Written questions
304 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Environment
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to (a) consult on and (b) develop a Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy.
5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide support for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to improve early intervention for children with emerging mental health difficulties.
5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in South East Cornwall constituency.
5 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of women born in the 1950s who have died since 21 March 2024.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Education
Universities: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to international student policy on the finances of universities.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Universities: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to take steps to help (a) maintain and (b) increase research capacity in universities in the context of (i) academic staff time, (ii) funding and (iii) other matters.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support higher education providers that have financial challenges in the next academic year.
3 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of inflation on the Small Business Rate Relief threshold; and whether she plans to bring forward proposals to uprate the threshold in line with inflation.
3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neurological Diseases: Community Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) the Echo Centre in Liskeard and (b) other community-based neuro-rehabilitation services.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many at-sea boarding inspections of (a) UK and (b) EU flagged fishing vessels took place outside of six nautical miles in each year between 2015 and 2025.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries: Quotas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to distribute the fishing quota in a way that incentivises (a) lower impact and (b) selective fishing.
3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services: Pension Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to increase the pension rights of retired firefighters who retired before 2000 on the retained duty system through their modified pension scheme.
3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support the (a) health and (b) wellbeing of the NHS workforce.
3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Professions: Facilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve facilities for healthcare workers.
3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the adoption of new technologies for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure Royal Mail complies with its legal obligations on the delivery of post.
10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Rainforests: International Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility on drivers of migration linked to (a) deforestation and (b) environmental collap
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rainforests: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tropical forest protection on the stability of UK food supply chains.
10 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Forests: International Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of providing additional funding for the Tropical Forests Forever Facility on economic growth.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total value of landings was from fly-seine fishing operations in English waters by (a) EU-registered and (b) English-registered fly-seine vessels for each year since 2015.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has (a) direct and (b) real time access to systems that monitor EU-registered fishing vessels that are fishing in English waters.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of fish were caught in English waters by EU-registered fishing vessels in each year since 2020.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries: Patrol Craft
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of fisheries patrol operations in English waters in each year since 2020.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many investigations were commenced by her Department of English-registered fishing vessels over ten metres in length for fishing outside six nautical miles of UK waters in each yea
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many investigations of EU-registered fishing vessels were commenced by her Department in each year since 2020; and how many and what proportion of those investigations resulted in
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to help improve bus services in (a) South East Cornwall constituency and (b) other rural areas.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support is in place for farmers who are unable to access SFI agreements between the scheme’s closure in March 2025 and the planned re opening in mid 2026.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to resolve delays in payments under the Sustainable Farming Incentive due to designated site complications such as underlying archaeology.
16 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Slavery: Hospitality Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of modern slavery and labour exploitation in the hospitality sector.
16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the disparity in targeted funding for young people experiencing homelessness.
Source: official written-questions record.