Written questions

741 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Health Services: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the risk of insolvency among key providers of community equipment services.

27 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Children: Abduction

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to legal support for parents involved in international child abduction cases.

26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of the funding allocated for affordable housing in the Spending Review 2025 will be allocated to rural areas.

26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Charities and Voluntary Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to (a) charities and (b) the voluntary sector on local government reorganisation.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Multi-academy Trusts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that multi-academy trusts maintain education standards.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

A34: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the quality of road surfaces on the A34 slip roads.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

A34: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps with National Highways to install LED cat’s eyes on the A34.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

A34: Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps with National Highways to introduce speed enforcement measures at known accident hotspots on the A34.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

A34: Road Signs and Markings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps with National Highways to introduce new (a) signage and (b) road markings to improve visibility on the A34.

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

Emergency Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support (a) the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service and (b) other local fire and rescue services to (i) manage risks from (A) wildfires, (B) flood

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

M4: Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will work with National Highways to ensure that runoff from the M4 does not pollute the chalk streams in Newbury.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

GCSE: Dyslexia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to support children with dyslexia to achieve grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSEs.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish a health and social care impact assessment of the decision to reduce disability benefits.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on disabled people of her decision not to hold a consultation on proposed cuts to disability benefits.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for flood defence protections.

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

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reverse the 10 per cent commission charge on the sale of park homes.

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

Community Infrastructure Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve infrastructure levy charging arrangements in local authorities to avoid people being charged incorrectly.

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

Community Infrastructure Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to individuals who have been incorrectly charged a community infrastructure levy.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed reductions in staff numbers in schools in Newbury on academic outcomes for children.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to schools that are having to reduce costs in Newbury constituency.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

GCSE: Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to schools to ensure that at least 50 percent of children achieve passes in (a) maths and (b) English GCSEs in Newbury constituency.

5 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sunscreens: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to raise awareness in young children about the health benefits of wearing suncream.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on making at least 10,000 extra driving tests available each month.

5 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

West Berkshire Community Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve services at West Berkshire Community Hospital.

5 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

West Berkshire Community Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will support plans to relocate additional facilities to West Berkshire Community Hospital to help ease pressures at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Film: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support UK film exports, in the context of the announcement of 100% tariffs on films produced in the UK by the US President on 5 May 2025.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed US tariffs on foreign-produced films on the UK film industry.

9 May 2025 · Department for Education

GCE A-level: Physics

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools in deprived areas offer A-level physics courses to pupils.

7 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Rivers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the health of chalk streams.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

Health Services: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer's National Insurance on small healthcare businesses.

Source: official written-questions record.