Written questions

4,201 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Academies: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with (a) Mossbourne Federation and (b) Ortu Federation on academy schools in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Academies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is providing support for academy schools facing financial difficulties.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Academies: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock to discuss academy schools in that constituency.

20 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Essex Police: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services entitled PEEL 2021/22 – An inspection of Essex Police, published on 14 October 2022, what steps her Department p

20 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Essex Police: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services entitled PEEL 2021/22 – An inspection of Essex Police, published on 14 October 2022, what assessment she has mad

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of post office closures on (a) high-streets and (b) consumers in Essex.

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of post office closures on high streets.

18 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of farms that will be affected by changes to agricultural property relief in Essex in each of the next five years.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his Department will launch an inquiry into social media harms for young people.

18 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of levels of local authority compliance with her Department's Homelessness code of guidance for local authorities, published on 22 February 2018, i

18 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for changes to the exceptional financial support framework for local authorities.

15 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what value of grants were awarded to farmers for net zero projects in the last 12 months.

15 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out a timeline for the publication of guidance on Relationship, Sex and Health Education.

14 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Defamation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to prevent false accusations being made about people online.

14 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure equal access to funding for special educational needs and disabilities services in Essex.

14 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Police: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent by police forces in Essex on celebrating Pride Month in June 2024.

14 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Children: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency do not have English as their first language.

13 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of work to reintegrate prisoners released via the early release scheme.

13 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department uses animal welfare in recipient countries as a criteria for determining aid development policies.

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Foster Care and Kinship Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of financial support available to (a) kinship and (b) foster carers.

13 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Navy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Royal Navy's escort fleet capabilities.

11 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Motor Insurance: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle cash-for-crash moped scams.

11 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Fast Food: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with major food delivery companies on steps to tackle the employment of illegal workers.

11 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Delivery Services: Undocumented Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to stop illegal delivery drivers working for food delivery companies.

11 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Delivery Services: Undocumented Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the numbers of delivery drivers working illegally in the UK.

6 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Essex

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of increasing employers' national insurance contributions on businesses in Essex.

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support family-owned farms with rising business costs.

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Pylons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will meet the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock to discuss pylons.

6 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with her French counterpart on preventing small boats from crossing the Channel by intercepting them mid-journey.

6 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs and Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure value for money in (a) medicines and (b) medical supplies in the NHS.

Source: official written-questions record.