Written questions

404 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Wood-burning Stoves: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of domestic wood burners on public health.

3 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help tackle delays in the granting of probate.

27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Management Companies: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to regulate property management companies to protect homeowners from (a) unprofessional practices and (b) additional charges.

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

Beavers: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the (a) framework and (b) criteria for beaver releases into the wild.

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children are living in (a) absolute and (b) relative poverty in South Cotswolds constituency.

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: South Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children receive free school meals in South Cotswolds constituency.

21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Domestic Abuse: South Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support survivors of domestic violence in South Cotswolds constituency.

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

Farmers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the mental health of farmers.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in National Insurance contributions on the affordability of social care in rural villages.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Lime Down Solar Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential local ecological impact of the proposed Lime Down Solar Farm in South Cotswolds constituency.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Hotels: South Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support hotel owners in South Cotswolds constituency.

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

Flood Control: South Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding he has allocated to flood resilience in South Cotswolds constituency.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the (a) affordability and (b) transparency of train fares; and whether she plans to regulate dynamic pricing models for commuter routes.

21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Associations: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure housing associations provide clear and consistent communication during tenancy transitions; and what steps she is taking to support

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the number of NHS appointments in rural areas and (b) improve access to (i) emergency and (ii) routine dental care for those in urgent need.

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

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the readiness of the supply chain to implement a deposit return scheme; and if he will engage with the wine and spirits industry on steps to implement

16 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Business: South Cotswolds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on businesses in South Cotswolds constituency.

16 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Business: Rural Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to support rural businesses.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure accurate representation of (a) cases involving children already known to social services and (b) other aspects of home education in (i) public statements and (

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

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help the wine and spirits industry manage the implementation of a UK-wide Deposit Return Scheme.

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

Rivers: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which legislation created the requirement for individuals to obtain permission from every riparian property owner to pass through their land while using a waterway; and whether he plan

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

Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish its land use framework.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Macquarie Infrastructure Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential risk of investment by Macquarie in (a) Lime Down Solar Park and (b) other Nationally Significant Infrastructure Developments.

12 Dec 2024 · Women and Equalities

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on SEND provision.

11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that diagnostic results are transmitted promptly between NHS hospitals and GPs; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using electronic commu

11 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to require new houses to be built to Passivhaus standards.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the insulation of housing.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Geothermal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help develop deep geothermal energy resources.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Brexit: Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) leaving the EU single market and (b) ending free movement with the EU on economic growth; and if he will make an assessment

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU single market on the (a) administrative and (b) other costs faced by UK small businesses trading with EU customers; an

Source: official written-questions record.