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.