Written questions
1,820 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is developing a digital strategy for social care users.
30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respite Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure that unpaid carers are guaranteed respite breaks.
30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Independent Commission into Adult Social Care: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Independent Commission into Adult Social Care on bringing forward the deadline for reporting on each phase of the commission's work.
30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Work: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish a Royal College of care workers.
30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disability: Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a personal care allowance for people who are assessed as needing personal care.
30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax Benefits: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to introduce transitional protection for people who are no longer eligible for full Council Tax support following changes to the assessment of legacy benef
30 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of compensation provided to Equitable Life policyholders.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Bridport Arts Centre and Dorchester Arts: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has held recent discussions with (a) Bridport Arts Centre and (b) Dorchester Arts on access to capital funding (i) to tackle maintenance backlogs and (ii) for modernisation
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial support to help (a) Bridport Arts Centre and (b) Dorchester Arts to help meet (i) energy efficiency and (ii) accessibility standards; and
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of fatal cycling accidents on rural roads in West Dorset constituency.
26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Heart Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of the level of funding on its capacity to deliver fire service co-responder suppor
26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Community First Responders
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of replacing fire service co-responders with volunteer Community First Resp
26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community First Responders
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on the use of volunteer Community First Responders to respond to Category 1 medical emergencies.
26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Community First Responders
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department had discussions with the South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of replacing fire and rescue co-responders with volunteer community first r
26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Heart Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with fire and rescue services in the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust area on phasing out co-responder schemes for Category 1 cardiac inc
26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Heart Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on its decision to end support for fire service co-responders attending Category 1 cardiac emergenc
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Supported Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of financial incentives for the construction of supported housing for the frail elderly.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support the development of (a) extra-care and (b) sheltered housing schemes.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Supported Housing: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the supply of specialist supported housing for vulnerable older residents in West Dorset constituency.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support new housing developments for older people in West Dorset constituency.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps her Department has taken to promote early-stage retirement housing in national planning guidance.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of housing supply for an ageing population in England.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to encourage developers to build more adaptable homes for older people in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other rural areas.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support the delivery of age-appropriate housing for people approaching retirement in West Dorset constituency.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing Associations: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with housing associations on supporting downsizing for older tenants.
26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of downsizing support schemes on the availability of larger family homes.
26 Jun 2025 · 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 develop a national strategy for trauma-informed mental health care in England.
26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) NHS England, (b) integrated care boards, and (c) mental health charities on establishing a national strategy for trauma-informed care.
26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of a national trauma-informed mental health strategy on (a) early intervention and (b) treatment outcomes.
26 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include policies on supporting mental healthcare as part of the 10 year health plan in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other rural areas.
Source: official written-questions record.