Written questions

80 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote (a) the sexual and reproductive health and rights and (b) other rights of women and girls globally.

18 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of maintaining levels of funding commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

18 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will continue funding the Women’s Integrated Sexual Health Programme, implemented by MSI Reproductive Choices and IPPF.

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Children: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms are in place to (a) monitor and (b) hold accountable (i) CAFCASS and (ii) family courts in private law proceedings where safeguarding concerns for children are identified; and what procedures ther

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of community provision of palliative care in Stafford constituency.

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

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2024 to Question 11995 on Park Homes: Sales, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the 10 percent commission

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her plan is for the next phase of free breakfast club provision in primary schools.

11 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Boats: River Nene

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what correspondence her Department has had with Fenland District Council on their decision not to permit the passage of the Terra Marique barge on the River Nene between Sutton Bridge and Wisbech.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

GCSE: Boys

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of male GCSE attainment in Stafford constituency.

10 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Hate Crime: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on tackling online misogynistic radicalisation.

10 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Regional Planning and Development: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act on (a) Stafford High Street and (b) Eccleshall High Street.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of farrowing crates on the welfare of pigs.

10 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urgent Treatment Centres and Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of (a) Urgent Treatment Centres and (b) Accident and Emergency Departments.

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

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State fir Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of property aggregation by wealth funds on the affordability of housing.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

Landlords: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a banded tax on landlord profits.

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

Affordable Housing: First Time Buyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of working with private sector organisations to expand rent-to-buy schemes to support first-time buyers.

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

Property: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of accumulation of UK residential property by foreign investors; and what assessment she has made of the potential

30 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Sexual Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out a timeline for bringing forward guidance to bring the Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Act 2023 into force.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the benefits of regulating private-owned retirement residential services.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of appeals against decisions on NHS Continuing Healthcare funding by integrated care boards were upheld in favour of the applicant in the last 12 months.

25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: HMP/YOI Drake Hall

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support prison officers working in HMP Drake Hall in Stafford.

25 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Council of Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Council of Europe.

25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Gurkhas: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide information for Gurkha personnel at recruitment and transition about their rights and entitlements.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Physical Education and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for confirming 2026-27 funding for (a) the PE and sport premium and (b) School Games Organisers.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Physical Education and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the access to (a) sport and (b) physical education for (i) primary and (ii) secondary school-aged children.

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

Council Tax: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of people being required to pay full council tax after vacating properties due to flooding.

12 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Bark.com

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with Bark.com on their effectiveness in vetting tradespeople employing their services.

12 Mar 2025 · Women and Equalities

Age: Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Equality Act 2010 in tackling age discrimination in job applications.

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Job Centres: Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of job centres on economic growth in Stafford.

11 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Drugs: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle drug related crime in Stafford constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.