Richard Foord

69596 • Self-assessment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment on (a) small business owners and (b) unrepresented taxpayers; and if she will consider delaying implementation until issues associated with the (i) cost, (ii) software availability, (iii) administrative burden and (iv) digital exclusion have been addressed.

66678 • Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse of issuing the Winter Fuel Payment on a per-household basis.

65462 • Immunosuppression: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the reasons for the price differential between (a) ciclosporin and (b) other generic immunosuppressant drugs sold in UK pharmacies compared to the same drugs available overseas; and if he will take steps to review (i) NHS procurement and (ii) pricing arrangements to ensure better value for money.

59523 • Social Security Benefits: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will set out what (a) support and (b) safeguards are in place to assist adults with intellectual disabilities in completing benefit application forms; and whether information provided when applying for a welfare benefit can be (a) transferred and (b) reused in subsequent applications.

56910 • Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Minister of State for Care plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Honiton and Sidmouth dated 18 March 2025 on NHS dentistry in the South West.

53251 • Childminding: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will extend the deadline for the national Childminder Start-Up Grant scheme.

49797 • Driving Tests: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in rural Devon.

47855 • Water Companies: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of classifying water companies as public authorities for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

45957 • Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to extend (a) bursaries and (b) other forms of financial support to trainee primary school teachers.

903753 • Agriculture: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on support for the farming industry.

44167 • Social Security Benefits: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered changes to the benefits system to reflect increases in costs for (a) building and contents insurance, (b) home maintenance, (c) boiler servicing and (d) other homeowner-related costs, in the context of those costs not usually applying to renters.

43618 • South West Water: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding South West Water was required to contribute to infrastructure to meet (a) environmental and (b) water quality standards between 2013 and 2025.

41533 • Maternity Services: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department taking to ensure that maternity hospitals are adequately staffed to ensure high quality care for pregnant women in Devon.

41534 • Employment Tribunals Service: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of financial penalty for employers who do not pay their ex-employee promptly after losing a tribunal.

39978 • Streaming: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent streaming platforms from monopolising digital sports content.

39979 • Orthopaedics: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people requiring osseointegration transfemoral surgery in England.

39980 • Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive: Common Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that common land can enter (a) Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) Countryside Stewardship schemes.

39143 • Veterans: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to re-open judicial processes for British military veterans in new legacy legislation.

38694 • Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to make the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund a permanent initiative.

35785 • Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to resolve technical issues within the Rural Payments Agency that prevent common landowners applying for the Sustainable Farming Incentive due to incorrect mapping data and the lack of an offline application process.

EDM 256 • Ceasefire in Lebanon

That this House expresses its alarm at the escalation of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah; supports steps taken at ...

EDM 1684 • Repair Cafés

That this House commends the work of Repair Cafés, which perform a valuable community service by providing free repair s...

EDM 1433 • Impact of EU 90/180 day rule on UK citizens

That this House is deeply concerned about the damaging impact of the EU’s 90-day limit within a 180-day period on Britis...

EDM 1622 • Post Offices in rural areas

That this House recognises the importance of Post Office branches to rural communities; notes with concern the closure o...

EDM 1615 • Access to dentistry

That this House is deeply concerned by the growing crisis in NHS dentistry, particularly in rural constituencies such as...

EDM 1579 • Loan Charge and settlement terms offered to large companies and individuals

That this House is deeply concerned at the treatment of those facing the Loan Charge; notes that instead of commissionin...

EDM 1522 • Press ownership by foreign states

That this House recognises that a free press is the cornerstone of our democracy; understands that holding power to acco...

EDM 1191 • Safe sleep standards in early years settings

That this House expresses its heartfelt condolences to the family of nine-month-old Genevieve (Gigi) Meehan, who tragica...

EDM 1506 • Fracking moratorium and onshore fossil fuel exploration

That this House welcomes the Government’s continued commitment to the fracking moratorium, but expresses concern that cu...

EDM 1510 • Babbacombe Corinthian Sailing Club

That this House congratulates Babbacombe Corinthian Sailing Club of Torquay on its remarkable 90th anniversary, founded ...

EDM 1518 • Shared Lives Carers

That this House recognises the exceptional work of Shared Lives Carers across the UK, particularly through services such...

EDM 1367 • Police officers

That this House recognises the tireless work of police officers around the UK; praises the selfless service of police of...

EDM 1457 • Support for farmers

That this House recognises with deep concern the Chancellor’s Spending Review decision to cut the DEFRA budget in real t...

EDM 1451 • UK Government recognition of the state of Palestine

That this House notes the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine a...

EDM 1392 • Madleen Freedom Flotilla Ship

That this House stands in solidarity with the crew of 12, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, of the Madleen Free...

EDM 1381 • Volunteers Week 2025

That this House supports Volunteers Week 2025; celebrates the extraordinary work that volunteers, charities, and grassro...

EDM 1345 • Reform of NHS dentistry services

That this House notes with concern the findings of the Public Accounts Committee's report entitled Fixing NHS Dentistry,...

EDM 1388 • Devon Day 2025

That this House recognises and celebrates Devon Day on 4 June 2025, a day to honour the rich history, culture and natura...

EDM 1385 • Gaza (No. 2)

That this House expresses its condemnation of the Israeli government's expansion of military activity in Gaza and declar...

EDM 1065 • Securing habitat for endangered swifts and other cavity nesting birds

This House notes with concern the dramatic decline in the breeding population of swifts whose numbers have dropped by 60...

EDM 1121 • Restless legs syndrome

That this House recognises the significant impact of restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, w...