David Taylor

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Post Offices: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of convenience store closures on access to essential services, including Post Office provision, in (a) towns and (b)

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Post Offices: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what support is available to local small businesses seeking to take on Post Office services in areas where branches are closing.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Post Offices: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure continuity of Post Office services in communities affected by the closure of franchised branches located within retail premises.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Family Hubs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out the Best Start Family Hub allocation broken down by (a) local authority and (a) resource and capital figures in each year of its operation.

28 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of duty of care arrangements for civilian participants in non-violent resistance programmes in Russian-occupied Ukrain

21 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard women and children at risk of sexual violence in Sudan.

21 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Darfur: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to maintain the flow of aid from Chad to Darfur.

14 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Fuels: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of poor HGV facilities on the incidence of fuel theft from commercial vehicles; and what steps she is taking to protect UK hauliers and national s

24 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British International Investment: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will mandate British International Investment, as a Government-owned body, to provide salary transparency when advertising roles.

24 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British International Investment: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she will mandate British International Investment, as a Government-owed body, to recognise a trade union.

16 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Defence: Financial Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that financial services firms operating within the defence supply chain, and their employees, are adequately protected from threats and incid

26 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Education Cannot Wait: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made a decision on how much ODA will be allocated to Education Cannot Wait for their replenishment in 2026.

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to shorten the time between a child’s SEND diagnosis and them receiving their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) in Hertfordshire.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the national speed limit of 60 mph on unlit single-track rural lanes.

13 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Development Aid: Asylum

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether funding saved by reducing the cost of hotel accommodation for asylum seekers in the UK will be given to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to spend on international aid overseas.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using automated parking systems to help tackle (a) congestion and (b) parking issues.

5 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Crimes against Humanity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department's atrocity prevention specialists have taken in Sudan; and whether they have been surged to the region.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the time taken for processing of Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

20 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Chelsea Football Club: Sales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is working with (a) EU and (b) G7 partners to coordinate the release of (i) frozen Russian-linked assets and (ii) the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club; and which body holds fina

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

Penguins: Tourist Attractions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) safety and (b) wellbeing of penguins housed in (i) zoos and (ii) aquariums.

16 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kosovo: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on an asylum processing hub in Kosovo.

16 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Security: Kosovo

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her Kosovan counterparts on a bilateral security agreement.

2 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the report by Action on Smoking and Health entitled At risk? Tobacco dependence treatment in the NHS, published on 2

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle number plate cloning; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of vehicle cloning on (a) the finances, (b) the legal position and (c) other factors

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Western Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the creation of the Western Forest.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to improve the Building Safety Regulator's processes to ensure the statutory eight-week timeframe for work to existing buildings is consistent

21 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Developing Countries Trading Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to provide exemptions to Developing Countries Trading Scheme countries for Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms.

9 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the International Finance Facility for Education and (b) other innovative finance models on deliv

9 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to make use of innovative financing mechanisms to support global education outcomes.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people into work in Hertfordshire.