Written questions
3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensioners: Low Incomes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Trial encourages low-income pensioners to apply for extra financial support, published on 17 July 2023, what the priority objectives are of the
23 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electric Vehicles: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Northern Ireland's electricity supply capacity to help meet an increased demand for electric vehicles.
22 Nov 2023 · Home Office
Telecommunications: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the fraud sector charter on telecommunications.
22 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Regional Planning and Development: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up of 20 November 2023, Official report, column 33, what his Department's policy i
22 Nov 2023 · Treasury
National Insurance Credits
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people (a) applied for and (b) received Specified Adult Childcare credits in each of the last three years.
22 Nov 2023 · Home Office
Passports: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports were issued from HM Passport Office in Belfast in the last three years; and how many and what proportion of these passports were issued to people declaring that they held an Irish p
22 Nov 2023 · Prime Minister
Prime Minister: Correspondence
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will take steps to confirm receipt of written correspondence from an East Londonderry constituent of 16 June 2023 on water fluoridation policy; and when he plans to respond to that correspondence.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Motability: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2023 to Question 90 on Motability, if he will make it his policy to increase the mobility element of relevant benefits to enable those choosing to use the Motabilit
21 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to provide further funding to support National Institute for Health Research into brain tumour research.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: Australia and New Zealand
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the impact of free trade agreements signed with (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand on businesses in Northern Ireland.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: National Insurance Credits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the migration of data from the national insurance system to the universal credit system has completed.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Bills Rebate: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the number of telephone calls to the contact centre for help with the Energy Bill Support Alternative Funding Scheme in the six months to March 2023.
20 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate battery charged e-bikes and e-scooters.
20 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Supply: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the Independent review into labour shortages in the food supply chain, published 30 June 2023.
20 Nov 2023 · House of Commons Commission
House of Commons: Catering and Shops
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether (a) cash and (b) cards can be used at each (i) food, (ii) drink and (iii) souvenir outlet on the Parliamentary estate.
20 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Veterinary Services: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Review of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, published on 2 February 2023.
20 Nov 2023 · 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, with which relevant partners in Northern Ireland his Department consulted; and when the
17 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Religious Freedom
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will raise with the UN the issue of the failure of the Indian Government to respond to the letter of 16 August 2023 from the UN Rapporteurs for Freedom of Religion or Belief
16 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Waste
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support charities that engage in food waste reduction programmes.
16 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Probate: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for probate grants were received by his Department in September (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
16 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing its response to the consultation entitled Consultation on the British Industry Supercharger package for strategic Energy Intensive Industries w
16 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring that electric vehicle charging points are available throughout the UK, in the context of the Rapid Charging Fund pilot.
15 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the public usage of hydrogen refueling stations; and whether she has made an estimate of future usage of these stations over the next five years.
15 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Company Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes received energy efficiency measures through the Energy Company Obligation in the last 12 months.
15 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Housing: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to publish the consultation on the development of the Future Homes Standard before the Christmas recess.
15 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Construction: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate he has made of the number of additional construction workers which are likely to be needed to meet his Department's housebuilding targets over the next three yea
14 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Raymond Koh
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with the Malaysian authorities on the forthcoming trial relating to the abduction and disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh in 2017.
14 Nov 2023 · Northern Ireland Office
Police Service of Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the Northern Ireland Chief Constable on police funding.
14 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses registered as insolvent in (a) 2019-2020 and (b) 2022-2023.
14 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Active Travel: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to Active Travel in the 2023-24 financial year.
Source: official written-questions record.