Written questions

304 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of NHS dentists in rural areas.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental posts advertised by Integrated Care Boards are unfilled in rural areas; and whether he has undertaken analysis of the reasons for issues with recruiting to those posts.

22 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of provision of NHS dental services in rural areas.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Re

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that households in high flood risk areas are proactively informed about the Flood Re scheme; and what responsibilities insurers, local aut

23 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Economic Situation: Climate Change

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on the potential impact of climate and nature-related risks on (a) the economy and (b) financial stability; and what steps her Department

16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights: Business Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Class MA permitted development rights on the retention of commercial premises in rural and coastal areas.

16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights: Business Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Class MA permitted development rights on local planning policies and the retention of commercial premises in ru

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of processing times for medical driving licence applications at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits o

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Park Homes: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to monitor compliance with the Water Resale Order 2006 in relation to residential park home sites.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Park Homes: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen the rights of residential park home residents in England to request the installation of individual water meters.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to require Food Business Operators to provide written information on allergens for non-pre-packed food at the point of ordering, in line with the Food Standards

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his department’s timeline is for deciding on the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks; and whether respiratory conditions will be considered.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: South East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in the levels of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in South East Cornwall, com

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will assess the potential merits of establishing a Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund for England, drawing on the model of the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seagrass

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to achieve the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 commitment to increase seagrass cover by 15% by 2043.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Bank Services: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to improve access to everyday banking services for residents and small businesses in rural and coastal communities in the context of high street bank branch closures.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that communication in (a) adoption support and (b) reunification cases is (i) timely and (ii) compliant with statutory guidance.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that social care professionals working with adoptive families receive trauma-informed training.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to introduce fair food labelling to provide clear information on sourcing and production.

9 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the planning system delivers sufficient affordable homes to meet the needs of families currently living in temporary accommodation.

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91862 on the Marine Environment, what is the scope of the Sustainable Ocean Plan; what is the (a) process and (b) timetable for c

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Season Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 02 December 2025 to Question 94590 on Railways: Season Tickets, what the cost of a standard-class annual rail season ticket from (a) Lostwithiel, (b) Bodmin Parkway, (c) Liskeard and (

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Season Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the cost of a standard-class annual rail season ticket from (a) Lostwithiel, (b) Bodmin Parkway, (c) Liskeard and (d) Saltash to London Paddington in 2010.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of differences in teacher qualification requirements by multi-academy trusts and local authority-maintained schools on the consistency of educational

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Academies: Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of trends in the use of qualified supply teachers by academy trusts.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to review the (a) definition of micro-entity and (b) level of support available to mico-entities.

25 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Training and Transport: Cornwall

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding for skills and connectivity in Cornwall in the Autumn Budget 2025.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadcasting: Scots Gaelic Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many hours of Gaelic (a) television and (b) radio programmes were broadcast each year under the Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting of Programmes in Gaelic) Order 1996 in each of the last five ye

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadcasting: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether any services currently broadcast wholly or mainly in Cornwall meet the criteria set out in The Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting of Programmes in Gaelic) Order 1996.

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

Marine Environment: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to help position the UK as a global leader in blue finance.

Source: official written-questions record.