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.