Written questions

123 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 May 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Technology: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions his Department has had with businesses on investment in technology in Northern Ireland.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Public Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the opinions of people on (a) low and (b) middle incomes are adequately heard in the development of the food strategy.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are covered by the transitional protections for eligibility for free school meals; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending those protections in March 2025 on the chi

31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families are receiving support from Healthy Start in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Stafford.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a phased introduction of extended producer responsibility fees.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish a breakdown of how extended producer responsibility fees will be allocated, in the context of transparency in funding for local authority waste managemen

25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Management Companies: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of consulting on regulating the property management sector.

28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on tackling the shortage of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy drugs.

27 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to end the difference between the treatment of military and civil compensation payments in means tests for disabled facilities grants.

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Water Restoration Fund on river quality in Staffordshire.

23 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Veterinary Services: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of removing VAT from veterinary care.

8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for people being released from prison.

8 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Care Leavers: Stoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for care leavers in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.

8 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer: Stoke on Trent

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for patients with a pancreatic cancer diagnosis in Stoke-on-Trent.

8 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to ban the (a) sale and (b) use of shock collars for dogs.

8 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postnatal Care: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve provision of post-natal mental health care in Stoke-on-Trent.

8 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of further restricting the (a) use and (b) sale of fireworks on animal welfare and wildlife.

8 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Stoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for children with (a) autism and (b) SEND in mainstream settings in Stoke-on-Trent South.

8 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Stoke on Trent

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) provide support for and (b) increase capacity of drug and alcohol recovery services in Stoke-on-Trent.

8 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Stoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce ambulance waiting times in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.

7 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) help tackle far right extremism.

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to expand bus service provision in rural (a) villages and (b) other areas.

7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people carrying out jury duty do not experience financial hardship.

7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of trainee GPs who undertake specialist training in mental health.

7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Housing: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support local councils to tackle antisocial behaviour within council homes.

7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase recruitment of (a) healthcare and (b) dentistry professionals in rural areas.

7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pain: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce waiting lists and (b) expand provision for pain management services in Stoke-on-Trent.

7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve mental health provision for young people in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with social media platforms to help tackle the spread of extremism online.

7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Regeneration: Stoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to help support the regeneration of town centres in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.