Matt Bishop

30 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Shoplifting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle retail crime.

30 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if will make an assessment of the potential merits of a national firearms application process.

27 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eyesight: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the NHS sight test fee; and if he will take steps to increase that fee.

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Shared Rural Network: Forest of Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress has been made on the rollout of the shared rural network in the Forest of Dean constituency.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

School Libraries: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding mechanisms she is considering to support primary schools in (a) installing and (b) maintaining library facilities.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage reading for pleasure by (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils.

21 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Police: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Police Federation's press release entitled Pensions update from the Police Federation of England and Wales, published on 3 December 2024, what steps her Department is taking to t

21 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Automatic Number Plate Recognition: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to roll out automatic number plate recognition cameras in (a) Forest of Dean and (b) other rural constituencies.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Shops: Music

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the impact of music in shops on people with sensory sensitivities.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure more (a) reliable and (b) timely delivery of first-class mail in rural areas.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) cases where first-class mail sent from (i) the Forest of Dean and (ii) other rural constituencies fails to arrive in a timely manner and (b) other dela

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on acute hospital bed usage of universal access to Fracture Liaison Services.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on health outcomes of universal access to Fracture Liaison Services.

16 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SEND funding allocations on children in kinship care.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) renew the and (b) extend eligibility for kinship families to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility for Pupil Premium Plus to (a) children who have not been looked after and (b) other children in kinship care.

14 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Gloucestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) staffing shortages and (b) infrastructure problems in hospitals in Gloucestershire.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to protect pubs in (a) Forest of Dean constituency and (b) other rural communities.

13 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to (a) treatment and (b) support services for people with arthritis; and what steps he is taking to increase awareness of the condition.

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that planned reforms to the disability benefit system ensure security and support for seriously ill and disabled people.

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the needs of children placed with kinship carers are fully assessed and supported especially in cases of (a) trauma and (b) disrupted care.

7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that mental health services in rural communities are adequately (a) staffed and (b) supported.

7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that people in rural communities have access to mental health support within a one-hour radius using public transport.

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Forest of Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help tackle digital exclusion in Forest of Dean constituency.

7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to fund research into potential treatments for brain tumours to help (a) extend life expectancy and (b) alleviate suffering.

3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a hub and spoke model to community pharmacy.

19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the families of people diagnosed with brain tumours.

18 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Chronic Illnesses: Travel Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help improve access to travel insurance for patients with long-term illnesses.

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve accessibility for disabled passengers on public transport in Forest of Dean constituency.

18 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of mental health support for winter 2024-25.