Written questions
561 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to help (a) ports and (b) the shipping industry to (i) reduce emissions and (ii) transition to cleaner fuels.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport
MV Solong and MV Stena Immaculate: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of seafarers’ (a) welfare and (b) roster patterns, in the context of the collision between Solong and Stena Immaculate.
12 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Domestic Abuse: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to mental health services for victims of domestic abuse in (a) North Cornwall constituency and (b) other rural communities.
12 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to domestic abuse support services in (a) North Cornwall constituency and (b) other rural areas.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of waiting times for mental health treatment on levels of health-related economic inactivity.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in mental health waiting lists on the number of people out of work.
12 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for mental health treatment.
12 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Police: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that investigations of allegations of domestic abuse involving serving police officers in Devon and Cornwall are independent.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rivers: Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a timeline for the (a) planning and (b) development of the nine new national river walks.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rivers: Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the selection criteria his Department is using to (a) review and (b) allocate funding for locations for the nine new national river walks.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport
A39: Bypasses
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will communicate directly with (a) residents and (b) businesses in (i) Camelford and (ii) surrounding areas on plans for the proposed A39 bypass.
10 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits when sewage is released by water companies that poses a risk to human health of requiring (a) a physical warning system and (b)
6 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Carbon Emissions: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of compliance with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism requirement for accurate carbon emissions data from complex supply c
6 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Carbon Emissions: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small businesses to meet the carbon reporting requirements of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
6 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Gear: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing restrictions on setting gill nets in areas frequently used by surfers, swimmers, and paddleboarders
6 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Gear
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a minimum-distance rule for gill nets.
6 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Subversion
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to prevent foreign actors from influencing UK democratic processes through social media.
5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heroin: Rehabilitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of patient outcomes for those undergoing heroin detoxification using Buvidal compared to Methadone.
5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the High Needs National Funding Formula on Cornwall County Council’s SEND funding for 2025/26.
26 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Shared Rural Network
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether there are funds available under the Shared Rural Network; and whether he has plans to use the network to eliminate partial non-spots in North Cornwall constituency.
26 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) train, (b) recruit and (c) retain GPs in (i) North Cornwall constituency and (ii) other rural areas.
26 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to enforce the responsibility of water companies to publish accessible real-time data on sewage released into (a) rivers, (b) seas and (c) other publi
26 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Physical Education and Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ensure a long-term funding agreement for PE and school sport.
26 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Physical Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of primary and secondary schools are delivering two hours of PE a week.
26 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Physical Education and Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the accessibility of (a) PE and (b) sport provision for children in schools.
26 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Profession: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the legal services sector on (a) levels of employment and (b) gross value added.
26 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Profession: Innovation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to maintain the UK's status as a leader in legal services innovation.
26 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Profession: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support the (a) growth and (b) innovation of the lawtech industry.
26 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Promotion
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will ensure that (a) UK legal services and (b) the use of English law are promoted overseas as part of an integrated trade policy.
26 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Administration of Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking (a) uphold the rule of law, (b) promote the UK's legal services and (c) increase access to justice.
Source: official written-questions record.