Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in her Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Ministers for Food Security and Rural Affairs held no MP surgeries between July 2024 and January 2025, and three since January 2025: on 10 February 2026, 10 March 2026 and 13 July 2026. There has been engagement with Members since July 2024 but usually on a one-to-one basis.
The Minister for Water and Flooding held 32 MP surgeries between July 2024 and January 2025, and 107 since January 2025.
The Minister for Nature has not held any MP surgeries in the period July 2024 to January 2025 or since January 2025. She has had individual meetings with Members.
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in his Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answered by Chris McDonald - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Ministers meet regularly with Members of Parliament to discuss a wide range of issues relating to their departmental responsibilities and matters of interest to constituents. Information on individual meetings is not held centrally.
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many MP surgeries Ministers in her Department have had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answered by Paul Waugh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The Ministers of the department held 28 MP surgeries in the period July 2024 to January 2025, and 229 MP surgeries since January 2025.
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in her Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
Minister Jess Philips:
a.) 1, b.) 5
Minister Dame Diana Johnson:
a.) 1, b.) 2
Minister Seema Malhotra:
a.) 1, b.) 3
Minister Mike Tapp:
a.) n/a, b.) 8
Minister Dan Jarvis:
a.) 0, b.) 1
Minister Dame Angela Eagle:
a.) 2, b.) 4
Minister Natalie Fleet:
a.) n/a, b.) 0
Minister Alex Norris:
a.) n/a, b.) 17
Minister Sarah Jones:
None, instead regular engagement in a variety of ways.
Minister Lord David Hanson:
None, as he is not an MP.
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in her Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Ministers at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) engage regularly with MPs to discuss a range of issues, whether in Parliamentary debates, committee hearings, or meetings with specialist groups. Ministers have had regular engagement with parliamentarians at surgeries, with APPGs and with MPs on consular casework. FCDO ministers have responded to a quarter of all urgent question debates since the last election, regularly engaging with colleagues on a range of topical matters.
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many surgeries Ministers in his Department have held for hon. Members (a) between July 2024 and January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answered by Douglas Alexander - Secretary of State for Scotland
Scotland Office Ministers meet regularly with Members of Parliament to discuss a wide range of issues relating to their departmental responsibilities.
For the purpose of this PQ, we have taken ‘surgeries’ to mean meetings or briefings with MPs where external stakeholders were not also present.
a) July 2024 to January 2025: 7
b) From January 2025 onwards: 37
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many surgeries Ministers in his Department have held for hon. Members (a) between July 2024 and January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answered by Hilary Benn
Northern Ireland Office Ministers meet regularly with Members of Parliament to discuss a wide range of issues relating to departmental responsibilities and matters of interest to constituents.
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in her Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Our records show that in the period between July 2024 and January 2025, DCMS Ministers held four MP surgeries.
In the period between January 2025 and 17 July 2026, DCMS Ministers held 34 MP surgeries.
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in the context of consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework, if he will revise Part 9 to recognise mobile telecommunications as an essential service and reflect this in planning reform to deliver connectivity across the UK.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted a new National Planning Policy Framework. The consultation on the revised framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, included a new section intended to replace Chapter 10 of current Framework on supporting high-quality telecommunications infrastructure.
We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Solicitor General, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in his Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answered by Ellie Reeves - Attorney General
Ministers in AGO have had 60 MP surgeries from July 2024 – July 2026 inclusive.