Patrick Spencer

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026 to question 11989, if she will provide further information relating to plans to review the funding formula for capital funding to local highways authorities; when the revi

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Natural Flood Management projects are currently funded by the Environment Agency within Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency; what their total value is; and what evidenc

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the capacity required to meet the 47GW solar target by 2030 will come from (a) rooftop installations, (b) brownfield and previously developed land and (c) greenfield develo

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the new flood funding policy will change the Government Outcome Rate threshold that schemes in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency must meet to qualify for Environme

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the highways maintenance block formula on rural counties such as Suffolk.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what process will determine the final geographic boundaries of the three new unitary authorities in Suffolk; who will conduct that process; and what the timetable is for its comp

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether independent Agricultural Land Classification surveys conducted by a qualified soil scientist are a mandatory requirement before solar farm applications on potential BMV land are deter

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which flood defence schemes are included in the capital programme for flood and coastal erosion risk management in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency for 2026-2036; and wha

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria local highway authorities must meet to access the 25% incentive element of the additional highways maintenance funding announced in the Autumn Budget 2024; and when those criteria will be communic

18 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether an independent assessment was made of the projected savings from three unitary authorities in Suffolk compared with the single-authority model proposed by Suffolk County

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department issues to planning inspectors on the weighting to be given to Best and Most Versatile (BMV) agricultural land when determining solar farm appeals; and whether he

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of applications for SFI agreements on farm businesses that had not entered one; and what bridging support is availab

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the highways maintenance block funding allocation was for Suffolk County Council in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24, (c) 2024-25 and (d) 2025-26; and what proportion of each year's allocation was ringfenced for p

16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what transitional funding will be made available to shadow unitary authorities in Suffolk between elections in May 2027 and vesting day in April 2028; and how that figure was cal

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what area of Grade 1, 2 and 3a agricultural land in Suffolk has been used for ground-mounted solar development since 2019; and if he will take steps to ensure future solar consents in that co

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm businesses in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency held a live Sustainable Farming Incentive agreement as of 11 March 2025; and what the average annual payment

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average pothole funding per mile of road is in each local authority.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of pothole a) reports and b) repairs per capita in i) urban and ii) rural local authorities in the last 12 months.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of local highways maintenance funding allocated by her Department has been received by predominantly rural local authorities in each of the last three years.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the local highways maintenance funding formula for rural road networks.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost of maintaining a mile of road in (a) rural and (b) urban local authorities.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many potholes were reported per mile of road in (a) rural and (b) urban local authorities in England in the last three years.

2 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had any meetings with BASC, has any future meetings with BASC and any other organisations planned, on the issue of combining section 1 and 2 licenses for shotguns.

2 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has evaluated the cost to local police constabulary of changes to licensing requirements around shotgun ownership.

27 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of combining section 1 and 2 licenses on public safety.

26 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his timetable is for the consultation on Section 1 and Section 2 licensing of shotguns and firearms.

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the agreed definition of being housebound that is used by the NHS; and under what circumstances is a person's status from being classed as housebound.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of farms that have become (a) insolvent and (b) ceased trading in the last three years.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of imported agricultural produce on farm-gate prices for British farmers.

3 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Suffolk County Council on the (a) social and (b) economic impact of housing (i) refugees and (ii) asylum seekers on the local area.