Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
193,089 questions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates policy on rural engineering businesses that support agriculture, food production and rural infrastructure.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has considered the potential merits of extending business rates relief available to hospitality businesses to other essential sectors, including rural engineering firms.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of compulsory Office for National Statistics surveys on small engineering businesses in West Dorset.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of rural engineering businesses in West Dorset in supporting farming, food production and rural infrastructure, and what steps he is taking to ensure Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the affordability of gluten-free foods for people with coeliac disease in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with food retailers and manufacturers on reducing the cost of gluten-free food products.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered the potential merits of introducing additional support for households with medically diagnosed coeliac disease to help meet the additional cost of gluten-free food.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cost of gluten-free food on people with coeliac disease in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to people with coeliac disease in West Dorset to help meet the additional cost of a gluten-free diet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of increased prices for specialist free from foods on the health and wellbeing of people with medically diagnosed food intolerances and al
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of wildfires in West Dorset during the summer of 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is providing to local authorities, fire and rescue services and land managers to reduce the risk of wildfires in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what long-term measures his Department is taking to improve the resilience of rural landscapes to wildfires, particularly in areas and West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Dorset Council and Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service on preventing and responding to wildfires in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of fires caused by disposable barbecues in England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of fires caused by disposable barbecues in Dorset in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of disposable barbecues on wildfire risk in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered introducing restrictions on the sale or use of disposable barbecues during periods of high wildfire risk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued to local authorities on reducing the risk of fires caused by disposable barbecues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the fire risks associated with disposable barbecues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the Bus Service Operators Grant has been awarded to community transport operators in England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the Bus Service Operators Grant has been awarded to community transport operators serving West Dorset in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the annual £3.8 million available through the Bus Service Operators Grant for community transport operators was allocated in the most recent financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether the current level of Bus Service Operators Grant funding for community transport operators is sufficient to meet demand in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered establishing a national database of community transport bus routes and services in England.