Written questions
1,820 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with rugby governing bodies on the future of professional rugby.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Prem Rugby on the long-term financial sustainability of professional rugby union.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support professional rugby clubs.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department is providing for rural rugby clubs.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of participation levels in grassroots rugby.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the Rugby Football Union on grassroots rugby.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Listed Buildings: Libraries
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support libraries operating in listed buildings.
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Listed Buildings: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding for the maintenance of listed building social housing stock.
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Listed Buildings: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing for listed building social housing projects.
13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of ambulance response times in rural constituencies such as West Dorset.
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of helipad accessibility on patient outcomes in air ambulance transfers.
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS Trusts on improving access to helipads for emergency air ambulance services.
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding is available to upgrade hospital helipads to enable night-time operation.
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that all major trauma hospitals have access to 24-hour helipad facilities.
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of major trauma hospitals operate 24-hour hospital helipads in England.
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that hospital helipads are protected from (a) planning and (b) operational restrictions.
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative safeguards to protect hospital helipads from closure.
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of automatic planning permission for extending helipad operation hours at major trauma hospitals.
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support ambulance services in West Dorset.
6 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to review police funding formulas to reflect rurality.
6 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Police: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of rural policing in West Dorset.
6 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Police: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support policing in West Dorset.
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of fire service coverage in West Dorset constituency.
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent fire station closures in West Dorset.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Community Transport: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of community transport on rural mobility in West Dorset.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2026 to Question 14261, how much funding her Department is providing under the Bus Service Operators Grant to West Dorset; and whether her Department plans to provide ring fence
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of rail connectivity for rural constituencies such as West Dorset.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with rail operators on service reliability caused by climate change affecting West Dorset.
Source: official written-questions record.