Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
193,701 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in Ofsted registration for supported accommodation providers on the availability of placements for care-experienced young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for registration as a supported accommodation provider are awaiting allocation to an Ofsted inspector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average time taken by Ofsted to determine applications for registration as a supported accommodation provider has been since October 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether additional resources have been provided to Ofsted to reduce the backlog of applications for the registration of supported accommodation providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of introducing interim arrangements to allow supported accommodation providers with complete registration applications to operate, subject to appropriate safeguar
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Ofsted on publishing expected timescales for determining applications for the registration of supported accommodation providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in the registration of supported accommodation providers on the availability of placements for care-experienced young people in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the registration process for supported accommodation providers has adequate capacity to meet demand and avoid future backlogs.
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 businesses' administration.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the UK Statistics Authority on reducing the frequency of compulsory Office for National Statistics surveys for small businesses.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce duplication by enabling the Office for National Statistics to make greater use of data already held by Government departments rather than requiring businesses to prov
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential cumulative impact of taxation, business rates, regulatory requirements and compulsory Government data collection on small businesses.
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.