Written questions

397 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy for courts to prioritise cases involving grooming.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect British citizens abroad from (a) cybercrime and (b) digital asset theft.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a temporary Blue Badge scheme.

30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Woking

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle childhood poverty in Canalside ward in Woking constituency.

30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Woking

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support the 2,198 children under the age of 16 living in relative poverty in Woking constituency.

30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Woking

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are (a) eligible for pension credit and (b) have yet to apply for it in Woking constituency.

30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Woking

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have applied for Pension Credit in Woking constituency since 29 July 2024.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Waterloo Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered improving pedestrian (a) access and (b) egress at Waterloo Station.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Woking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking following the nationalisation of South Western Railway to improve (a) train services and (b) access to train stations in Woking.

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

Regeneration: Woking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether levels of deprivation in (a) Goldsworth Park, (b) Canalside ward and (c) other areas are taken into account when deciding levels of funding allocated to local authoritie

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

Local Government: Woking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered extending the remit of Woking Borough Council’s Commissioners to assist the new shadow unitary authority in Woking following local government reorganis

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

Housing: Woking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support the construction of new homes in Woking constituency that have planning permission but construction has not yet commenced.

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

Buildings: Woking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many of the (a) rejected and (b) withdrawn applications to the Building Safety Regulator under the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 wer

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for new specialist mental health crisis centres in Surrey.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Recognition of States

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to recognise the State of Palestine following the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implem

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sewage discharges there have been into the (a) River Bourne, (b) River Wey and (c) Hoe Stream in the last five years.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Dedicated Schools Grant: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to consider Surrey County Council's request to extend the deadline for balancing the Dedicated Schools Grant by 2026-27.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Dedicated Schools Grant: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that Surrey County Council meets its Safety Valve support package conditions.

30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) businesses and (b) people in Woking that will benefit from the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.

30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) businesses and (b) people in Woking that will benefit from the UK-India Free Trade Agreement.

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

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prevent leaseholders from absorbing the cost of increases in insurance premiums for buildings undergoing remediation works for flammable cl

15 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the length of time for which a driving theory test certificate is valid.

15 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: National Grid

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many renewable energy projects are waiting to be connected to the National Grid.

15 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) support, (b) benefits and (c) resources her Department provides to (i) humanitarian and (ii) healthcare workers with PTSD who have worked in warzones and are unable to return to work.

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tomography: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered providing dedicated capital funding for new (a) MRI and (b) CT scanners for radiotherapy departments.

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the use of block contracts for radiotherapy services, in the context of (a) recent trends in levels of patient numbers and (b) Lord Darzi's Independent Investigation of t

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of (a) clinical oncologists, (b) therapeutic radiographers, (c) medical physicists and (d) engineers as part of the NHS 10 year plan.

14 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Pakistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support people affected by political persecution in the India- Pakistan conflict.

14 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to extend Ofgem’s regulatory powers to include heat networks.

13 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Reservoirs: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with (a) water companies and (b) local authorities on building new reservoirs to ensure water security.

Source: official written-questions record.