Written questions

561 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) Launceston, (b) North Cornwall and (c) other towns in rural areas without a railway station are served by inter-city coach services.

2 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with representatives of National Express on the potential impact of the cancellation of its 503 service on people living in Launceston.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Motor Neurone Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changing eligibility requirements for the winter fuel payment on the affordability of energy for people with motor neurone disease.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing compensation for loss of (a) income, (b) independence and (c) educational opportunities as a result of delayed or cancelled practical driving

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average waiting time and (b) longest waiting time for driving tests in Cornwall was in each of the last 10 years.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a practical driving test appointment at test centres in North Cornwall constituency in the latest period for which data is available; and if she will make an estimate of th

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency on taking steps to reduce the number of short-notice cancellations of practical driving test appointments at (a) Launceston and (b) Bodm

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce waiting times for practical driving tests at (a) Launceston and (b) Bodmin driving test centres.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 627 on Free School Meals, if she will make it her policy to commission an assessment of the potential merits of broadening the eligibility criteria for childre

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Bodmin Parkway Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility at Bodmin Parkway railway station.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024, whether sh

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions her Department has held with Natural England on the effect of nutrient neutrality rules on new housebuilding projects in the River Camel catchment Special

30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for hospices in Cornwall.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will run a public consultation on changing eligibility requirements for the Winter Fuel Payment before implementing a change in policy in relation to that payment.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people in North Cornwall constituency who will be affected by her decision to change eligibility requirements for the Winter Fuel Allowance.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing eligibility requirements for the Winter Fuel Allowance on the affordability of energy for people aged over 65 in (a) North Cornwall const

22 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending railway routes into North Cornwall constituency.

22 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for GP appointments in North Cornwall constituency.

22 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have been accepted by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Cornwall in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

22 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people waited over six months to access Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services support in Cornwall in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

22 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of open dentistry practices in North Cornwall constituency accepting adult NHS patients (a) on the most recent date for which figures are availab

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property: Shops

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of unoccupied shops in town centres in North Cornwall constituency.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on increasing funding to Cornwall Council for (a) social care services (b) SEND services and (c) road maintenance.

22 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the SEND funding formula allocations for pupils in Cornwall.

22 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children (a) with an education, health and care plan and (b) who had previously been identified in the SEN Support category by their school were not in school in Cornwall in each

22 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in Cornwall; and what steps she plans to take to with Cornwall Council to help improve the (a) funding and (b) delivery of SEND services.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Defence

LGBT Veterans Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to implement the outstanding recommendations of the LGBT Veterans Review.

18 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Cornish Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to give the Cornish language protected status under the provisions of Articles 8-14 of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

18 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

A30

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) Cornwall Council and (b) National Highways on road safety on the (a) A30 and (b) B3257 junction at Plusha.

18 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

River Tamar: Bridges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allocating funding towards the maintenance of the Tamar toll bridge.

Source: official written-questions record.