Written questions

304 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce speeding (a) on small rural roads and (b) through village centres.

11 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of broadband access on the economic development of rural communities.

11 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve digital connectivity in (a) rural and (b) coastal communities.

11 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: South East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of fly-tipping incidents in South East Cornwall constituency.

6 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seagrass

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set out the role (a) seagrasses and (b) marine nature-based solutions will have in his Department's net zero plans.

6 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will set out how the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan will take into account the distribution of (a) seagrasses and (b) other blue carbon stores when determining the (i) optimal locations,

6 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seagrass

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of seagrass decline on (a) climate change, (b) fisheries and (c) the rate of coastal erosion.

6 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support seagrass restoration programmes to scale-up.

6 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Homosexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has considered introducing (a) automatic awards and (b) simplified applications for people with confirmed records of dismissal for homosexuality; and if he will make an assessment of the po

6 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is providing psychological support to LGBT veterans who are asked to relive traumatic experiences as part of the impact statement process for financial reparations.

6 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

LGBT Veterans Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time is between application and payment under LGBT Veterans Independent Review reparation schemes.

5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: South East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase support for veterans entering civilian life in South East Cornwall constituency.

5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: South East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of mentoring schemes for service personnel transitioning out of the armed forces in South East Cornwall constituency.

5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to specialist support through partnerships with (a) SSAFA and (b) other organisations for military families with (i) adults and (ii) children with additional n

5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Bereavement Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the specialist support available to bereaved military families.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Vessels: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the type approval process for inshore vessel monitoring systems in 2021.

3 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: South East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce a nationwide system to ensure that people experiencing mental health crises have access to support services when they need them; and what assessment he has made o

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to involve (a) patients, (b) families and (c) communities in changes to the mental health referral system in (i) England and (ii) South East Cornwall constituenc

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to harmonise referral (a) rules and (b) procedures for mental health crisis support across regional NHS trusts; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impa

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Octopuses: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the octopus bloom in Cornwall following discussions on 20 May 2025.

22 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help (a) ensure that medical aid reaches people who are most in need in and (b) evacuate (i) people and (ii) children who need more exte

20 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trading Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Trading Standards system meets consumer needs.

20 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trading Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Trading Standards complaints process.

20 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trading Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what processes are in place to help ensure that consumers who submit complaints to Trading Standards through Citizens Advice receive feedback on the outcome of their complaint.

20 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trading Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason consumers in England are not able to deal directly with Trading Standards services; and whether he plans to review this approach.

20 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Seasonal Worker visa scheme to support labour availability for longer crop cycles.

20 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the Seasonal Worker visa route beyond 6 months.

20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce any (a) fiscal and (b) policy incentives to support longer-term leasing arrangements between (i) landowners and (ii) tenant farmers.

20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage landowners to offer longer-term leases to tenant farmers.

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his speech at the 2025 Oxford Farming Conference on 9 January 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed permitted development rights o

Source: official written-questions record.