Written questions
1,820 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made on the financial pressures on grassroots rugby clubs in the South West.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department is providing to grassroots rugby clubs in West Dorset.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the financial sustainability of grassroots rugby clubs in West Dorset.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Premiership Rugby: Clubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Rugby Football Union and Sport England on the financial sustainability of PREM Rugby clubs.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Premiership Rugby: Clubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much COVID-19 loan support is outstanding from Premiership Rugby Union clubs.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Premiership Rugby: Clubs and Governing Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Premiership Rugby clubs and governing bodies on sustainable repayment plans for COVID-19 loans.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Premiership Rugby: Clubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the financial position of Premiership Rugby Union clubs in meeting COVID-19 loan repayment obligations.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Premiership Rugby: Clubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on the repayment of COVID-19 loans provided to Premiership Rugby Union clubs.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Companies: Debts Written Off
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of regulations allowing people whose companies’ debts are written off to retain personal wealth on public confidence in (a) fraud investigation and
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horticulture: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to increase urban and peri-urban horticulture.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Ofwat to help ensure transparent pricing practices from water companies.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: Clubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much COVID-19 loan support is currently outstanding by each Premiership Rugby Union club.
16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address regional variation in access to continuous glucose monitoring, including in Dorset.
16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review eligibility criteria for Continuous Glucose Monitoring for people with Type 2 diabetes.
16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of funding Continuous Glucose Monitoring for a wider range of diabetes patients.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to protect children and young people from harmful social media content.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered a tiered age-based approach to social media access based on platform safety standards.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Age
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of raising the minimum age for social media use for children.
16 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Insolvency: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of unpaid HMRC liabilities following corporate insolvency on the economy.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Companies: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to review company insolvency rules that permit company directors to retain significant personal assets following corporate bankruptcy.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support grower-led supply chains in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset constituency.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Direct Selling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support is available to small and medium-sized growers to develop direct-to-consumer sales models.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to support grower-led supply chains.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Production
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to increase domestic fruit and vegetable production to improve food security.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fruit and Vegetables: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce reliance on imported fruit and vegetables.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to support urban and peri-urban horticulture projects in West Dorset constituency and other rural areas.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of taking steps to help support the expansion of urban and peri-urban food growing on the environment, public health and communitie
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
National Landscapes: Camping Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that planning exemptions for campsites in national landscapes maintain protections for the environment.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
National Landscapes: Camping Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure that planning exemptions for campsites in national landscapes maintain prot
9 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
National Landscapes: Camping Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent planning exemptions for campsites on protected landscapes in West Dorset.
Source: official written-questions record.