Written questions

189 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for a driving test in Wiltshire in each of the last ten years.

12 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for (i) theory and (ii) practical driving tests in Somerset in the last five years.

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

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the UK’s housing stock of bungalows is adequate to meet the needs of an ageing population.

1 May 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Women

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she expects the Equality and Human Rights Commission to update its code of practice following the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025.

29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the efficiency of Veterans UK in processing injured veterans' claims.

29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to increase the amount of support it provides to injured veterans.

25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Housing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of adults who lived with their parents in each year between 2019 and 2024.

25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Housing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of adults who live with their parents.

25 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Sexual Offences: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of indecent exposure to women were reported in rural areas in each of the latest years for which data is available.

25 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of indecent exposure to women were reported in each of the latest years for which data is available.

25 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of violence against women and girls were reported in rural areas in each of the latest years for which data is available.

25 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Women: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support women's safety in rural areas.

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

Food: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce price controls on food.

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

Supermarkets: Profits

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of profits earned by (a) supermarkets and (b) food multinationals in the last five yea

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's home-to-school travel policy of the Children's Walking and Cycling Index, published by Sustrans on 26 February 2025.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Travel: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the introduction of the School Streets scheme.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate funding for the Great British Energy Community Fund to support all projects currently approved as of 3 April 2025.

28 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average processing times for pension credit applications in each of the last five years.

27 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Debts: Private Sector

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to compel private creditors to participate in debt relief.

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

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussion he has had with the Circular Economy Taskforce on promoting repair and reuse.

27 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Workplace Pensions: Fire and Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to implement the public service pensions remedy for retired firefighters.

6 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the criteria is for medication for long-term illnesses to be exempt from prescription charges.

6 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review prescription charges for long-term medication.

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to increase jurors' compensation in line with inflation.

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the compensation offered to jurors on jury service for (a) mileage and (b) subsistence.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) financial and (b) time impact of the deferred electrification between Bristol and Chippenham on commuters.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on the electrification of the line between Bristol and Chippenham.

6 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on ensuring eligible retired firefighters receive due compensation under the McCloud remedy.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support she is providing to families requiring services under the adoption and special guardian support fund.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support homeowners who received a government grant to get foam roof insulation which has caused damp issues.

Source: official written-questions record.