Letters to Ministers
As part of her work in Parliament, Ellie can write to Ministers of State to request opinion, action and response. It’s one of the means available to Ellie to scrutinise and hold the government to account. Starting in November 2024, here is a record of the recent correspondence between Ellie and several ministerial departments. This is not an exhaustive list and we are not including all correspondence due to confidentiality. The Departments of State are listed below in alphabetical order.
Defence
251107 Hamish Falconer re banning trade with Israeli settlements
250225 to John Healy re Defence Spending
Education
260202 Letter to Georgia Gould RE SEND schools
251215 Josh MacAlister re SEND provision in North Herefordshire
250304 to Stephen Morgan re Cross-border childcare funding
250226 to Bridget Philippson re Equal Protection – jointly with Jess Asato MP
241024 to Catherine McKinnell MP re School Rebuilding Programme
Energy Security and Net Zero
250828 to Michael Shanks re EV charging network
250709 EC to Michael Shanks MP re National Grid
241014 to Miatta Fahnbulleh re Home Upgrade Grant
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
260120 Emma Hardy meeting request Wye MPs
250911 Emma Hardy invitation to the Wyescapes Project
250911 to Emma Reynolds re agricultural pollution
250904 to Daniel Zeichner re Wyescapes project
250901 to Daniel Zeichner re Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme
250627 to Daniel Zeichner re Traditional orchard preservation
250313 to Daniel Zeichner re SFI cancellation
241127 to Steve Reed re Flood Recovery Framework
241101 to Mary Creagh re Funding for Food Waste Collection Services
241031 to Rachel Reeves re DEFRA Budget
241017 to Emma Hardy re Flooding
240930 to Baroness Hayman of Ullock re Snares
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development
250509 Foreign Secretary re Human rights abuses of women in Saudi Arabia
250403 to Hamish Falconer re Importation of Goods from Israeli Settlements
250314 to David Lammy re UN Independent Intl Commission of Inquiry Occupied Palestinian Territory
250213 to Stephen Doughty re UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons
241001 to David Lammy re Jagtar Singh Johal
240913 to David Lammy re F-35 parts Cross Party letter
Health and Social Care
250912 Stephen Timms re work search requirements for foster carers
250709 to Ashley Dalton re national screening programme for prostate cancer
250225 to Wes Streeting re NHS Outsourcing
Home Office
250117 to Jess Phillips re implementing IICSA
Housing, Communities and Local Government
260308 Response to the National Planning Policy Framework Consultation
250509 Angela Rayner re Planning and Infrastructure Bill and Nature Protection
250217 to EC to Rushanara Ali re youth homelessness
250206 to Response to Alex Norris re Flood Recovery Framework
241014 to Matthew Pennycook re Community Led Housing
241106 to Jim McMahon re The Future of the Community Ownership Fund
Justice
260216 to Jess Phillips re excessive delays in police investigations into rape and sexual offence cases
240813 to Shabana Mahmood re Whole Truth Five
Prime Minister
260320 Final Letter to PM from G5 and Peers on UK involvement in war on Iran
250709 Prime Minister re Lobular Cancer
250523 Prime Minister re Winter Fuel Payments
250313 Open Letter to PM re Provision of Essential Humanitarian Supplies in Gaza
Science, Innovation and Technology
241220 to Chris Bryant re funding Cuts to the WNO
Transport
251204 Simon Lightwood re DVLA Delays
250116 Lord Hendy re Access for All Funding at Ledbury Station
250130 to Lilian Greenwood MP re Pavement Parking
241119 to Louise Haigh re free bus travel for children and young people
241014 to Louise Haigh re Disabled People’s Mobility
240902 to Louise Haigh re Herefordshire Local Transport Fund £102m allocation
240827 to Louise Haigh re Ledbury Step Free Access
Treasury
260302 to James Murray Chief Secretary to the Treasury re small businesses in Pembridge
251222 to Rachel Reeves re business rates
250213 to Emma Reynolds re Pensioner Tax Allowance
241205 to Rachel Reeves re Budget APR and IT
241120 to Rachel Reeves re Budget, APR & IT
240812 to Rachel Reeves re Winter Fuel Payments
Work and Pensions
250912 Stephen Timms re work search requirements for foster carers
250514 to Liz Kendall re proposed changes to PIP
250514 to Stephen Timms re medical assessments following trauma
250215 to Liz Kendall re WASPI compensation