Written questions

1,820 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support farmers in West Dorset.

29 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby: Public Participation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has held discussions with the Rugby Football Union on expanding rugby provision in areas with low levels of sports participation.

29 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase participation in grassroots rugby from minority groups.

29 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase participation in grassroots rugby in disadvantaged communities.

29 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has provided support to the Rugby Football Union to establish new rugby clubs in disadvantaged areas.

29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of greenhouse gas removal projects in meeting the UK’s net zero targets.

29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce financial incentives for pilot greenhouse gas removal projects.

29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support early-stage greenhouse gas removal projects in the UK.

29 May 2026 · Home Office

Offensive Weapons: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of incidents involving catapults in Dorset.

29 May 2026 · Home Office

Offensive Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the misuse of home-made catapults.

29 May 2026 · Home Office

Offensive Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the misuse of catapults.

29 May 2026 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Offensive Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the use of catapults in antisocial behaviour incidents.

29 May 2026 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Offensive Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help support Dorset Police to tackle antisocial behaviour involving catapults in West Dorset constituency.

29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Offensive Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle harmful online trends promoting the use of catapults to harm animals.

29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Offensive Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with social media companies about the availability of content involving weapons, including catapults.

29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Salmon: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support salmon restoration projects in chalk streams, including the River Frome in West Dorset constituency.

29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of sewage discharges and combined sewer overflows on chalk stream ecosystems and Atlantic salmon populations.

29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce sewage dumping into (a) chalk streams (b) the River Frome and (c) the River Piddle.

29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Salmon: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to provide additional protections for chalk stream Atlantic salmon populations.

29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department is providing to improve water quality in chalk streams in West Dorset constituency, including the River Frome, Wraxall Brook and West Compton Stream.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to exempt veterans who are amputees from repeat Personal Independence Payment assessments.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to amend vetting processes within her Department.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to change the process for appointing political appointees to diplomatic roles.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she will consider the potential merits of inviting the Foreign Affairs Committee in pre-appointment scrutiny of all political appointees to ambassadorial positions.

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Promotion: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will assess the potential merits of inviting the Foreign Affairs Committee to undertake pre-appointment scrutiny of all political appointees to special trade envoy roles.

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number of pubs that are currently operated under tenancy or lease agreements with pub-owning companies in West Dorset constituency.

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Section 25 notices have been issued by pub-owning companies to tenants in West Dorset constituency in each of the last five years.

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the use of Section 25 notices by pub-owning companies to regain control of pubs for direct company operation.

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Pubs Code Adjudicator on lease renewal processes used by pub-owning businesses.

29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what protections are available to pub tenants who have made improvements to leased premises when facing lease (a) termination and (b) non-renewal by pub-owning companies.

Source: official written-questions record.