Written questions

213 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of financial damages caused to UK based (a) charities and (b) organisations (i) operating and (ii) owning property in Gaza since 7 October 2024.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Taunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the 2,000 GPs recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme have been recruited in Taunton and Wellington constituency.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers and Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on ensuring that the new Health and Care Worker visa salary threshold does not undermine NHS workforce planning.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers and Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in the Health and Care Worker visa salary threshold on the delivery of (a) NHS and (b) social care services in (i) Somer

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Care Workers and Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that internationally recruited health and care workers on Band 3 salaries will be able to renew their visas after the proposed salary threshold increase.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers and Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of health and social care staff will be unable to renew their visas as a result of the new salary threshold for Health and Care visas (a) nationally and (b)

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Care Workers and Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take into account NHS-agreed pay scales when setting salary thresholds for Health and Care Worker visa renewals.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Tribunals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of tribunal hearings that have been (a) delayed and (b) cancelled due to annual limits on the number of sitting days by fee-paid judges in (i) total, (ii) the I

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Tribunals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the annual sitting cap for fee-paid judges and (b) judicial availability in the (i) tribunal system, (ii) Immigration and Asylum Chambe

14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court sitting days were allocated in (a) Taunton and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.

9 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to?respond to the correspondence (a) dated 28 April 2025 and (b) its follow-up dated 19 June 2025, concerning ABCD Bethlehem.

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold discussions with Connecting Devon and Somerset and Airband on its planned timetable for publishing its connection schedule.

24 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musgrove Park Hospital: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many overheating incidents have been logged in Musgrove Park Hospital in each of the last five years.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Property Development: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of licensing building companies.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of revising the requirement for a grade 4 in GCSE maths for entry into teacher training, in cases where applicants hold postgraduate qualifi

17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to bring sections (a) 143 and (b) 144 of the Building Safety Act into force in the current parliament.

17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for LGBT Dismissed or Discharged Payments to be (a) processed and (b) distributed.

17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of sitting days of the Independent Panel to Access Impact Payments.

17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Personal Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to process access for records requests from veterans.

16 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Natural England: Nature Restoration Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of levels of resourcing for Natural England on the use of developer levies collected through the Nature Restoration Fund fo

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to take steps (a) with Building Digital UK to support the timely delivery of full fibre broadband to rural communities under the Phase 2 Superfast Broadband Programme i

22 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will meet with the hon. member for Taunton and Wellington to discuss delays to the monthly retirement benefit payments suffered by his constituent.

1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026 grant funding has been spent; how many homes have been completed; and how many homes are under construction.

31 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) homes and (b) affordable homes will be provided on completion by the buildings that have been waiting for Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator for m

31 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) homes and (b) affordable homes will be provided on completion by the buildings that have been waiting for Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator for m

31 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) homes and (b) affordable homes will be provided on completion by the buildings that have been waiting for Gateway Two approval from the Building Safety Regulator for

31 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) homes and (b) affordable homes that would be created in buildings awaiting Gateway Two approval from the Building Safety Regulator

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what are the 10 highest cost-benefit ratios for proposed railway infrastructure projects; and if she will publish the figures.

25 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to tackle the delay in former civil servants receiving their occupational pensions.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to increase British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme pensions in line with the changes made to the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.

Source: official written-questions record.