Written questions
304 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
Classroom Assistants
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of times that teaching assistants have delivered unsupervised classroom teaching in place of qualified supply staff in (a) academies and (b) other state schoo
16 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) police forces and (b) local partnerships to protect (i) hospitality and (ii) high street businesses during peak seasons.
16 Sep 2025 · Home Office
Anti-social Behaviour and Shoplifting: Tourism
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of seasonal visitor surges on levels of (a) shop theft and (b) antisocial behaviour in rural and coastal constituencies.
16 Sep 2025 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry: Employment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she plans to take to support the (a) stability and (b) off-season resilience of the hospitality workforce.
11 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Coastal Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle health inequalities in coastal communities, in the context of the Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2021: health in coastal communities, published on 21 July 2
11 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services and Social Services: Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take account of the age profile of communities in Cornwall when allocating resources for health and social care in that area.
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Education
Young People: South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to help young people (a) develop skills and (b) access opportunities in South East Cornwall constituency.
11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department takes to encourage developers to build (a) in partnership with nature and (b) using swift bricks.
11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate levels of infrastructure are provided alongside new housing developments.
11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Coastal Areas: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to ensure that funding allocations for coastal communities adequately (a) recognise and (b) reflect the (i) circumstances of and (ii) impact of sea
11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Services: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to ensure that funding allocations for (a) rural and (b) coastal communities adequately (i) recognise and (i) reflect the additional costs of delive
5 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Defibrillators: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the availability of defibrillators in (a) South East Cornwall constituency and (b) other (i) rural and (ii) coastal areas.
5 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Defibrillators
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support communities with the (a) maintenance and (b) running costs of public defibrillators.
5 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Defibrillators: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to defibrillators in (a) South East Cornwall constituency and (b) other (i) rural and (ii) coastal areas.
29 Aug 2025 · Women and Equalities
Equality: Codes of Practice
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will (a) publish in full the final version of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s updated Code of Practice before it is laid for approval and (b) allow parliamentary debate on the Code’s provisio
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Bicycles: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to require public e-bike hire schemes to include third-party insurance for (a) injury to people and (b) damage to property as part of the hire fee; and if she will make an assessment of the po
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Park Homes: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the annual income to site owners generated by the 10% commission on park home sales.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Park Homes: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to (a) reform and (b) remove the 10% commission charge on the sale of park homes.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Park Homes: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 10% commission charge on the sale of park homes on (a) elderly and (b) vulnerable residents.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce (a) additional funding and (b) policy changes to expand (i) therapeutic and (ii) foster care options for young people over 16.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Local Government and Police: Information Sharing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how local authorities and police forces share information on children aged between 16 and 18 while respecting confidentiality.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ME/CFS: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate (a) new and (b) ring-fenced funding to support the implementation of the Final Delivery Plan for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, publish
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Supply: South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) Tamar Grow Local Community Interest Company and (b) similar organisations on (i) improving local food security, (ii) su
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Supply: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support community-led models of food (a) production and (b) distribution in rural areas.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Common Land
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to amend the (a) Commons Act 2006 and (b) related legislation to (i) introduce a mandatory requirement for formal public consultation on proposals to under
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Monuments: Agriculture
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Foot and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of compliance with conservation obligations on scheduled monuments located within agricultural land; and what steps he is
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Land: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the guidance provided to land managers of designated (a) heritage and (b) conservation sites in relation to balancing (i) agricultural use, (ii) environmenta
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspections Natural England has conducted on Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall in each of the last five years; and what the average response time is for investi
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Coastal Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of environmental protections on Sites of Special Scientific Interest in rural coastal areas; and
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Trees: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase protections for (a) ancient and (b) veteran trees.
Source: official written-questions record.