Written questions

255 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Essential Tremor: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of funding for research into essential tremors.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish (a) an arthritis action plan and (b) other disease-specific action plans following publication of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Exercise

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help people with arthritis to stay physically active.

23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide support to parents who have had children removed into the care system; and what support is available to help those parents maintain or develop a relationship with

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through the 10 Year Health Plan to support community pharmacies.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent community pharmacy closures in (a) rural and (b) deprived areas.

23 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of sewage discharges into waterbodies in Tiverton and Minehead constituency; and what steps he is taking to ensure that co

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she make an assessment of the adequacy of levels of welfare support for children within married families.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she considered including the West Somerset Opportunity Area in the South West region for the DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 4.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Out of Area Treatment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the discharge process on patients in cross-county areas.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cattle: Walls and Fences

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who is (a) responsible for the installation of fencing to keep cattle safely grazing and (b) liable if the fence breaks and a member of the public is injured by cattle.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Exmoor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the spread of tuberculosis in cattle on Exmoor.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pine Martens: Exmoor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the reintroduction of pine martens project on Exmoor.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Childminding: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for childminding providers.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve financial support for student parents undergoing teacher training and not earning a salary.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of childcare funding policies for parents in higher education.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clozapine: Side Effects

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies the (a) side effects and (b) long-term health implications of the use of clozapine as a medicament.

3 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Property Management Companies: Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change in banks' policies on block management accounts on people who own apartment buildings.

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

National Parks: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planning applications without clear necessity on the boundaries of national parks on those areas.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the merits of introducing free bus passes for people aged 60 and over.

17 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of sentencing guidelines for banned drivers causing harm to (a) children, (b) animals and (c) other vulnerable road users; and whether she plans to review those guidel

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rights of Way

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the right to roam in England.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Textbooks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to purchase essential textbooks.

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with postural tachycardia syndrome.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund a permanent initiative.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle disparities in length of periods of poor health between (a) people in Somerset and (b) the national average.

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) ingress and (b) egress routes for water in new building developments.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Crafts: National Vocational Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to withdraw funding for the Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Stone Masonry Heritage and Skills on (a) the preservation of heritage skills and (b) the

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department can take to ensure (a) existing drainage infrastructure is maintained and cleaned to appropriate levels to deal with high water volumes and (b) that future dr

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the financial impact of transitioning from ESA to Universal Credit on adults with preventing disabilities.

Source: official written-questions record.