costs incurred by both contracting authorities and suppliers in such cases.

22 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has considered establishing a low-cost, specialist tribunal or ombudsman to handle procurement disputes more quickly and affordably than the current High Court process; and what assessment

22 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

USA: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the risk of the possibility of arms supplied from the UK to the USA being used to commit serious violations of humanitarian law in Iran.

22 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the risk of the possibility of arms supplied from the UK to Israel being used to commit serious violations of humanitarian law in Iran a

21 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: North Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in North Herefordshire compared w

17 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Hazardous Substances: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK exports of highly hazardous substances listed in Parts II and III of GB Prior Informed Consent Regulation are exported using the waiver from explicit consent from the importing country; and

17 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Hazardous Substances: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Health and Safety Executive will publish a regularly updated list of GB exports of highly hazardous substances listed in Annex II and III of GB PIC that are permitted using the waiver for explici

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Parents: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help parents whose children cannot attend mainstream school where there are no local alternative providers.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2025 to question 86273, which variables determine whether the automated system is able to identify two sets of monthly earnings in one Universal Credit assessment pe

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Risk Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to combine their flood risk assessment maps.