Written questions

213 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of roadside litter due to littering from vehicles; and what consideration her Department has given to (a) the level of fines for

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

Motor Vehicles: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the contribution of littering from vehicles to roadside litter; and what consideration her Department has given to the adequacy of (a) the le

9 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed increase in the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain from five years to a longer period on British ind

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Skills Bootcamps: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reduction in Skills Bootcamp funding on (a) regional labour markets with nationally significant infrastructure projects under active

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the she is taking to help support the rescue and rehoming of mutilated animals.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the findings of the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments published in November 2025, what assessment he has made of the proportionality and fairness of enforcement acti

3 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Pacemakers: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been affected by the recall of certain Boston Scientific CRT-P pacemakers (a) nationally and (b) within Somerset; what assessment has been made of the potential impact of thi

3 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Pacemakers: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the recall of certain Boston Scientific CRT-P pacemakers on NHS services; and what steps are being taken to support affected patie

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any changes have been made to the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill following representations from external stakeholders.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has received written representations from major freeholders on the proposed Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill since 17 July 2024.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what monitoring his Department is carrying out to capture data on local authorities not exempting domestic abuse survivors from local connection tests for social housing.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the exemption from local connection tests for social housing for domestic abuse survivors is enforced by local authorities.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department will publish the toolkit on homelessness prevention and support for survivors of domestic abuse; and what engagement his Department has held with the domestic

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department will publish updated statutory guidance on social housing allocations.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the potential impact of the reformed flood funding rules annou

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Coastal Erosion and Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many completed flood and coastal erosion risk management capital schemes have undergone formal post-project appraisal in each of the last five financial years; and what proportion

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Environment Agency has made of the annual funding required to maintain all flood defence assets at their target condition grade, and what the actual expenditure has b

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many flood defence asset inspections the Environment Agency carried out in each of the last five financial years; and what proportion of flood defence assets have been inspected at

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Environment Agency flood defence assets recorded a change in condition grade between consecutive inspections in each of the last five financial years, broken down by whether c

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Environment Agency flood defence assets were at each condition grade (1 to 5) in each of the last five financial years.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will review the Universal Credit capital rules that reduce or remove entitlement for claimants with savings above £6,000 and £16,000, in cases where a claimant has a lifelong disabilit

11 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Nurseries: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend business rates exemptions to nurseries delivering Government-funded childcare places, comparable to the exemptions recently announced for pubs and to those that apply to schools and academies.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on adopted children, children living under Special Guardianship Orders, and their families of the reductions to the Adoption and Special Guardians

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Taunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of residential properties built in Taunton and Wellington constituency in each year from 2009.

2 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of aligning Section 2 shotgun licensing with Section 1 firearms licensing on (a) participation in shooting sports and (b) rural businesses; whether

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Highway Code: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to expand the Highway Code awareness campaign beyond London; and what plans her Department has to help ensure similar campaigns are extended to (a) Somerset, (b) rural areas

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Childcare: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review the eligibility rules for receiving 30 hours of free childcare.

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Pay: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of statutory maternity pay rates that do not allow parents to receive 30 hours of free childcare on the ability of those parents to access childcare;

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of Royal Mail delivery services in Wellington, Somerset; what steps Royal Mail is taking to increase staffing levels and improve delivery

27 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential merits of including individuals on spouse visas who have the right to work and contribute to the

Source: official written-questions record.