Darren Paffey

12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate availability of Premarin in the NHS; and what steps he is taking to support patients who are unable to access it.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Employment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase post-18 opportunities for young people.

28 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Mathematics: Adult Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Multiply Programme on adult numeracy skills; and whether she plans to introduce further funding or alternative provisions to support (a) ad

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

Business Premises: Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to require full planning permission to convert commercial premises for residential use.

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to (a) support a repair and reuse economy and (b) prioritise waste reduction measures; and whether his Department plans to help reduce advertising of

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Care Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that care proceedings are concluded within 26 weeks.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Physics: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that there is adequate training for physics teachers.

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

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's planned timetable for abolishing ground rents and implementing broader leasehold reforms is.

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

High Rise Flats: Home Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to tackle increases in building insurance premiums for leaseholders in high-risk buildings.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of parental employment on child poverty.

24 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to facilitate co-operation under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 between local authorities in cases of domestic abuse.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Outdoor Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of outdoor education for (a) children’s access to outdoor learning opportunities and (b) the development of skills; and the (i) adequacy and (ii) sust

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

Community Ownership Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has for the future of community involvement schemes following the closure of the Community Ownership Fund.

16 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is having discussions with Royal Mail on (a) instances of repeat error charges and (b) the effectiveness of its complaints processes, in the context of the universal service obligation.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Treatment: Southampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the wastewater licence at Portswood Wastewater Treatment Works in Southampton.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the maximum number of months for which the Bereavement Support Payment can be paid beyond the existing cap of 18 monthly payments.

2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners and Forensic Science: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that there is adequate (a) funding and (b) support for (i) forensic investigation teams and (ii) coroner services to help minimise delays.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to publish an action plan for imprisonment for public protection sentences.

12 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beaches: Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of lifeguard numbers on UK beaches; and whether he plans to improve beach safety.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Reparation by Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her planned timeline is for the implementation of steps to transition toward restorative justice is; and what the key milestones toward this will be.

5 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential feasibility of extending free prescriptions to care leavers aged 18 to 25.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to reduce the cost to local authorities of home-to-school transport.

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement a national breast cancer screening awareness campaign to encourage people to attend appointments.

23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) social and (b) council housebuilding projects in Southampton are not delayed due to financial infeasibility.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of (a) social and (b) council housebuilding projects in Southampton which are delayed due to financial infeasibility.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review the eligibility criteria for legal aid.

21 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for visa applications.

21 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Drugs: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) support families of young people who die by suicide after taking illegal substances bought online and (b) raise awareness in schools and communities of this risk.

21 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Drugs: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the (a) availability of illegal substances for sale via online platforms and (b) purchase of those substances by young people who subsequently die by suicide.

17 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing large-scale battery storage within the Port of Southampton area.