Written questions
183 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: East of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that environment regulations are upheld on intensive livestock farms in (a) East Anglia and (b) South West Norfolk constituency.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Lead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle toxic lead pipes in housing in (a) England, (b) East Anglia and (c) South West Norfolk.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to extend to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support fund.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Capability Assessments: South West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to work capability assessments in South West Norfolk.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Skilled Workers: South West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to help create skilled jobs in South West Norfolk constituency.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Skilled Workers: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to help reduce the skills gap in rural areas.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Project Gigabit: South West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department has taken to ensure Project Gigabit improves broadband speeds in South West Norfolk constituency.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve mobile phone access in (a) England, (b) East Anglia and (c) South West Norfolk constituency.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
5G
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve 5G access in (a) England, (b) East Anglia and (c) South West Norfolk constituency.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport
Transport: Refrigeration
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce emissions from transport refrigeration units.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Solar Power: Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of installing solar panels on the roofs of (a) car parks, (b) warehouses and (c) council-owned buildings in Norfolk.
4 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve bus services in remote rural areas.
4 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Horses
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help improve the safety of (i) horses and (ii) horse riders on roads and (b) increase driver awareness of horse safety.
4 Feb 2025 · House of Commons Commission
Parliamentary Estate: Lead
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission has tested for lead levels on the parliamentary estate.
4 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Local Government Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve services in rural isolated communities.
4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Lead
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to remove toxic lead pipes in housing in (a) England, (b) East Anglia and (c) South West Norfolk constituency.
4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lead: Paint
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to help remove lead paint in older homes.
4 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Lead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with water companies on the replacement of water pipes to households in which lead has been found in the water supply in (a) England, (b) East Anglia and (c
4 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Drinking Water: Lead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that water companies assess the levels of lead in domestic drinking water supplies.
4 Feb 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 October 2024 to Question 5973 on Lead: Paint, whether his Department is taking steps to prepare new guidance.
4 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Lead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) assess and (b) help mitigate the risk of lead contamination in agricultural land in (i) England, (ii) East Anglia and (iii) South West Norfolk constituen
4 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Inland Waterways: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) stop lead contamination in waterways.
4 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Lead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) stop lead contamination in the food supply chain.
4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ovarian Cancer: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of ovarian cancer month.
4 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Bereavement Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase access to bereavement leave.
4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lead: Poisoning
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the National Screening Committee review into lead poisoning will be complete.
4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lead: Poisoning
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of children reported to have had lead poisoning in each year since 2016.
4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lead: Poisoning
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase testing for lead poisoning in (a) adults and (b) children.
4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) training and (b) support is in place to help GPs diagnose ovarian cancer.
4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to tackle regional variations in the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
Source: official written-questions record.