Written questions
4,201 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of penalties for fly-tipping in deterring individuals from fly-tipping.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Fines and Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the (a) maximum fines and (b) custodial penalties for fly-tipping offences.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is he taking to help prevent household waste fly-tipping.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of repeat fly-tipping hotspots.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of fly-tipping incidents in South Basildon and East Thurrock led to formal enforcement action over the past five years.
6 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Answer of 5th March 2026 to Question 115670, what proportion of the £28.3 million for reading and writing initiatives has been allocated to schools in Essex.
6 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Health Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to community healthcare services in rural areas.
6 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for patients referred to community healthcare services in England.
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, how many early in-person
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, what timescale he is working to
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, what discussions he has h
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, whether council office bu
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, what safeguards will be i
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, what safeguards will be i
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, how many days ahead of po
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, what research his Departm
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, what turnout increase thr
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, what estimate he has made
6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, published on 2 March 2026, what criteria were used t
5 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
British Steel: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 26 February 2026 by the Minister for Industry on British Steel, what contingency provision has been made within existing Departmental budgets to help ensure d
5 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Sewers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce minimum national standards for highway drainage maintenance.
5 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Sewers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of drainage maintenance practices by local highway authorities.
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hemiplegia: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed access to intensive therapy for children with hemiplegia on those children in the long-term.
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of paediatric a) physiotherapy and b) occupational therapy workforce capacity.
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hemiplegia: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of disparities in therapy provision for children with hemiplegia across integrated care boards on those children.
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: East of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of alternative pathway on reducing ambulance handover delays at hospital emergency departments in the East of England.
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 2nd March 2026 to Question 110309, what proportion of redirected patients were referred to a) mental health crisis services, b) urgent community response teams or c) primary c
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 110309, how the proportion of calls redirected in the East of England compares with the national average.
5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in call categorisation thresholds in the East of England since 2023.
5 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Belarus: Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, whether any of the people supported by the project entitled Social care and dementia suppor
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