Geoffrey Cox MP: written questions
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Written questions
North Devon Hospital: Maternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust regarding the provision of additional resources to address shortages of senior consultants following the suspension
Answer: The situation in North Devon in recent weeks has been unacceptable. As the Prime Minister told the House on 2 September, we expect the situation in North Devon to be resolved in the coming weeks. The local National Health Service trust has set out a provi...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNorth Devon Hospital: Maternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to take urgent measures to ensure the long-term sustainability of maternity services at North Devon District Hospital.
Answer: The situation in North Devon in recent weeks has been unacceptable. As the Prime Minister told the House on 2 September, we expect the situation in North Devon to be resolved in the coming weeks. The local National Health Service trust has set out a provi...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the suspension of maternity services at North Devon District Hospital and (b) travel to Exeter Hospital on expectant mothers in Torridge.
Answer: The situation in North Devon in recent weeks has been unacceptable. As the Prime Minister told the House on 2 September, we expect the situation in North Devon to be resolved in the coming weeks. The local National Health Service trust has set out a provi...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFalkland Islands: DefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has undertaken a recent review of the security and defence of the Falkland Islands; and what steps he plans to take to improve the adequacy of the preparedness of the UK to defend them.
Answer: The United Kingdom’s position on the Falkland Islands is long‑standing - sovereignty rests with the UK, and the Islanders’ right of self‑determination is paramount. As the Strategic Defence Review set out, a core role for Defence is the protection of the ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: DevonDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that rural and coastal self-catering and tourism businesses in Devon are adequately supported in the context of (a) increased business rates, (b) rising energy
Answer: DCMS recognises the vital contribution that rural and coastal self-catering and tourism businesses make to the economy of Devon.On business rates, the Government has introduced a support package worth £4.3 billion, to protect against ratepayers seeing lar...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: TorridgeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with rural and coastal self-catering and tourism businesses in Torridge on promoting the sector.
Answer: DCMS recognises the vital contribution that tourism and self-catering businesses make to the UK economy, particularly in rural and coastal constituencies such as Torridge.DCMS regularly engages with representatives from across the tourism sector, includin...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: GrantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussion she has had with Natural England and the Environment Agency to enable Catchment Sensitive Farming teams in Devon and Cornwall to process applications expeditiously.
Answer: Following the closure of the 2025 Environmental Land Management Capital Grant, Catchment Sensitive Farming have worked with farmers and land managers to prepare for the 2026 Capital Grants round. Catchment Sensitive Farming advice is very popular and ther...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: GrantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the number of Catchment Sensitive Farming grant applications in Devon and Cornwall applied for in 2025 that are still to be processed.
Answer: Catchment Sensitive Farming acts as an advisory and endorsement route for relevant Farming Grants and includes Capital Grants and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier where applications have included specific items. In the 2025 scheme year, the Rural Payme...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPhlebotomy: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerable and terminally ill residents in rural communities in Devon can rely on the provision of daily phlebotomy services within a reasonable travelling di
Answer: It is important that people have access to the services they need, and, especially for vulnerable and terminally ill patients, for them to be located in the community, where possible.Community diagnostic centres (CDCs), such as the Devon and Torbay CDC in...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDartmoorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will (a) hold discussions with stakeholders on Dartmoor and (b) attend the forthcoming annual Dartmoor Forum this spring.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting our Protected Landscapes, including Dartmoor, recognising their vital importance to national priorities. The Secretary of State will continue to engage with a wide range of partners and stakeholders on Dartmoor as...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: GrantsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her timetable is for notifying local authorities of their multi-year allocations for the Local Authority Bus Grants.
Answer: Multi-year allocations of the Local Authority Bus Grant allocations were published on GOV.UK on 5 December 2025.
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: South WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had recent discussions with dental schools in the South West on encouraging newly qualified dentists to work in NHS-providing dental practices in rural com
Answer: On 10 December, I met with several Members of Parliament from the South West to discuss their proposal to expand the number of Government-funded places provided to Peninsula Dental School. Tackling the geographical disparities in access to National Health...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: TorridgeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Devon Integrated Care Board on access to non-emergency NHS dental appointments for (a) children and (b) elderly people in Torridge.
