Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of sugar additives in soft drinks on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in young people.

22 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Child Trust Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Child Trust Funds past their maturity date have not been claimed.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to replace the Sustainable Farming Incentive in this financial year.

8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Prostate Cancer UK-led Transform screening trial to reach any conclusions on future detection of the condition.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42420 on Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, on how many occasions in the last five years have people who had animals being kept in dome

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43027 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, how many public charging devices for electric vehicles there were per head of population in (a) England, (b) Scotl

8 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been detected as not having a valid Electronic Travel Authorisation in Northern Ireland since January 2025.

4 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet with representatives of the banking sector to discuss end of month payday payments.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Invest NI: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42419 on Foreign Investment in the UK: Northern Ireland, how many employees are specifically working with Invest NI to help promote investment (a) bef

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on the development of artificial intelligence models.

3 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of police use of live facial recognition technology.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of regional disparities in the number of public charging devices for electric vehicles by population.

1 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Pensions Investment Review

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to bring forward any legislative proposals from the first phase of the Pensions Investment Review.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to reduce the number of car accidents among (a) recently-qualified and (b) young drivers.

1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco and Vapes Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to implement the Tobacco and Vapes Bill across all parts of the United Kingdom.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to review the effectiveness of the implementation of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employees from the Trade and Investment Hub in Northern Ireland are working with Invest NI to promote investment before the Open Golf Championship at Royal Portrush in July 2025.

31 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Development Association: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to change funding committed to the International Development Association.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumer Goods: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings he has had Northern Ireland based businesses following the publication of guidance for businesses on the new General Product Safety Regulation.

28 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on (a) ascertaining a court judgement and (b) informing a relevant local authority in cases where someone who (i) is seeking asylum, (ii) is housed in hotel acc

28 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were housed in dispersed accommodation in Northern Ireland on 31 December (a) 2022 and (b) 2024.

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Export Finance: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times the Export Finance Manager responsible for Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland visited Northern Ireland in 2024.

25 Mar 2025 · Treasury

NatWest: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) she and (b) her officials have had discussions with Natwest Bank on fixed rate loans for small and medium-sized businesses taken out in the 2008 period.

24 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Employment: Older People

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 38944, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of people aged over 66 years old working (a) part time and (b) full time who paid income tax in the last fina

19 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Cars: Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 26424 on Cars: Credit, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of consumer credit debt relating to c

19 Mar 2025 · Treasury

World Economy: Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department holds information on the dates of future meetings of the Global Sovereign Debt roundtable in 2025.

18 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Visual Impairment: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of the Blind Person's Allowance.

18 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Employment: Older People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people aged 66 and over who are in (a) full time employment and (b) part time employment.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Life Sciences: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28458 on Life Sciences: Northern Ireland, what the geographical spread was of the projects that received funding up to the summer

17 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were identified as not being in possession of a valid Electronic Travel Authorisation in Northern Ireland in the first two months since its introduction.

Source: official written-questions record.