Matt Bishop

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the University of Manchester's blog entitled Addressing the UK’s heritage skills crisis: why we must act now, published on 23 January 2025, what steps she is taking to preserve

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to increase recruitment in SEND services.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Schools: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the School Games Organisers in supporting school children.

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Forest of Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support maternity services in the Forest of Dean constituency.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that funding for early years services meets the financial needs of providers.

5 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Police Covenant Oversight Board

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to reconvene the Police Covenant Oversight Board; and if she will include the National Association of Retired Police Officers in the membership of that Board.

28 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Forest of Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of housing in the Forest of Dean.

28 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Economic Growth: Forest of Dean

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to help increase economic growth in the Forest of Dean.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Housing: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to mitigate the potential impact of housebuilding on air quality.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) help create and (b) support job opportunities in industries that contribute to achieving net zero targets.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Curriculum and Assessment Review: Audiobooks and Audio Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to utilise (a) audiobooks and (b) audio resources in the Curriculum and Assessment Review.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate coverage of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in (a) rural areas and (b) the Forest of Dean.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Forest of Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) youth centres and (b) youth services in the Forest of Dean.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continued availability of post office services in (a) Forest of Dean constituency and (b) other rural communities.

21 Feb 2025 · Attorney General

Crime: Forest of Dean

To ask the Solicitor General, what recent steps she has taken to help ensure the effective prosecution of (a) environment, (b) heritage, and (c) wildlife crime in the Forest of Dean constituency.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Forest of Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people in the Forest of Dean constituency have accessed financial support through the (a) Property Flood Resilience grant and (b) Flood Recovery Framework.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing the importation of ethically-sourced puppies that are under six months old.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to update the UK Standard Industrial Classification codes to reflect the eligibility of the horticulture sector for energy support schemes.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Energy Intensive Industries: Horticulture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of classifying horticulture as an Energy Intensive Industry.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Apprentices: Forest of Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve (a) employment and (b) apprenticeship opportunities for young people in Forest of Dean constituency.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of children in poverty in Forest of Dean constituency.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Education: Forest of Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve educational opportunities for young people in the Forest of Dean.

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

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has plans to amend the Homelessness Code of Guidance to clarify the obligations of local authorities at the (a) presentation, (b) initial interview and (c) assessment

10 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the efficiency of firearms licensing authorities.

10 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her Department’s policy to create a unified national firearms licensing authority.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Gloucestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the condition of roads in (a) Forest of Dean constituency and (b) Gloucestershire.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Forest of Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the maintenance of roads in the Forest of Dean constituency.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds of Prey: Forest of Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the protection of birds of prey in the Forest of Dean.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing a national strategy to place defibrillators in high need areas.

5 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Earned Income and State Retirement Pensions: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) self-employed people and (b) employees are not subject to higher taxation on both their earnings and state pension.