Ben Coleman

17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 May 2025 on Childhood Obesity, HCWS652, what steps he is taking to ensure that the final non-statutory guidance issued by the Advertising Standards Aut

11 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Malnutrition and Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the document by Trussell entitled Cost of Hunger and Hardship - final report, published on 30 April 2025.

15 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of the 1.5 million homes expected to be built in this Parliament will be designated as social housing; and what criteria her Department uses to desig

14 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to provide additional funding to local authorities to support repairs in social housing; and what steps she is taking with local authorities to ensure the adequ

14 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase funding for local authorities to help reduce the number of (a) people and (b) families living in temporary accommodation; and if s

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Care Quality Commission on reducing the waiting time for the re-inspection of healthcare providers rated as requiring improvement.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to restrict the online (a) advertising and (b) selling of (i) image and performance enhancing drugs and (ii) anabolic steroids to children and young people.

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

Housing: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has plans to encourage the freeholders of multiple occupancy leasehold buildings to install solar panels when the lease does not permit the Right To Manage

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to implement the Digital Redbook nationally.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Digital Redbook pilot in London.

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

Housing: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to encourage freeholders of buildings occupied by multiple leaseholders to install solar panels.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of the 3 February 2025 to Question 26386 on Children: Hearing Impairment, whether the expected apprenticeship in Sensory Impairment will be funded via the Apprenticeship Levy; and when co

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that Universal Credit advisers are aware that payments should be backdated when a change of circumstances relates to the award of a disability benefit.

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that (a) deaf children and (b) their families receive support from specialist teachers of the deaf in (i) education and (ii) early years settings.

22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fruit and Vegetables: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase access to affordable fresh fruit and vegetables in deprived communities.

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

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Departments are working on the development of a food strategy; which Department is leading this work; what the strategy's aims are; and what his planned timetable is for the comp

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with which charities representing disabled children her Department has consulted on the development of the Child Poverty Strategy.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the nature is of her Department's consultation with (a) charities representing disabled children and (b) disabled young people on the development of the Child Poverty Strategy.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the additional costs to families for raising a disabled child.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with disabled young people, in the context of the development of a child poverty strategy.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with disabled children’s charities, in the context of the development of a child poverty strategy.

5 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times UK ambassadors have met Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the past year.

4 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Embassies: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a list of embassies ranked by the number of times they have met Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the last year.

4 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which UK ambassadors have met Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the last year.

4 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of UK Ambassadors have met with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the past year.

31 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will hold discussions with the Property Ombudsman on potential measures to enable the Ombudsman to respond more quickly to complaints.

31 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on how many and what proportion of complaints to the Property Ombudsman have been outstanding for three months or more.

31 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the average time taken by the Property Ombudsman to reach a decision on complaints.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry: Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the effective use of data to drive productivity will be included in the proposed industrial strategy council's remit.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage businesses to use data more effectively to increase productivity.