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a National Health Service dentist across the country, and we are taking steps to address this, including by increasing the availability of urgent dental care and reforming the dental contract.The responsib...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSportsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with Sport England on the (a) promotion and (b) development of (i) padel and (ii) pickleball as national sports.
Answer: The Secretary of State and I have regular discussions with Sport England, on a range of topics including the promotion and development of the sporting offer across England. Whilst we haven’t discussed these sports specifically, DCMS officials have discuss...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural hospitality businesses are adequately supported in the context of (a) rising wholesale food prices, (b) energy costs, (c) increased (i) wage and (ii) NIC pr
Answer: Government fully recognises the importance of hospitality businesses in rural communities, that’s why we’re providing support through a range of measures to ease pressures.We continue to monitor key agricultural commodities and work with the hospitality s...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will exclude (a) Dartmoor, (b) the Tamar Valley and (c) other environmentally protected and low-density settlement areas in West Devon from her Department’s methodology fo
Answer: The government implemented a new standard method for assessing housing need via the revised National Planning Policy Framework in December 2024. The revised method aligns with our ambition to deliver 1.5 million safe and decent homes this parliament and b...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings (a) she has and (b) Ministers in her Department have had with hon. Members from (i) her party and (ii) other parties on rail infrastructure projects in their constituencies.
Answer: Ministers meet regularly with MPs of all parties to discuss rail infrastructure projects at surgeries.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTavistock College: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to provide funding to Tavistock College under the school rebuilding programme.
Answer: School buildings are integral to high and rising standards and need to be fit for the future. That is why we remain committed to improving the condition of the school estate, and the School Rebuilding Programme (SRP) continues as part of that.The departme...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Boxes: Housing EstatesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered providing access to post boxes in new housing developments.
Answer: The government is not responsible for providing access to post boxes. Section 29(6) of the Postal Services Act 2011 requires Ofcom, as the independent regulator, to secure the provision of sufficient access points. Royal Mail is currently required by Ofco...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Torridge and TavistockDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 20 January 2025 on New Hospital Programme Review, Official Report, columns 748-750, whether he considered (a) the remoteness of and (b) recent trends of depr
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. member to the answers I gave to Questions 34236 and 34237 on 7 March 2025.Additionally, as set out in the Plan for Implementation, the New Hospital Programme (NHP) review used a range of data to assess in scope schemes including the N...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Devon HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure the provision of (a) safe and (b) effective care for patients in Torridge and North Devon, in the context of the new timetable for the redevelopment of North D
Answer: An equality impact assessment was carried out for the review into the New Hospital Programme, which included assessing the extent to which service users might be impacted by these delivery proposals, with specific reference to the impact that these might ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Devon HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the new timetable for the redevelopment of North Devon District Hospital on (a) patient outcomes and (b) service capacity.
Answer: An equality impact assessment was carried out for the review into the New Hospital Programme, which included assessing the extent to which service users might be impacted by these delivery proposals, with specific reference to the impact that these might ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Devon HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 20 January 2025 on New Hospital Programme Review, Official Report, column 750, if his Department will make short-term capital funding available to help ensur
Answer: The safety of National Health Service staff and patients is a top priority for the Government. That is why repairing and rebuilding our hospital estate is a vital part of our ambition to create an NHS that is fit for the future.Integrated care boards (ICB...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: PlymouthDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to provide one per cent of the funding required for the Tavistock to Plymouth railway project to help ensure the completion of the (a) business case and (b) Governance for Railway
Answer: Future rail infrastructure investment will be considered as part of the current Spending Review, which will conclude in June 2025.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: PlymouthDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to conclude the review of the Tavistock to Plymouth railway project.
Answer: Future rail infrastructure investment will be considered as part of the current Spending Review, which will be concluded in June 2025.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
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