Written questions

300 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Earlswood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to improve accessibility at Earlswood train station.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) Kingswood and (b) other villages benefit from a local bus service.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorways: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with National Highways on its programme of (a) turning off and (b) removing lights on motorways.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Reigate

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) Network Rail and (b) other stakeholders on creating a 12 car turn-back facility at Reigate train station since July 2024.

8 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Reigate

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the cost to the public purse of providing hotel accommodation to migrants in Reigate constituency over the last (a) five years, (b) 18 months and (c) nine months.

8 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Reigate

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigrants are housed in asylum hotels in Reigate constituency.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of amending the assessment only route to Qualified Teacher Status to allow applications from unqualified teachers who have worked in one school th

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to include property developers seeking to install air source heat pumps

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Peace Keeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with NATO allies on the (a) size, (b) composition and (c) remit of a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Peace Keeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of UK troops that could be safely deployed in a peacekeeping capacity to Ukraine without abridging other defence and security commitments.

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Seas and Oceans: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with international partners on increasing the protection of undersea cables and pipelines, in the context of Russian maritime activity.

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

NATO: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of European NATO's ability to fill capability gaps that would be created by a potential US troop withdrawal from Europe in (a) air defence, (b) intelligence-sharing and (c)

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

NATO: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with NATO allies on the potential redistribution of military capabilities in Europe in the event of a significant reduction in US troop presence.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22502 on Roads: Lighting if she will provide the evidential basis for her Answer.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22501 on Roads: Lighting if she will provide the evidential basis for her Answer.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22503 on Roads: Lighting, what information her Department holds on the potential impact of switching off lighting on stretches of (a) motorways and (b) majo

24 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Euthanasia: Scotland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29868 on Euthanasia: Scotland, whether any staff employed in the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel provided (a) advice and (b) other assistance on the dra

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging scheme on the hospitality sector.

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

Flats: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending Building Regulations Approved Document S to require (a) landlords and (b) management agents to install electric

6 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Euthanasia: Scotland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what involvement the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel had in drafting the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

5 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward the necessary statutory instruments to bring section (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 of the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 into force.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Code for Sports Governance in increasing female representation in sport.

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's response to the consultation on hub and spoke dispensing, last updated on 13 May 2024, what his planned timetable is for introducing the legislative amendments ou

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Vehicles: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 32 of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's report entitled Registering historic, classic, rebuilt vehicles and vehicles converted to electric: Response summary report, published in D

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road lighting schemes on (a) motorways and (b) all-purpose trunk roads were renewed at the end of their service life following completion of the TA 501 appraisal process in each of the last five years.

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7682 on Cancer: Medical Treatments, when he plans to publish the updated NHS Commercial Framework for New Medicines.

14 Jan 2025 · Scotland Office

Offshore Industry: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of not issuing new oil and gas licences on economic growth in Scotland.

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Transgender People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the revised Gender Reassignment policy.

9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Rifles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on designating a successor to the standard issue L85A3 service rifle.

9 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Pornography: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that pornographic sites remove content that promote a sexual interest in children.

Source: official written-questions record.