Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Burkina Faso: Churches

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with his counterpart in the Burkina Faso Government on the church attack in Oudalan Province on 25 February 2024.

5 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government Minister urges pensioners to check eligibility for Pension Credit as Week of Action kicks off, published on 12 June 2023, how many ad

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Investment Fund for Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses in Northern Ireland have expressed an interest in the British Business Bank's £70m investment fund for Northern Ireland since 16 November 2023.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on the Blue Badge scheme at the higher rate of Disability Living Allowance in the financial year 2022-23.

4 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 5212 on Armed Forces: Health tabled by the hon. Member for East Londonderry on 5 December 2023; and if he will place a copy of his Answer in the library of the House.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her timetable is for the introduction of the recommendations of the final evaluation report for the secondary care routine reflux cohort of the Cytosponge test.

1 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in each of the last two years.

1 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Blue Badges were issued in England in 2023.

29 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

UK Year of Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with the National Citizen Service Trust on ensuring that young people across all parts of the UK receive the opportunity to participate in the UK Year of Service in 20

29 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Defence People and Families during the debate on Nuclear Test Veterans: Medical Records on 28 November 2023, Official Report, column 247WH, what his pla

28 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Squirrels: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet the Species Reintroduction Taskforce to discuss ongoing work to increase the number of red squirrels in the UK.

28 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many companies had registered with his Department as having multiple domestic properties available to be used as temporary residences for (a) refugees and (b) people seeking asylum in the UK as of

28 Feb 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Space Technology: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Space Agency’s Placements in Industry Programme includes all parts of the UK.

27 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Youth Mobility Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with how many countries his Department is having bilateral discussions on Youth Mobility Scheme agreements.

27 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of live births that occurred to women who arrived in the UK while pregnant and seeking asylum in the last five years.

26 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Buses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to hold discussions with the Confederation of Passenger Transport on (a) buses and (b) coaches.

26 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Confiscation Orders: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing income received by his Department from confiscation orders to charitable organisations.

23 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cardiovascular Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2023 to Question 1604 on Cardiovascular Diseases, what her planned timetable is to respond to the report from the Government Champion for Personalised Preventi

23 Feb 2024 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Gender

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Government's timetable is on closing the gender pay gap.

23 Feb 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding has been allocated for the Contracts for Difference : Allocation Round 6.

23 Feb 2024 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Finance

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church plans to commission an independent review of funds allocated by the Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board.

22 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the National Centre for Computing Education on its progress in ensuring greater female participation in STEM subjects in (a) further and (b) higher education.

22 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 1309 on Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership, whether his Department is taking steps with the Northern Ireland Executive to agree a r

22 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: National Insurance Credits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 2787 on Universal Credit: National Insurance Contributions, whether he expects that all National Insurance records will be fully updated by HMRC by

22 Feb 2024 · Cabinet Office

General Elections: Subversion

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to counter the potential use of (a) AI and (b) other means to influence the (i) operation and (ii) outcome of the next general election.

21 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the decision to lower the age for bowel cancer screening on levels of bowel cancer.

21 Feb 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

InterTrade UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the policy paper entitled Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January 2024, what estimate he has made of when InterTrade UK will be established and fully operational.

21 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Puma Helicopters: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2023 to Question 6993 on Puma Helicopters, when does he expect delivery to (a) commence and (b) be completed.

20 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will ensure an urgent investigation of the anti-Semitic defacing of a birth certificate submitted to the Passport Office.

19 Feb 2024 · House of Commons Commission

House of Commons: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, when lift HoP 85 is expected to be repaired.

Source: official written-questions record.