Written questions

76 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of children (a) walking, (b) wheeling and (c) cycling to school in the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority area.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fracking: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential environmental impact of Europa's proposed proppant squeeze project at the Burniston Mill site in North Yorkshire.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fracking: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential carbon emissions that would be released by Europa's proposed proppant squeeze project at Burniston Mill in North Yorkshire.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the proppant squeeze process of gas extraction.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the proppant squeeze process of gas extraction.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to help ensure that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis are followed by NHS staff.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will publish the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Delivery Plan.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to consult with people who have rare conditions on the integration of NHS England functions into his Department.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to renew the UK Rare Diseases Framework.

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the White Paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published on 27 April 2023, whether an assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the policy paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published on 27 April 2023, what progress her Department has made on introducing Cumulative Impact As

22 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Government to launch £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, published on 19 May 2025, whether he plans to also introduce a (a) cross-Depart

22 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Government to launch £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, published on 19 May 2025, whether the £360 million includes funding for offshor

12 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the (a) secondary and (b) related conditions of people claiming PIP.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department plans to provide for targeted mainstream provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities in each of the next three financial years.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in rural areas remain connected during the digital switch over.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department is providing for targeted mainstream provision for SEND education in each of the financial years (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27 and (c) 2027-28.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of providing free on-site parking to all NHS staff.

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

Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help support leaseholders that have had EWS1 forms issued by Tri Fire.

11 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of coroners working in (a) the UK and (b) North Yorkshire.

11 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the time taken to carry out coronial investigations in (a) the UK and (b) North Yorkshire.

11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Post-mortems: Pathology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the average time taken to carry out postmortems by pathologists ordered by a coroner in (a) the UK and (b) North Yorkshire.

11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Paediatrics: Pathology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of qualified pathologists specialising in paediatric pathology (a) in total and (b) in the Scarborough Hull York Pathology Serv

11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pathology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of qualified pathologists working (a) in total and (b) in the Scarborough Hull York Pathology Service.

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

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory labelling of food products.

7 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of endometriosis services in the North East.

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

Moorland and Peatlands: Controlled Burning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on the circumstances in which heather burning can be used to manage (a) moorland and (b) peatland.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safety of young people on social media.

18 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to introduce a cap for social care costs.

Source: official written-questions record.