Written questions

404 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Flood Control: South Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what nature-based flooding solutions he plans to implement in South Cotswolds constituency.

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

Sewage: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support citizen science projects on (a) flooding and (b) sewage.

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

Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Government response to the Office for Environmental Protection’s report on progress in improving the natural environment in Eng

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to (a) publish for the purposes of public scrutiny and (b) make available to hon. Members for the purposes of parliamentary scrutiny the draft 4th ed

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which teams in her Department are reviewing the draft of the 4th edition of the Service Charge Residential Management Code for (a) legal, (b) policy and (c) other considerations.

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department provided terms of reference to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors for the review and update of the Service Charge Residential Management Code; an

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department approved the membership of the expert panel that contributed to the draft of the fourth edition of the Service Charge Residential Management Code.

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department had discussions with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on the inclusion of service charge payer representatives on the Service Charge Residentia

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department had discussions with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on the composition of the Service Charge Residential Management Code expert panel.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Access and Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to improve (a) public access, (b) environmental protections and (c) biodiversity enhancement for (i) rivers, (ii) lakes and (iii) other i

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to accredited online schools for pupils with (a) special educational needs and (b) mental health conditions who are unable to attend mainstream education.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Neurological Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Pathways to Work Green Paper proposals on people living with (a) Multiple Sclerosis and (b) other progressive neurological conditio

7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which UK-based charities and organisations have lost funding as a result of reductions to the Overseas Development Assistance budget since 2024; and if he will make an assess

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to accredited online schools for pupils with (a) special educational needs and (b) mental health conditions who are unable to attend mainstream education.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2024 to Question 13418 on Countryside: Access, by when he plans to make further announcements on his policy on access to nature.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Technical annex: The combined environmental land management offer, published on 19 March 2024, whether it is his policy to financially incen

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

Property Management Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of existing regulatory mechanisms for property management companies on mixed tenure estates; and what her planned timetable is f

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent third-party brokers from bulk-booking driving test slots via the DVSA online system and (b) to reduce waiting times for learner drivers in rural areas.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for level 7 healthcare apprenticeships on skills shortages in the NHS; and what discussions he has had with the S

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of cuts to funding for level 7 apprenticeships on the availability of Chartered Town Planners in local government.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of cuts to funding for level 7 healthcare apprenticeships on the availability of Advanced Clinical Practitioners in the NHS.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of cuts to funding for level 7 healthcare apprenticeships on the deliverability of the NHS long-term workforce plan.

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the Government is taking to ensure households who have installed solar panels are benefitting from the wholesale rise in energy.

19 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Fire and Rescue Services: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed increase to employer National Insurance contributions on fire and rescue services; and whether her Department has plans to provide additiona

19 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to allocate additional funding to fire and rescue services to improve their wildfire and flood response rates.

19 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to improve the finances of fire and rescue services.

19 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to introduce dedicated capital investment funding for fire and rescue services to help improve (a) infrastructure, (b) fleet renewal and (c) training facilities.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beavers: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage participation in the wild beaver reintroduction program in (a) areas prone to downstream flooding and (b) England; and whether he plans to provide

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beavers: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support (a) farmers and (b) landowners wishing to restore wild beavers on their land.

7 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Coronavirus: Monuments

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make funding available to support the creation of a Covid-19 memorial in South Cotswolds constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.