Mr Lee Dillon

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of late concessions by local authorities in Special Education Needs and Disabilities Tribunal cases, and whether she will commission an independent audit of the le

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

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her department provides to local authorities on making appropriate allowance for licensed dog home boarding businesses that are in the process of changing premises when s

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the case for introducing a grace period for patent applications to protect inventors who disclose their inventions before filing.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his department has considered the potential merits of introducing greater flexibility in the duration of patent protection according to the rate of technological change wit

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what redress is available to homeowners whose spray foam insulation was incorrectly installed by TrustMark-approved companies that have since ceased trading.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help protect homeowners from exploitative firms offering spray foam insulation removal services.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to homeowners with incorrectly installed spray foam insulation through TrustMark-approved schemes outside the ECO4 and Great British Insulation Scheme.

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help improve public awareness of the risks associated with spray foam insulation, including the circumstances in which it may affect mortgage lending or insurance.

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

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what requirements her Department places on companies operating data centres to assess and mitigate the impact of their water use on local water resources and environmentally sensitive

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

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of data centres on (a) local water availability, (b) chalk streams and (c) other sensitive waterways.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Patents

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the affordability of the patent system for individual inventors.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Patents

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Intellectual Property Office is taking to simplify guidance for first-time patent applicants.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of guidance to local authorities on publishing the costs of mid term inspections for licensed dog home boarding businesses.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on determining the appropriate frequency of inspections for licensed dog home boarding businesses.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial and advisory support will be available to assist pig producers to transition directly to free farrowing systems.

14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a respiratory Modern Service Framework as a mechanism for reducing health inequalities, supporting economic participation and stre

14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the volume of preventable deaths in the UK due to respiratory diseases; and what steps he plans to take to address this.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what statutory guidance her Department issues to local authorities on maintaining written records of communications and decisions during the Education, Health and Care assessment process.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what accountability mechanisms are in place in cases where a local authority is found to have delayed or cancelled access to statutory SEND provision.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of local authorities met the statutory 20-week deadline for issuing Education, Health and Care Plans in the latest period for which figures are available.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on public safety of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency not routinely carrying out physical verification of completed vehicle safety recalls.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to ensure deductions from earnings cease promptly after a Universal Credit overpayment decision has been overturned.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's target timescale is for updating Debt Management records following a (a) first-tier tribunal decision and (b) revised Universal Credit overpayment decision.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes are in place to ensure refunds are made promptly where deductions have been taken in error following a tribunal decision.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms are in place to ensure debt management teams are informed promptly when tribunal decisions change a claimant's benefit liability.

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out current policies to encourage the reuse of medical equipment such as (a) orthopaedic boots, (b) wheelchairs and (c) crutches within the NHS.

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support smaller hospitals to (a) mitigate the impact of extreme heat and (b) maintain safe conditions for staff and patients.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of non-air-conditioning measures such as a) external blinds, b) reflective window film and c) shade cloth in improving heat resilience in school buildings.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve the heat resilience of the school estate.

8 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

al-Aqsa Mosque

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to support the historic status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.