Written questions
255 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pets: Insecticides
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the current adequacy of (a) regulation of fipronil and imidacloprid products, (b) (i) methods and (ii) scale of publication and promotion
3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Supported Housing: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to expedite the establishment of the Supported Housing Advisory Panel.
3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Watchet
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the occupancy rate for houses in Watchet in Tiverton and Minehead constituency.
3 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS and Social Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with adult social care providers on the planned level of funding for the (a) NHS and (b) social care in the next four financial years.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by Gingerbread entitled Fix the CMS, published on 25 November 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) assigning (i) dedicated and (ii) named case
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet the hon. member for Tiverton and Minehead and the Peninsula Rail Task Force.
2 Dec 2024 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting hospitality businesses from proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the record-keeping requirement for the Sustainable Farming Initiative for 2024 will be maintained.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Performance Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Energy Performance Certificate on the ability of households to manage heating bills.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heat Pumps
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the use of heat pumps in (a) uninsulated and (b) improperly insulated homes.
2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing Associations: Tenancy Transfers
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of regulation on the duty of care transfer of vulnerable tenants from housing associations to village agents.
2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Heat Pumps
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of mechanical failure of Magna Air Source heat pumps in social housing on tenants.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.19 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, if she will allocate funding to rebuild the B3191 between Watchet and Blue Anchor.
2 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of further regulating social care micro-providers.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sea Bass: Quotas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of regulations on the fishing of bass by charter boats which are also commercially-registered fishing vessels and (b) potential merits
19 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Alcohol Duty uprating, published on 30 October 2024, if she will publish an estimate of the future administrative and operational costs to businesses associat
19 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts of long-term alcohol consumption trends; and what assessment she has made of the potential im
19 Nov 2024 · Home Office
Missing Persons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a cross-Departmental body with responsibility for missing person investigations, in the context of the multi-agency responsibilit
19 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Missing Persons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been reported missing from (a) hospitals and (b) other health care settings in each of the last four years for which data is available.
13 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to support rural households in Tiverton and Minehead constituency with gaining broadband connections, in the context of (a) Connecting Devon and Somerset and
12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Second Homes: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the council tax levy for second homes on the chalet industry; and whether chalets will qualify as second homes
12 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Voice over Internet Protocol: Tiverton and Minehead
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of transitioning from analogue landline systems to a digitised service on (a) Tiverton and Minehead constituency and (b)
12 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Community Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for the role hospices will play in shifting care into the community.
12 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) PeakSave and (b) other energy tariff rates for communities without the signal needed to install a smart meter.
11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Epilepsy: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase funding for epilepsy research and (b) improve treatment options for patients with epilepsy.
11 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Service Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislation to (a) standardise service charge (i) item descriptions and (ii) terminology used and (b) include references to (A) Schedule of Rates codes
11 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Service Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will bring forward legislation to prohibit the imposition of non-disclosure agreements on people who (a) successfully challenge (i) landlords and (ii) managing
8 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the journal system for Universal Credit on the mental health of applicants and users.
8 Nov 2024 · Department for Education
Extracurricular Activities
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the restriction of school and extra curricular options through repayment deadlines within the UK Benefits System on parents and students.
8 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Coastal Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the University of Exeter's report entitled Resilience of Coastal Communities, Work Package 1: Responding
Source: official written-questions record.