Written questions
1,820 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps has his department has taken to mitigate the financial impact of the mistaken release of prisoners.
27 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Soil: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is supporting research into Soil Moisture Deficit forecasting and monitoring technologies.
27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Suicide: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand early intervention and targeted mental health support for men at risk of suicide in rural constituencies.
27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Suicide: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand early intervention and targeted mental health support for men at risk of suicide in West Dorset.
27 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office
Suicide: Men
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of suicide rates among men in West Dorset over the last five years.
27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dentistry: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential for dental students in training to carry out supervised NHS dental appointments to help reduce the backlog in routine and urgent care in West Dors
27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dentistry: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to explore the use of final-year dental students to support NHS dentistry capacity while maintaining patient safety and training standards.
27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential for dental students in training to carry out supervised NHS dental appointments to help reduce the backlog in routine and urgent care.
27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vaccination: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to work with Integrated Care Boards to improve delivery capacity for future vaccination programmes in West Dorset.
27 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Devolution: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the savings to local authorities in the Wessex area from a devolution deal.
27 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Devolution: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of a devolution deal for Wessex on the economy of Wessex.
26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dentistry: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider requiring supervised trainee dentists, while on placement at dental training schools, to work on exclusively on NHS waiting lists rather than private appointments, to help reduc
21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vaccination: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of logistical challenges affecting rapid vaccine deployment in rural areas.
21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the speed and efficiency of vaccine rollout when new vaccines receive NHS approval.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce delays and improve contact accessibility for Child Maintenance Service users in West Dorset constituency.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of Child Maintenance Service support for separated parents in rural constituencies.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help improve the accuracy of Child Maintenance Service calculations.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in ensuring timely case handling and communication with parents.
21 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide additional resource to Dorset Police to help process outstanding firearm and shotgun licence applications.
21 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will take steps to prioritise shotgun licence applications where the applicant requires a firearm for work purposes.
21 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken to process shotgun licence renewals in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset constituency.
21 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of shotgun and firearm licence applications nationally.
21 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Devolution: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when devolution proposals for Wessex will be considered by his Department.
21 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Devolution: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with councils in Wessex on a devolution settlement.
21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Integrated Care Systems: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) additional funding and (b) operational support his Department will provide to Integrated Care Systems in (i) rural areas and (ii) West Dorset in winter 2025-2026.
21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dorset County Hospital and Community Health Services: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) Dorset County Hospital and (b) associated community services have adequate (i) staffing and (ii) resources for winter 2025-2026.
21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of healthcare capacity in West Dorset, particularly regarding primary care, ambulance response times and urgent care provision in wint
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuels: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) rural areas can access more competitive fuel prices through the Fuel Finder scheme.
21 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuels: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the forthcoming Fuel Finder scheme in addressing significant local fuel price disparities.
20 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of high soil moisture deficit levels on rail infrastructure stability, earthwork movement and long-term service resilience across the national net
Source: official written-questions record.