Written questions

434 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Non-native Species: Weed Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to support (a) businesses and (b) individuals in removing (i) Japanese knotweed and (ii) other invasive plant species.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hares: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect hares; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the introduction of a closed season for hare hunting.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) support bus services in (i) North East Hampshire constituency and (ii) other rural areas and b) reinstate bus routes that have been cancelled.

12 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Foods

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that parents receive (a) up to date and (b) relevant advice for feeding infants.

12 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Digital Technology and Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS provides adequate support to (a) digitally excluded and (b) vulnerable people in (i) North East Hampshire constituency and (ii) other rural areas.

12 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the digitalisation of NHS services on people who are digitally excluded.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses: North East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support rural pubs in North East Hampshire constituency.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Offensive Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of catapults on wildlife; and what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that wildlife is not (a) maimed and (b) ki

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that music remains central to mainstream school curriculum; and what assessments she has made of the potential merits of music education on students achievement's in (a) Maths

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) wider reform one and (b) other proposed changes to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 on the ecology of bathing waters; an

12 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Police: Asbestos

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) safeguards and (b) other provisions her Department has put in place to help protect (i) police officers and (ii) the public from exposure to asbestos during (A) operational duties when attend

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the threshold at which councils have to act upon road safety concerns.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the value for money of patching potholes rather than providing a permanent fix.

9 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Police: Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support collaboration between police forces.

1 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Electronic Cigarettes: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned vape tax increase on (a) cigarette consumption and (b) illicit tobacco sales.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fertilisers: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using biodigesters to convert waste materials into organic fertilisers.

1 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Insurance: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to protect vulnerable consumers from disproportionate online insurance price increases.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Government Departments: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the (a) potential merits and the (b) feasibility of installing solar panels on government-owned (a) buildings and (b) land.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits: Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of speeding in rural areas in Hampshire; and what assessment she made of the potential impact of speeding on pedestrians and cyclists' usage of roads in rural area

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of heavy and large goods vehicles on (a) rural roads and (b) the surrounding natural environment.

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

Housing: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of housebuilding targets on the availability of school places in North East Hampshire constituency.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to provide support for communities that host (a) battery storage facilities and (b) other energy infrastructure.

1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson’s Disease: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle shortages of medications used to treat Parkinson’s disease.

1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support newly qualified midwives in securing employment following the completion of their training placements.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43700 on Access to Work Programme, what progress her Department has made on clearing outstanding payments through the streamlined process for payments

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Legal Representation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to support people with Family Court cases who are unable to afford legal representation but are not eligible for legal aid.

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Estate Agents: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward regulations for estate agents to help improve accountability for people who breach ethical standards.

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people who obtain weight loss injections through (a) private providers and (b) online services are able to safely dispose of used needles.

15 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse and Stalking: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that survivors of (a) domestic violence and (b) stalking are given (i) regular and (ii) timely updates on their case to equip them to safeguard themselves from

15 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Discrimination: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making misogyny a hate crime.

Source: official written-questions record.