Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts and Culture: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times she met with the Disability and Access Ambassador for Arts and Culture in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.

1 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Disinformation Index: Finance

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what funding his Department has provided to the Global Disinformation Index to assess media markets overseas in this financial year.

1 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UK Internal Trade: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on the Digital Assistance Scheme.

1 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Movement Assistance Scheme and Trader Support Service

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full time equivalent staff are employed in (a) implementing and (b) monitoring the (i) Trader Support Service and (ii) Movement Assistance Schemes.

1 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support volunteering through the Big Help Out campaign.

1 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub post offices there were in each year since 2012.

30 Nov 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Hate Crime: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will have discussions with the Irish Government on the potential implications of the provisions in the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill on UK citizens livi

30 Nov 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Elections: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the report by the Electoral Commission entitled Report on the May 2023 local elections in Northern Ireland, published on 13 July 2023, if he will hold discussions with the Electoral Com

30 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph the Defence Command Paper published by his Department on 18 July 2023, CP 901, how much he plans to spend on replenishing UK stockpiles in the next financial year.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186433 on Energy Bills Rebate, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding fo

29 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Global Combat Air Programme to make an announcement of new future generation combat aircraft.

29 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Torpedoes: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to publish the total cost of the spearfish torpedo upgrade upon the conclusion of that programme.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a recent estimate of the total amount of funding that will be required to support schools affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

29 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts: Children

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the changes announced in the Autumn Statement 2023 to allow multiple subscriptions in each year to individual savings accounts (ISAs) of the same type from 6 April 2024 will apply to Junior ISAs.

29 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Income Tax: Pensioners

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners who do not pay income tax as their state pension is their sole income will start to pay tax from April 2024.

28 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Passports: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 5 November 2019 to Question 4944 on Passports: Republic of Ireland, how many British passports were printed for residents of the Republic of Ireland whose applications

28 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Academic Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the provisions in the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 in the context of the response to recent remarks made by the Rector of St Andrews Unive

28 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his Ukrainian counterpart on reports on the number of Russian personnel and tanks lost during the war in Ukraine.

28 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Public Buildings: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the King's Speech 2023, whether he has had discussions with the Leader of the House on the timetable for introducing Protect Duty legislation.

28 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the RSPCA on possible changes to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls were received by his Department's disability service centre's enquiry lines in each of the last two years.

27 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Immigration: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been granted (a) permission to stay and (b) to join their families in the UK through the family reunion process in each year from 2018 to 2022.

27 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long his Department expects to keep open the second stage of Pathway 3 referrals for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

27 Nov 2023 · Treasury

High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average income was of families paying the High Income Child Benefit Charge in 2020-21.

27 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with the National Homecare Medicines Committee on its timetable for reporting on an electronic prescribing system.

24 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 191252 on Small Businesses: Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to promote the availability of the investment fund for small businesses in

24 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Passports: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications from residents of the Republic of Ireland were processed by the Belfast Passport Office in each year between 2017 and 2022.

24 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's report entitled Assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children cases, published in June 2020, what steps his Department plans to take to further engage c

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Melatonin: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are license applications for melatonin gummy products being processed as of 23 November 2023.

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to promote the new Pace Checker feature in the NHS Active 10 app.

Source: official written-questions record.