Written questions

304 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Beavers: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making Cornwall a priority location for a wild beaver release.

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

Beavers: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of wild beaver releases on the (a) economy and (b) environment.

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

Beavers: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has set a timeline for the approval of wild release licences for beavers in England.

17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate funding for community-based programmes for gambling harm (a) prevention and (b) early intervention in (i) rural, (ii) hard-to-reach and (iii) other areas.

17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that gambling harm (a) prevention and (b) early intervention services will receive support following the transition of gambling harm treatment commissi

17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made in determining which body will be responsible for (a) commissioning and (b) providing strategic direction for (i) community engagement, (ii) prevention and (ii

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Renewable Energy: South East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve (a) education and (b) training for sustainable jobs in the renewable sector in South East Cornwall constituency.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Clean Energy: South East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) incentivise and (b) support households to adopt clean energy solutions in South East Cornwall constituency.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: South East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve the (a) infrastructure for and (b) accessibility of electric vehicle for users in South East Cornwall.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: South East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to upgrade grid capacity and infrastructure in South East Cornwall to support the integration of renewable energy projects.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that lessons are learned from the handling of state pension age changes to prevent similar issues in future decisions.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with representatives of the WASPI campaign on support available for women affected by state pension age changes.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision available for young people with SEND who are at risk of becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) (a) in Cornwall and (b)

13 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of NEET rates on (a) household poverty, (b) tax revenue, (c) benefit expenditure, (d) mental health and (e) productivity.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the timeline for implementing marine net gain.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure food and allergy labelling laws are updated to provide clearer and accurate information for consumers.

26 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve health outcomes for patients with rare diseases, in the context of the recent announcement by NHS Specialised Commissioning on (a) dabrafenib and

26 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet priority four of the policy paper entitled The UK Rare Diseases Framework, published on 9 January 2021.

26 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Cancers: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to targeted treatments for patients with rare cancers, such as Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Erdheim Chester Disease.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Insulation Scheme: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to mitigate the loss of cavity nesting bird habitats via the Great British Insulation Scheme.

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

Swifts: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential merits of mandating swift bricks in new property developments.

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

Housing: Bricks

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to introduce a statutory requirement for swift bricks in future building regulations.

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

Housing: Bricks

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of swift bricks in national development management policies.

12 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has plans to review the regulatory framework for the qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme including the role of the Financial Conduct Authority.

12 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to (a) engage with victims of pension fraud linked to QROPS and (b) ensure that concerns about regulatory oversight are addressed.

12 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with HMRC on the regulation and oversight of QROPS to ensure consumer protection.

12 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the tax gap associated with pension fraud linked to QROPS; and what steps she has taken to prevent further losses.

12 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will establish a QROPS investigation unit to examine cases of pension fraud and regulatory failings.

12 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking with the Financial Conduct Authority to (a) investigate and (b) address (i) fraudulent activity linked to Qualified Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes and (ii) the financial impa

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors Regulation Authority: Financial Services Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the role of (a) Solicitors Regulation Authority-regulated lawyers and (b) Financial Conduct Authority-regulated financial advisers in facilitating qualifying recognised

Source: official written-questions record.