Written questions

130 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to introduce performance targets for Royal Mail’s Special Delivery guaranteed services.

16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the delivery of 10,910 new dental appointments in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly since February 2025 .

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reclassifying the NHS ambulance service as an emergency service on (a) retirement age, (b) pension entitlements and (c) othe

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the personal expenses allowance for residents in care homes to meet the cost of (a) transport, (b) health-related services and (c) s

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

Caravan Sites: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the Caravan Sites Act 1968 to prevent touring caravan sites becoming permanent without full planning permission requirements.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the current statute of limitations on medical negligence cases involving cerebral palsy.

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

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support affordable housing developers with (a) making grid connections, (b) installing drainage infrastructure, (c) achieving biodiversity

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

Housing Associations: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the financial pressures facing housing associations.

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

Affordable Housing: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is sufficient planning human resource capacity to enable the timely sign-off of pre-start conditions for affordable housi

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to consolidate online train ticket providers as part of her plans to bring train operating companies into public ownership.

3 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Tuna

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure transparency in the allocation of licences for commercial bluefin tuna fishery; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits

2 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Camping Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the extension of permitted days for temporary campsites on licensed campsite operators; and what steps she is taking to

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to prioritise the development of reservoir capacity in the South West as part of the Government’s water resilience strategy; and what assessment he has mad

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of social tariffs on household water affordability; and what steps he is taking to ensure that water companies provide a

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national social tariff for water bills.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available for leaseholders in buildings under eleven metres in height impacted by building safety issues; and whether her Department plans to review the exclusion

28 Aug 2025 · Women and Equalities

Women: Economic Growth

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to support women’s economic empowerment.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the National Visitor Economy Strategy will include provisions to support areas with a majority of domestic tourism.

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

Community Land Trusts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to allocate fines to housebuilders from the Competition and Markets Authority to support the community land trust sector.

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

Community Land Trusts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to give Community Land Trusts improved access to Registered Provider status.

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

Sewers and Water: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote the separation of clean water from (a) sewage systems and (b) natural surface water drainage ponds in new housing developments.

17 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Oral Statement by the Prime Minister of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, column 631, what assessment he has made of the potent

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neighbourhood Health Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to (a) local healthcare trusts and (b) ICBs on the specification for Neighbourhood Health Centres.

14 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to increase the personal allowance in 2028-29.

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

Local Government: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to expand the definition of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests to include (a) being in receipt of an employment offer and (b) being a candidate for emplo

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of allowing the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund to be used for the acquisition of sustainable refrigerated light commercial goo

4 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) that victims of violent crime are promptly contacted by police and (b) that statements are taken without delay; and what recent assessment she has made of the ad

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with local authorities to that ensure travel distance is taken into account when (a) calculating school catchment zones and (b) offering school places.

27 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for the roll out of free breakfast clubs to all state-funded schools with primary-aged children; and what support her Department plans to provide schools to facilitate implementati

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased funding for transport infrastructure on economic growth.

Source: official written-questions record.