Written questions
1,820 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the level of council tax support for people whose homes have been rendered uninhabitable by fire in West Dorset constituency.
20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has assessed the adequacy of council tax exemptions for fire-damaged homes in West Dorset constituency.
20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on council tax relief for fire-damaged properties.
20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support homeowners whose properties are uninhabitable due to fire damage, including through council tax exemptions.
20 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
National Security
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to undertake broader consultation with industry to support the delivery of national security objectives.
20 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
National Security
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve engagement with the private sector, including the technology industry, in national security policymaking.
20 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
National Security
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of engagement with civil society organisations in the formulation of the National Security Strategy.
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to review the policy on frozen pensions affecting pensioners from West Dorset living abroad.
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of frozen state pensions on pensioners from West Dorset residing in countries without uprating agreements.
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps his Department to uprate frozen UK state pensions for pensioners from West Dorset living overseas.
15 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Valuation Office Agency: West Dorset
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Valuation Office Agency delays on people in West Dorset constituency.
13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps has has her department taken to improve the time taken to issue ECH plans in a) Rural areas and b) West Dorset.
13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the time taken to issue ECH plans in (a) South West and (b) West Dorset over the past 5 years.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of complaints relating to private parking fines issued in (a) Dorset and (b) England since December 2024.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on the review of private parking regulation, including the introduction of a statutory code of practice for private parking operators.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to (a) regulate the conduct of private car park operators and (b) help ensure that penalty charges are issued transparently.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of local authorities transferring ownership or management of car parks to private operators on the level of parkin
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Evictions: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Section 21 eviction notices issued in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) the South West in the 12 months prior to the imp
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the number of landlords issuing Section 21 eviction notices in advance of the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks associated with apprenticeship systems that rely on individual employers for course continuation.
10 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Valuation Office Agency: Standards
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reduce processing times within the Valuation Office Agency.
10 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Valuation Office Agency: West Dorset
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Valuation Office Agency delays on residents in West Dorset.
10 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Valuation Office Agency: West Dorset
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to improve Valuation Office Agency service delivery in West Dorset.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Down's Syndrome: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the needs of people with Down Syndrome.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Down's Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to engage people with Down Syndrome in policy development following the consultation entitled Down Syndrome Act 2022 draft statutory guidance, published on 5 Nov
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hydrocephalus: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus in the NHS.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hydrocephalus: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what average waiting times were for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus in the South West in the last 12 months.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hydrocephalus: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what average waiting times were for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus in West Dorset constituency in the last 12 months.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hydrocephalus: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what average waiting times were for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus in the last 12 months.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hydrocephalus: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research funding the Government is providing for conditions such as Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.
Source: official written-questions record.