Written questions
404 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Emergency Calls: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance her Department has issued to internet service providers on fulfilling their licence obligation to ensure access to 999 calls from within the home in communities where mobi
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Emergency Calls: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that households in areas with poor indoor mobile coverage have reliable access to the emergency services by 2027.
13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support families with rises in care home fees for relatives with dementia; and whether he has made an assessment of the impact of those changes on the savings
13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of the residential care home fees (a) in England, (b) Wiltshire and (c) Gloucestershire; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure (i)
13 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes in the number of (a) firefighter posts since 2010, (b) (i) fire stations and (ii) control rooms and (c) fire
13 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Heating
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including council and housing association tenants are not included in the EPC rating system requirements; and what steps hi
13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Allergies: Hospitality Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking to (a) improve food allergy safety and (b) provide safe gluten-free options in the hospitality sector through (i) enforcing standards on the prevention of cross-con
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Care Workers: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to strengthen protections against (a) workplace exploitation, (b) excessive working hours and (c) zero-hour contracts for care sector staff.
13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that care providers have a (a) clear and (b) enforceable duty of care towards employees who are victims of serious assaults in the workplace.
13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the care sector on the adequacy of safeguarding procedures in private care homes that employ staff recruited from overseas.
13 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Criminal Records: Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the length of time covered by overseas criminal record certificates.
13 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Migrant Workers: Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen the requirements for overseas criminal record checks for migrant care workers applying for sponsorship under the Health and Care Worker visa route.
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Performance Certificates: Holiday Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of extending minimum EPC C requirements to include self-catering holiday lets on (a) rural tourism, (b) small businesses and (c
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rivers: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will take steps to require the Environment Agency to resume responsibility for the (a) inspection, (b) cost and (c) maintenance of (i) main rivers, (ii) the Avon, (iii) Bri
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Floods: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Flood Recovery Framework in providing timely support to affected households and businesses; and what steps she is taking
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued on compensation for farmers for (a) crop loss, (b) soil compaction and (c) business interruption caused by (i) leaks and (ii) repair works on wa
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the (a) Environment Agency and (b) Drinking Water Inspectorate assesses the potential impact of repeated potable-water leaks on (i) soil structure damage, (ii) runoff pathways
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Ofwat on funding within the 2024 Price Review (AMP8) period for (a) potable-mains renewal, (b) additional isolation valves and (c) pressure management
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Thames Water: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the performance of Thames Water’s priority services register during the water supply interruption in (a) Lyneham, (b) Royal Wootton Ba
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with (a) Ofwat, (b) the Department for Health and Social Care and (c) local authorities to enable proportionate data-sharing so that (i) water companies and (ii)
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of annual re-validation requirements for priority services register customers on retention of vulnerable households; and if s
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of water company compliance with priority services register commitments during unplanned outages.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of households on water company priority services registers that have experienced supply interruptions of (a) six, (b) 12 and (c) 24
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of (a) older, (b) disabled and (c) medically vulnerable customers who have signed up to priority services registers.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of households registered on water companies’ priority services registers in each region of England.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Retail Trade: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of decreases in levels of high street retail on levels of local employment.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Retail Trade: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help high street retailers compete with online businesses.
10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of mental health support to veterans.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Identity Cards: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to introduce digital identity cards.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Epilepsy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that school staff receive training on how to support pupils with epilepsy.
Source: official written-questions record.