Ian Roome

69618 • Neighbourhood Health Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who has been commissioned to develop the business case for the proposed public private partnerships for neighbourhood health centres in the NHS 10 year plan; which (a) companies and (b) other organisations expressed an interest; and whether (i) patients, (ii) other members of the public and (iii) NHS staff will be part of the decision-making process.

69178 • Dentistry: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) increase dental student training places (i) at Peninsula Dental School and (ii) in the South West and (b) ensure that dental workforce planning includes recruitment and retention in (A) rural and (B) coastal areas.

68499 • Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the ratio between revenue raised by the Building Safety Levy, and building remediation expenditure, in rural areas.

68144 • Dental Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when dental contracts will be uplifted in England; and what that uplift will be in percentage terms.

67629 • Boeing E-7: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of procuring additional E-7A Wedgetail AEW Mk1 aircraft beyond those specified in the 2021 Integrated Defence Review.

66360 • Armed Forces: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to ensure that serving armed forces personnel living alone in service accommodation who are parents have time with their children.

65613 • Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to amend the eligibility requirements for free NHS prescriptions, in the context of increases to the State Pension age.

64844 • British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Sanctions and Anti‑Money Laundering Act 2018, what steps his Department will take to ensure British Overseas Territories implement public registers of beneficial ownership in a timely fashion; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of legitimate interest access to beneficial ownership registers on levels of transparency.

64872 • Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces recruits have received a conditional offer letter within 10 days from the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force since 1 January 2025.

64239 • Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of statutory paternity leave.

64240 • Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the uptake of Shared Parental Leave.

63717 • Pupil Premium: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children who become eligible for free school meals in 2026 will also be eligible for pupil premium funding.

63078 • Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Estates Safety Fund.

63083 • Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the New Hospital Programme Review on NHS staffing levels in Wave 2 and Wave 3 hospitals.

63160 • Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for driving tests; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of waiting times on driving test (a) candidates and (b) examiners.

62915 • Dentistry: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase intake numbers at dental schools (a) for dental (i) hygienists and (ii) therapists and (b) in general.

60985 • Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the functions of the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator will be extended to align with those of the Grocery Code Adjudicator.

60675 • Electric Vehicles: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57799 on Electric Vehicles: Exports, whether the environmental contribution made by British-manufactured electric vehicles exported overseas counts towards UK climate target figures.

59593 • Fisheries: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of improving regulations for non-quota species in UK waters.

59094 • Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the recommendation on Feedback on accountability and implementation on page 18 of the report by NCVO and ACEVO entitled A New Partnership: Building a Covenant for Civil Society and Government, published on 21 May 2025.

EDM 1606 • 200 year anniversary of the North Devon Infirmary

That this House celebrates 200 years since the construction of the North Devon Infirmary, North Devon's first public hos...

EDM 1080 • Public libraries

That this House congratulates the regional winners of Library of the Year at the British Book Awards 2025, including Bra...

EDM 855 • Air Gunner Jim Squires

That this House pays tribute to the life and wartime service of the late Jim Squires, formerly of No. 50 Squadron, Royal...

EDM 453 • Emergency response to Storm Bert in the South West

That this House notes the bravery of the UK's Emergency Services in response to Storm Bert, which included more than fou...

EDM 333 • 360 years of the Royal Marines in the South West

That this House congratulates the Corps of Royal Marines on their 360th anniversary; recognises their contribution to th...

EDM 1282 • Fairtrade tea campaign

That this House condemns the grave working conditions that many tea growing communities face across the world; notes wit...

EDM 641 • Open Doors 2025

That this House notes the launch of the Open Doors World Watch List 2025 on Wednesday 15 January 2025, which assists in ...

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 1648 • Funding and role of community pharmacies

That this House notes the vital role played by community pharmacies in delivering frontline healthcare and reducing pres...

EDM 1651 • 100 years of RAF Odiham

That this House acknowledges the immense contribution that the RAF and air bases across the UK make to our national secu...

EDM 1659 • Reform of the special educational needs and disabilities system

That this House notes with deep concern the persistent crisis in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) s...

EDM 1635 • Small businesses in North Cornwall

That this House celebrates the vital contribution of small and independent businesses in North Cornwall; recognises the ...

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 219 • School nurses

That this House recognises the tremendous work being done by public health school nurses; acknowledges they are the only...

EDM 1077 • Chalk stream river protection

That this House recognises the crucial role of chalk stream rivers in ensuring water security and supporting local ecosy...

EDM 1606 • 200 year anniversary of the North Devon Infirmary

That this House celebrates 200 years since the construction of the North Devon Infirmary, North Devon's first public hos...

EDM 1178 • Pavement parking

That this House notes that communities across the UK are negatively impacted by inconsiderate pavement parking and its k...

EDM 799 • Refusal of Citizenship to refugees who have made irregular crossings

That this House expresses deep concern over the refusal of citizenship to refugees who have made irregular crossings to ...

EDM 1529 • Gurkha pensions

That this House honours the extraordinary loyalty and service of the Gurkha soldiers who have fought alongside British f...

EDM 1564 • Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk MBE

That this House congratulates South Queensferry resident Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk on her award of an MBE in the 2024 Birth...

EDM 1567 • Malmesbury FC Girls and Women’s Teams and Rhianon Stidever

That this House recognises the outstanding contribution of Rhianon Stidever to grassroots football in Wiltshire through ...

EDM 1566 • Stampede by the Sea

That this House congratulates all those involved in the hugely successful Stampede by the Sea public art trail across We...

EDM 1266 • Import of goods from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

That this House notes that the International Court of Justice has called for all states to abstain from entering into ec...

EDM 1530 • Role of relationship education in preventing violence against women and girls

That this House recognises the critical role of comprehensive, age-appropriate relationship education in preventing viol...