Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,346 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the resilience of the rail network on the West of England Line to heatwaves.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reserving a proportion of driving test appointments for candidates requiring a resit of a test to reduce (a) test waiting lists and (b) costs for learner
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the results of the internal consultation carried out by the Student Loans Company for her department regarding the proposed changes to the Disabled Student Allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of supporting Avon and Somerset Police to install a police custody suite in the new Horsey Lane police station in Yeovil.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s recommendations of 20 May 2026, what the Government’s expected timeline is for the implementation of a
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage developers in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) England to register to the New Homes Ombudsman scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support new homeowners in Yeovil constituency with grievances against developers who are not registered with the New Homes Ombudsman scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of the lack of a statutory New Homes Ombudsman scheme on new homeowners in Yeovil constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential wellbeing benefits of ensuring access to a trusted adult for every young person in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a National Wellbeing Measurement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve maternity care for women with epilepsy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the development of commercially viable alternatives to the use of high-concentration Carbon Dioxide (CO2) gas to stun pigs before slaughter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support children with neurodevelopmental conditions to access mental health services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to introduce (a) early screening for dyslexia and (b) a national pathway for diagnosis of dyslexia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to introduce a pathway for the identification of dyslexia in post 16 education settings for students not identified at earlier stages of education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to introduce pathways to fast track to intervention for students who have dyslexia identified (a) later in school and (b) in post 16 educational settings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of broaden the (a) national curriculum and (b) qualification pathway at Key Stage 4 to place greater emphasis on (i) vocational and (ii) technical skills.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing alternative assessment methods for (a) GSCEs and (b) A-Levels on educational outcomes for dyslexic children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure careers advisors understand challenges associated with dyslexia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure careers advisors can offer young dyslexic people (a) education and (b) training with assessment formats that enable a young person with dyslexia to dem
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to integrate employer guidance and information on dyslexia friendly recruitment processes into his Department's disability confident programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to integrate the needs of dyslexic employees into the Healthy Working Lifestyle Framework in his Department's Vanguards initiative.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including data on (a) dyslexic and (b) other neurodiverse (i) jobseekers and (ii) employees in the Workplace Health Intelligence Unit.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of appointing a Minister for neurodiversity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the proposals in the Post-16 White Paper lead to more students with Specific Learning Disabilities accessing Level 3 courses.