Written questions

189 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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 to remove and replace faulty home insulation.

3 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Home Insurance: Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the home insurance industry on recent trends in the cost of home insurance for homeowners with a mortgage.

3 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Home Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a comparable estimate of trends in the level of home insurance paid by homeowners with (a) mortgages and (b) no mortgages.

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

Countryside: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a right of responsible access to the English countryside.

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

Countryside: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to increase access to the countryside.

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

Countryside: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of greater access to the countryside on (a) mental and (b) physical health.

27 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Children: Payments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that online retailers act on the requests of parents of deceased children regarding online (a) accounts and (b) payments.

27 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Children: Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that parents of deceased children can access bank accounts without probate.

27 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Children: Payment Methods

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that parents of deceased children can (a) access and (b) stop (i) direct debits and (ii) standing orders.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support teachers' mental health.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reduce the number of HGV using small rural roads.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Heavy Goods Vehicles: Global Navigation Satellite Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to require HGV drivers to use HGV-specific satellite navigation systems.

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

Fly-tipping: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were prosecuted for illegal fly tipping in 2023-24.

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

Fly-tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to improve the enforcement of anti-fly tipping rules.

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

Fly-tipping: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle fly-tipping in rural areas.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rural broadband coverage.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the age range will be of people considered by the Children and Young People with Cancer Taskforce.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available for mothers experiencing poor mental health post-partum related to breastfeeding.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Foods

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the proportion of mothers who (a) breastfeed, (b) use formula and (c) use both for infants in the first six weeks of life.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Foods

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve (a) awareness of and (b) access to formula milk for infants.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the transition between children social care and adult social care on patients.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions from aviation.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow on carbon emissions.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow on the environment.

28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of HPV vaccinations for (a) girls and (b) boys.

28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of smear tests.

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

Devolution: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to progress strategic devolution in Somerset with (a) Wiltshire, (b) Dorset and (c) other neighbouring counties.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Christmas Bonus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the annual pensioner Christmas bonus in line with inflation.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing qualified mental health professionals to schools.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce dental provision for students in schools.

Source: official written-questions record.