Written questions
3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit: Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits would a successful applicant for Pension Credit potentially be eligible for in addition to the Winter Fuel Payment.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the BBC on (a) breaches of a broadcasting licence and (b) other matters raised in the report by Ofcom entitled Annual Report on the BBC 2023-2024, published on 2
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
Motorways: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of stopped vehicle detection technology on motorways.
29 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to run an Invitation to Claim campaign to enable more senior citizens to claim Pension Credit before 21 December 2024.
29 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit: Publicity
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans further publicity to inform pensioners of the closing date for applications for Pension Credit.
29 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reduction in fraud and error in the benefit system she plans to achieve by the end of 2025.
29 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recipients who have not been suspected of benefit fraudulent activity will be subject to having their personal bank account details scrutinised.
28 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the projected number of army cadets for each year of the remainder of this Parliament.
28 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Productivity
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on productivity in each year between 2024 and 2028.
28 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the reasons for recent drone activity near (a) RAF Lakenheath, (b) RAF Mildenhall and (c) RAF Feltwell.
28 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will own an electric vehicle in each year between 2024 and 2030.
28 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Cryptoassets
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the keynote address made by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury at the Tokenisation Summit on 25 November 2024, what her timetable is for implementing the proposals on (a) cryptoassets and (b) s
27 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Living Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people who earn the national living wage in (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Living Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate has been made of the average annual salary of people in receipt of the National Living Wage in April 2024.
20 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what changes have been made to the (a) numbers and (b) job types of staff employed in his Department's trade and investment hub in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
20 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Probation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what changes have been implemented in the Probation Service following HM Chief Inspector of Probation’s thematic review on Probation Recall, published on 14 December 2023.
19 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Minister for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland on the graduated driving licence pilot scheme.
19 Nov 2024 · Home Office
Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of her Department's agreements with Northern Ireland Government departments in place of the strategic migration partnership.
13 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Post Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of how many (a) Crown Post Offices and (b) sub Post Offices there will be in 2029.
13 Nov 2024 · Home Office
British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the provisions of the British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 will come into force.
12 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Cybercrime
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many potential cyber attacks from other states were intercepted by the National Cyber Security Centre in the six weeks before 4 July 2024.
11 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he expects all F-35 aircraft to be delivered by the end of 2025.
8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he plans to allocate for brain tumour research in the 2025-26 financial year.
8 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Royal Charters
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure the upcoming charter review of the BBC considers the transparency around the deployment of staff to cover overseas events including future US Presidential electio
8 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Living Wage
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the the amount of increased taxation generated by the increase in the National Living Wage in 2025-26.
8 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
International Criminal Court: Vladimir Putin
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his new US counterpart in January 2025 on potential steps to help implement the arrest warrant for President Putin of Russia issued by Inte
6 Nov 2024 · Northern Ireland Office
Broadband: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Economy Minister on using Northern Ireland's ultra fast broadband capability to expand the business sector.
6 Nov 2024 · Northern Ireland Office
InterTrade UK
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the first meeting of InterTrade UK will take place.
6 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Living Wage
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11832 on Living Wage, how many and what proportion of workers affected by the increase in the National Living Wage will become taxpayers in April 2025.
5 Nov 2024 · Home Office
Prisoners' Release: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals released from prison in 2023 and deported have subsequently returned to the UK.
Source: official written-questions record.