Written questions
3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Jan 2025 · Northern Ireland Office
Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking with (a) the Northern Ireland Executive and (b) Invest NI to help promote Northern Ireland as an inward investment opportunity during the forthcoming Open Golf Championship at Roy
14 Jan 2025 · Home Office
Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with representatives of the travel industry on the potential impact of electronic travel authorisations on international visitors to Northern Ireland.
14 Jan 2025 · Treasury
Income Tax: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of how many full time employees will not be paying income tax when the freeze on personal tax thresholds ends in April 2028.
13 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Living Wage: Income Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the number of people on the National Living Wage who will become liable for income tax from 6 April 2025.
13 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 80 and over are eligible for the additional £260 per year pension.
13 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Liquefied Natural Gas
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of supplies of Liquefied Natural Gas between January and April 2025.
13 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) made applications for Pension Credit and (b) were successful between 29 July 2024 and 21 December 2024.
10 Jan 2025 · Home Office
British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 14029 on British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024, when the operational changes to implement the new route will be completed.
10 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to Question 16717 on Armed Forces: Cadets, what external organisations other than (a) existing cadets and (b) adult volunteers he is consulting to help expand numbers.
10 Jan 2025 · Northern Ireland Office
Casement Park: Regeneration
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the cost of developing Casement Park.
9 Jan 2025 · Treasury
National Income
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of the change in GDP per capita by 2030.
9 Jan 2025 · Treasury
Banking Hubs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with financial institutions to establish which additional banks will participate in the roll out of banking hubs.
9 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Libya: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the action by the Israeli Air Force on 8 September 2024 in Libya on Hezbollah's armed capability.
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Army Reserve Centres are envisaged to require armed guarding in Northern Ireland after 2028.
8 Jan 2025 · Northern Ireland Office
Intertrade UK: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the work of Intertrade UK is not affected by trade barriers faced by some GB-based businesses supplying to Northern Ireland-based consumers.
7 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Nuclear Reactors: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to replace the Advanced Nuclear Fund after March 2025.
7 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new applications for Pension Credit were (a) made and (b) approved between 10 September 2024 and 21 December 2024.
7 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Living Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11832 on the Living Wage, if the Impact Assessment will provide an estimate of the number of national living wage earners who will become income ta
7 Jan 2025 · Home Office
Aviation: Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many general aviation reports were submitted by region in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
3 Jan 2025 · Home Office
Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the first overseas visitors to Northern Ireland arriving via the Republic of Ireland to be impacted by the UK Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme.
18 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Police: Civil Disorder
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the devolved administrations on potential changes to the (a) criteria for and (b) duration of short term deployment of police officers to deal with unexpected civil d
17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Government expects to conclude revised negotiations with the Mauritian Government on the future of the Chagos Islands.
17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Smoking: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the Windsor Framework on any proposed UK wide smoking ban in Northern Ireland.
17 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with (a) eBay, (b) Etsy, (c) Folksy and (d) other online suppliers and platforms on steps to help ensure that consumers placing orders in Northern Ireland are not disadvanta
17 Dec 2024 · Northern Ireland Office
Intertrade UK
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 12917 on InterTrade UK, when he plans to announce the (a) remaining membership appointees and (b) first and subsequent meetings of InterTrade UK.
17 Dec 2024 · Treasury
Royal Mint: Fraud
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 17516 on Royal Mint: Fraud, whether any of the fraudulent transactions were traceable to (a) people and (b) agencies based outside the United Kingdom.
16 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Resettlement: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce further pathways under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department plans to provide for renewable energy projects through the Clean Industries Bonus in Northern Ireland in 2025.
16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Torpedoes: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost is of the Spearfish heavy weight torpedo programme.
16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Global Combat Air Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to launch the Global Combat Air Programme development phase of the next generation fighter aircraft.
Source: official written-questions record.