Written questions
183 written questions tabled, most recent first.
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help increase awareness of (a) Access to Work and (b) other employment support programmes.
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Health: Chronic Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to integrate health and employment support for people with (a) arthritis and (b) other long-term health conditions.
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lead: Paint
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 28814 on Lead: Paint, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle toxic lead paint in (a) homes and (b) public building
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lead: Paint
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 28814 on Lead: Paint, if he will make it his policy to issue updated guidance.
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of animal welfare abuse have been recorded on intensive livestock farms in (a) England and (b) Norfolk in each of the last five years.
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Waste: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vehicles were seized for waste crime offences in (a) South West Norfolk constituency and (b) Norfolk in each of the last five years.
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection: Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle environmental harm in (a) South West Norfolk constituency and (b) Norfolk.
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Waste: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the financial impact of waste crime on (a) England, (b) Norfolk and (c) South West Norfolk constituency in the last five years.
1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Waste: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle waste crime.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Strategy Advisory Board: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing an animal welfare expert to the Food Strategy board.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Livestock
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the (a) expansion of existing and (b) building of new industrial livestock fa
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Livestock
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of industrial livestock farming on the UK's capacity to reach its net zero targets.
24 Jun 2025 · Northern Ireland Office
Childcare: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on improving childcare provision in Northern Ireland.
11 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
School Meals: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to align school food procurement with the Government’s (a) horticulture strategy and (b) food security objectives.
11 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are receiving Healthy Start in (a) England, (b) East Anglia and (c) South West Norfolk constituency.
3 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Production
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will appoint an expert in animal welfare to the Food Strategy board.
30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Performance Certificates: Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how MEES (minimum energy efficiency standards) took into account properties which are not occupied for less than half of the period between 1 October 2024 and 30 April 2025.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many short-term rental properties have been converted to private rental properties in each of the last three years for which records exist.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average number of days was that short-term rental properties were occupied between 1 October and 30 April in each of the last three years for which records exits.
30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Avian Influenza: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Avian Influenza Prevention Zone housing measures lifted, published on 12 May 2025, when the General Licence 45 for gamebird re
21 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Internal Drainage Boards: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43491 on Internal Drainage Boards: Finance, what steps she has taken to allocate funding to councils.
21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Internal Drainage Boards: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to secure additional funding for Internal Drainage Boards in (a) England, (b) Norfolk and (c) South West Norfolk constituency.
21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Flood Control: Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to mitigate the costs to (a) local councils and (b) landowners of internal drainage boards; and what steps he is taking to ensure that (i) South West Norfolk an
21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Internal Drainage Boards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support councils who pay the Internal Drainage Board levy.
14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department is providing to farmers of broiler hens to (a) replace and upgrade housing to help improve animal health and welfare and (b) help improve the control of pol
8 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on improving broadband connectivity in rural areas.
6 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how minimum energy efficiency standards take into account properties which are not occupied for less than half of the period between 1 October and 30 April.
1 May 2025 · Department for Education
Speech and Language Therapy: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to lower waiting times for speech therapy for children.
1 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Housing: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department provides to farmers for laying hens.
1 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has has with relevant stakeholders on the provision of sustainable funding for transforming (a) palliative and (b) end of life care services.
Source: official written-questions record.