Written questions
227 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Countryside: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83666, how new permanent legal rights of public access will be created through the Government's proposals for nine new river walks
23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rights of Way
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has received representations from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on ensuring that the statutory duties of local highway authorities for
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments: Primates
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress has been made to end the use of non-human primates in scientific testing.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the action plan for the Good Food Cycle will be published.
16 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension Inequality
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings Ministers and officials in his Department have held with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign since September 2024; and whether his Department
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horticulture: Peat
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a list of external stakeholders who have been consulted on the development of legislation to end the sales and supply of horticultural peat products.
15 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horticulture: Peat
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out the timetable for the publication of information on the total annual use of peat in the UK horticultural market during the period 1 January to 31 December 2024.
11 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the merits of holding a by-election for the role of Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner ahead of the abolition of that role in 2028; and what estimate she has made of
11 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to a) remove the requirement for the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner post to be filled, b) provide for the necessary functions of that role to be carried out by the County
11 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Areas: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of publishing her Department's report, tatus of Defra’s critical systems to 2030 and beyond.
11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
National Security: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing in full the Joint Intelligence Committee strategic assessment, National security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and na
2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
National Security: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in response to the strategic assessment by the Joint Intelligence Committee titled, Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, what steps is his Department t
21 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
National Security: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the national security assessment entitled Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse and National Security, published on 20 J
20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to prohibit tail docking in pigs in the context of the new animal welfare strategy; and whether she plans to review the interpretation, application or enforcem
18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether some integrated care boards are capping neurodevelopmental assessments without informing GPs or patients.
18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies on the pig industry’s installation of flexible immobilisation cages.
18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Hazards: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to protect vulnerable groups during periods of extreme heat.
18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the UK’s level of resilience to climate risks ahead of the Climate Change Committee Well Adapted UK report.
18 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) what assessment he has made of the impact of increased employment costs on the ability of small and medium-sized businesses to offer apprenticeships (b) whether his Department plans to provide addit
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered introducing free bus travel for people aged 16 to 21 in education or training.
14 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to publish research priorities for alternative methods to animal testing to support its phasing out.
22 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horticulture
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the Horticulture Sector Growth Plan.
22 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the resilience of food supply chains to extreme weather events overseas.
22 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered the role of legislation such as a Good Food Bill in improving the resilience of the UK food system to climate change.
22 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the UK’s reliance on food imports in the context of increasing climate-driven supply shocks.
22 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to set targets for improving the climate resilience of the UK food system.
22 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of climate change on food prices.
15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Health Services: Civil Society
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure the VCSE sector is able to play a role in the Neighbourhood Health Service.
15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Civil Society
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of savings to NHS services in Norfolk from VCSE sector programmes.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made its proposed ban on the commercial import of foie gras produced by force-feeding conditional on the outcome of negotiations on a UK–EU sanitary and phyt
Source: official written-questions record.