Written questions

1,820 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to require water companies to be statutory consultees for housing developments in West Dorset constituency.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Transport: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of post-16 transport costs on (a) education access and (b) participation rates in rural communities.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Transport: Schools and Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support low-income families with the cost of transport to (a) school and (b) college for 16 to 18-year-olds in West Dorset constituency.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Transport: Schools and Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review the funding framework for post-16 (a) school and (b) college transport, in the context of the requirement for participation in education or training until the age of 18.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Transport: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) affordability and (b) availability of transport to post-16 (i) education and (ii) training in (A) West Dorset constituency and (B) other rural areas.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pollution: Lyme Regis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Environment Agency on enforcement action relating to pollution affecting Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Lyme Regis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the bathing water classification at Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Lyme Regis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of water quality at Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach on public health.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to meet with local stakeholders to discuss raising the bathing water quality rating at Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Dyslexia: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) early identification and (b) support for children with dyslexia in primary schools in rural areas.

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Dyslexia: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of levels of access to dyslexia-specific teaching support and diagnostic services in West Dorset.

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with Dorset Council on expanding social housing provision in West Dorset.

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the level of need for additional social housing in West Dorset.

20 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 Dorset council to ensure housing developments in West Dorset are (a) affordable and (b) suitable for young families.

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with Dorset Council on (a) retaining and (b) attracting young families through new housing provision in West Dorset.

20 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 smaller, accessible homes in West Dorset constituency to help older residents downsize.

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps with Dorset Council to ensure local plans include provision for age-appropriate housing to support downsizing in West Dorset constituency.

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Second Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received recent representations from (a) local authorities and (b) people in West Dorset constituency on the use of Section 157 provisions in the Housi

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms for restrictions under section 157 of the Housing Act 1985 on rural housing markets.

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Second Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the purchase as second homes of homes sold under section 157 of the Housing Act 1985 in (a) areas of high housing demand and (b) We

17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not making water companies statutory consultees in planning consultations on new housing developments.

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Learning Disability: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase support for learning disability services in West Dorset constituency.

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Learning Disability: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Dorset Integrated Care Board on (a) funding and (b) support for people with learning disabilities in West Dorset constituency.

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to (a) monitor and (b) assess the impact of the Dentistry Rescue Plan in West Dorset constituency.

13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria he uses to assess improved access to NHS dental services in West Dorset constituency.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding (a) in absolute terms and (b) as a proportion of all research funding his Department has provided for research into (i) climate change adaptation and (ii) resilience in

13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Occupancy: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to expand schemes to help encourage downsizing in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) rural areas.

13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Occupancy: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support older homeowners to downsize in West Dorset constituency.

13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Occupancy: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to incentivise the use of existing housing stock to help tackle low room occupancy rates.

13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Occupancy: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of under-occupied homes on housing availability in West Dorset constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.