Written questions

79 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered extending the funding of the Community Energy Fund.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Crohn's Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) medical support for and (b) access to medical support for people with Crohn's disease (i) in England and (ii) in Southampton.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cardiovascular Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of undiagnosed cardiovascular diseases and conditions in young people; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of undiagnosed c

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

Rivers: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pollution of chalk streams on (a) water quality, (b) biodiversity and (c) human health (i) nationally, (ii) in the River Test and

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

Rivers: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the water quality of (a) the River Test, (b) the River Itchen and (c) other chalk streams nationally.

17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cardiovascular Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve diagnostic rates for cardiovascular conditions and diseases in young people in (a) Southampton and (b) England.

4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Internally Displaced People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of Nigerians living in makeshift internally displaced person camps who have

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Literacy: Southampton Test

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 21170 on School Libraries: Finance, what steps she is taking to increase levels of (a) literacy rates and (b) reading for pleasure in (i) primary and (ii)

6 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Baha'i Faith: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve freedom of religion for Bahá'ís globally.

6 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Middle East: Baha'i Faith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the persecution of Bahá'ís in (a) Iran and (b) the Middle East.

6 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mahvash Sabet

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the detention of Mahvash Sabet by Iranian authorities.

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve lobular breast cancer outcomes.

22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oxevision

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the roll-out of Oxevision in mental health hospitals on patient wellbeing.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence and Copyright: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of an opt-out for AI and copyright on digital competition.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that local magazine publishers (a) nationally and (b) in Southampton Test constituency can access licensing deals with AI developers.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence and Copyright: Publishing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an opt-out for AI and copyright on smaller and medium-sized publishing businesses.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local magazine publishers (a) nationally and (b) in Southampton Test constituency are protected against copyright infringement from AI

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

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of changes in the numbers of Permitted Development Rights.

9 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Parks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the (a) number and (b) size of (i) national parks and (ii) national park cities.

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

Biodiversity and Recreation Spaces

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to empower (a) individuals, (b) grassroots organisations and (c) local authorities to increase (i) green spaces and (ii) biodiversity in their

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

Urban Areas: Recreation Spaces

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase green spaces in urban communities.

8 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Press: Southampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage local magazine publishing in Southampton Test constituency.

8 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the sustainability of local journalism including (a) magazines and (b) print media (i) nationally and (ii) in Southampton Test constituency.

19 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle retail crime in (a) Southampton and (b) nationally; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional powers to the police for

19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sepsis: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of sepsis prevention (a) nationally and (b) in each local NHS trust.

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

School Libraries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional (a) funding and (b) support is being provided to help schools improve library facilities.

18 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Amazonia: Rainforests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on the (a) protection of the Amazon rainforest and (b) restoration of rainforest habitats destroyed by wildf

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

Birds of Prey: Rodenticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made on decreasing the killing of birds of prey (a) generally and (b) by the (i) incorrect and (ii) illegal use of rodenticides.

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

Pesticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce (a) agricultural and (b) horticultural pesticide use.

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

Rivers: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce agricultural run-off into rivers and streams.

Source: official written-questions record.