Written questions

1,820 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that funds allocated for resident care in retirement homes are used for the purpose intended.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Voluntary Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken to process voluntary National Insurance contributions for people who contacted her Department before 5 April 2025.

25 Apr 2025 · Treasury

National Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to extend the deadline for voluntary National Insurance contributions.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Voluntary Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to communicate with people who did not receive responses to their queries on voluntary National Insurance contributions before 5 April 2025.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the provision of paediatric nursing support in SEND educational settings.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a national standard for paediatric nurse staffing levels in SEND schools.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the recruitment and retention of paediatric nurses in SEND schools.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of paediatric nurses employed in SEND schools in England.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to incorporate road safety education into the national primary school curriculum.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what resources her Department provides to primary schools to teach road safety effectively.

25 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of police funding levels on the frequency of speeding incidents in an area.

25 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Police: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase visible policing in areas with high rates of road traffic offences in West Dorset constituency.

25 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Road Traffic Offences: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that police forces effectively allocate resources to help tackle speeding in rural communities.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to issue updated guidance to local authorities on balancing carbon reduction initiatives with pedestrian and road user safety in relation to street lighting.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of street lighting reductions on road safety in West Dorset.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services and Railways: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to ensure synchronisation between bus and train timetables.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered the specific needs of vulnerable populations in coordinating public transport schedules.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services and Railways: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to align bus and train services in West Dorset for improved accessibility.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department issues guidance on ensuring that bus replacement services have sufficient capacity to accommodate passengers from cancelled train services.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department monitors the adequacy of bus replacement services for meeting demand during train service disruptions.

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staff turnover on the quality of care in retirement homes.

24 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact recent discussions with representatives from the (a) pub and (b) brewing industries on (i) the levels of duty payable on beer and (ii) fiscal support for those industries have had on her policy decisions

24 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives from the (a) pub and (b) brewing industries on (i) the levels of duty payable on beer and (ii) fiscal support for those industries.

24 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire and Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that fire and rescue services have the expertise required to meet the regulatory requirements on that sector.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve (a) service delivery and (b) patient care standards in GP practices after the abolition of NHS England.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve (a) service delivery and (b) patient care standards in community pharmacies after the abolition of NHS England.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve (a) the delivery and (b) standards of patient care in dental practices following the dissolution of NHS England in 2027.

23 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the current beer duty freeze on the pub industry.

23 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sheep Dipping: Organophosphates

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing compensation to people affected by exposure to organophosphates in sheep dip.

23 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sheep Dipping: Organophosphates

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he had made of the potential impact of organophosphate exposure from sheep dip on the health of (a) farmers and (b) agricultural workers.

Source: official written-questions record.