Written questions

741 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local bus routes in rural areas in (a) Newbury constituency and (b) other areas.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that young people living in supported accommodation are not financially disadvantaged when increasing their working hours.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Housing Benefit taper rate on the number of young people living in supported accommodation who are in work.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new housing developments have sufficient grid capacity to meet net zero requirements.

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

Housing: Disability and Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of Approved Document M on Access to and Use of Buildings under the Building Regulations 2010, last updated on 1 October 2024, in mee

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

Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will take steps with local authorities to end the use of (a) hotels, (b) bed and breakfasts and (c) hostels for homeless (i) single adults and (ii) families.

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

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) trends in the number of firefighters and (b) levels of funding for fire and rescue services on public safety.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a right for every adult patient to have a named advocate or support person with them throughout their hospital stay.

4 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Digital Service Providers: New Businesses

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of procurement rules on the government's ability to engage with start-up search engine businesses to support their growth.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in Newbury constituency are waiting for an ADHD assessment; what the average waiting time is for ADHD assessments in Newbury constituency.

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

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the new iteration of the Stewardship scheme will be open to all farmers.

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

Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department will make an announcement on the future funding arrangements for Stewardship schemes that were designed to replace the loss of direct payments.

4 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish further information on the extension of the Ukrainian visa scheme.

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

Poultry: Farms

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to lower the threshold for the number of poultry places permitted on a farm before an environmental permit is required.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce tougher questions in driving (a) practical and (b) theory tests on equestrian road safety.

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

Water: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to hold (a) highway businesses, (b) agriculture businesses and (c) other non-water sector polluters accountable for water pollution.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to provide additional support for energy bills for people in Newbury in winter 2025.

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

Water Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that water bills do not rise in the context of the closure of Ofwat.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support West Berkshire Council to increase SEND provision in Newbury.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

A34: Safety Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with National Highways on the potential merits of introducing spacing chevrons on the A34.

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

Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to bring forward regulations on the fast fashion industry.

16 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to issue physical proof of status alongside eVisas to enhance accessibility.

16 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the independent report entitled Windrush Lessons Learned Review by Wendy Williams, updated 31 March 2020, what steps she has taken to ensure that the eVisas process provides adequate

16 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support people having problems with E-visas.

16 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the e-visa process is (a) inclusive and (b) accessible.

14 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims have been submitted by Ukrainian nationals in each of the last three years; and what proportion of those were successful by oblast of origin.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department will take to help support people who have developed neurodivergent conditions due to heading the ball in football.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control: Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had any discussions with National Highways on banning HGV through traffic from Newbury town centre when the A34 is closed.

14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 to strengthen legal protections for (a) children and (b) parents fleeing domestic abuse under the Hague Convention on th

14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that cases involving domestic abuse are assessed under the grave risk exception of Article 13(b) of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child A

Source: official written-questions record.