Written questions

304 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Salmon: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) advocate for improved international protections for salmon through the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation and (b) support local hatcheries to aid salmon pop

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Salmon: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent decline in Atlantic salmon populations in (a) the River Lynher and (b) other rivers in the South West (i) in general and (ii) by commercial mack

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Council Tax: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken for council tax re-bandings by the Valuations Board.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Age Assurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that data collected by third party providers who verify age under the Online Safety Act 2023 is stored securely.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department plans to provide to local authorities and material recovery facilities to ensure sorting and recycling infrastructure can be upgraded so it is consistent.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance he plans to issue on sufficient sorting requirements for material recovery facilities to follow.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing performance standards for material recovery facilities to ensure purity of all material bales.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of awarding Qualified Teacher Status to PhD holders without requiring completion of a Postgraduate Certificate in Education.

22 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Lavatories: Stoma Appliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to require (a) fold-down shelves and (b) appropriate sanitary disposal bins for stoma bags in all newly (i) installed and (ii) refurbished disab

22 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Stoma Appliances: Public Lavatories

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of facilities in public disabled toilets to meet the needs of stoma care users.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sheep Meat: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (England) Regulations 2025 on (a) small-scale and (b) hill far

18 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neighbourhood Health Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) travel distances and (b) levels of public transport in (i) site planning and (ii) service design for neighbourhood health centres in rural areas; and what his

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that public heritage bodies reflect and respect (a) cultural and (b) national differences when (i) promoting and (ii) interpreting historic sites in Cornwa

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve bilingual provision in (a) Cornish and (b) English in agricultural (i) guidance and (ii) communications for farmers in Cornwall.

18 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Cornish Language: Documents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to support the use of the Cornish language on official documents.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Signs and Markings: Cornish Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help increase the use of the Cornish language on (a) transport routes and (b) signage within Cornwall.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Signs and Markings: Cornish Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to include Cornish language on trunk road signage at major entry points into Cornwall.

18 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the inclusion of women and girls in the development of global climate resilience (a) policies and (b) programmes.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bees: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) native and (b) varroa-tolerant bee breeding programmes in England.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bees: Disease Control and Pest Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the spread of (a) bee pests and (b) diseases linked to the importation of non-native honey bee strains.

16 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coastal Areas: Cornish Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a coastal strategy which includes the Cornish language.

15 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Forests and Indigenous Peoples

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial support his Department provides for the protection of (a) rainforests and (b) Indigenous People and Local Communities in a context of aid cuts.

15 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Malaysia: Forests and Indigenous Peoples

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Malaysian counterpart on (a) protecting tropical forests and (b)(i) safeguarding and (ii) recognising the rights of Indigenous Peoples an

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to local authorities to improve community (a) libraries, (b) banking hubs and (c) other digital access points for residents lacking reliable home intern

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of current digital infrastructure in supporting online (a) healthcare, (b) education and (c) banking services in rural villages.

15 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on levels of (a) child malnutrition and (b) access to baby formula in Gaza.

15 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on UK military involvement in the event of an escalation in conflict between Iran and Israel.

14 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Palestine Action

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with civil society organisations on the proscription of Palestine Action.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Import Controls: Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to introduce legislation to ban the importation of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

14 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Attendance Allowance: Motor Vehicles

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing vehicle tax reductions for people in receipt of attendance allowance.

Source: official written-questions record.