Written questions

663 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Trade Promotion

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, which human rights issues Ministers raised with their Saudi counterparts during the Great Futures conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 14 and 15 May 2024.

21 May 2024 · Cabinet Office

Trade Promotion: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Ministers attended the Great Futures conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 14 and 15 May 2024.

20 May 2024 · Cabinet Office

Trade Promotion: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse is of the Great Futures programme in Saudi Arabia.

10 May 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on patients receiving letters from the NHS of changes to the universal service obligation.

8 May 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many premises were able to access a gigabit-capable broadband connection in each constituency in the period between March 2019 and March 2024.

7 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flowers: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many recorded incidents of disease were connected to imports from the EU of (a) gypsophila, (b) solidago, (c) orchids, (d) dianthus and (e) chrysanthemum between 2020 and 2023.

7 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flowers: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) gypsophila, (b) solidago, (c) orchids, (d) dianthus and (e) chrysanthemum consignments were imported from the EU between 2020 and 2023.

7 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flowers: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the total number of cut flower imports between 2010 and 2020.

2 May 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which stakeholders her Department has had discussions with on the Telecare National Action Plan.

2 May 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voice over Internet Protocol: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2024 to Question 23701 on Voice over Internet Protocol: Local Government, which local authorities her Department has had discussions with; and on what da

29 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of manufacturing all British armed forces uniforms in the UK.

29 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of manufacturing armed forces uniforms abroad on security.

29 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of countries with current British Armed Forces uniform manufacturing contracts.

29 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of armed forces uniforms are manufactured in the UK.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Power Failures: Voice over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to help ensure that (a) energy companies and (b) network operators can contact consumers on the Energy Priority Services Register during a power cut once the public sw

25 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Regulation: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she will publish a response to her Department’s consultation entitled Smarter regulation: strengthening the economic regulation of the energy, water and telecoms sectors, which closed on 28th Janu

25 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2024 to Question 22526 on Food Advertising, what her planned timetable is for (a) publishing finalised guidance and (b) laying regulations before Parliament.

25 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voice over Internet Protocol: Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2024 to Question 22261 on Voice Over Internet Protocol: Telemedicine, how many written updates from Communication Providers she has received on their

25 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voice over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish a list of her Department's meetings on the public switched telephone network Charter since January 2024.

25 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voice over Internet Protocol: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish a list of meetings her Department has had with local authorities on the switch off of the public switched telephone network since April 2023.

24 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Telemedicine: Voice over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce legislation that will prohibit the sale of telecare devices that are incompatible with VoIP.

24 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Telemedicine: Voice over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are telecare devices being sold that will no longer be fully operational after the Public Switched Telephone Network is switched off.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voice over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she expects the national communications awareness campaign on the switching off of the Public Switched Telephone Network to begin; and how long it will last for.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish a list of meetings held by her Department with stakeholders on the Telecare National Action Plan.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to publish the Telecare National Action Plan.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flowers: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) gypsophila, (b) solidago, (c) orchids, (d) dianthus and (e) chrysanthemum consignments were imported from the EU between 2010 and 2020.

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Emergency Services: Integrated Services Digital Network

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what data her Department holds on the number of silent calls received by emergency services on (a) ISDN and (b) SIP lines.

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Emergency Services: Integrated Services Digital Network

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of switching from ISDN to SIP lines on the resilience of emergency service networks.

19 Apr 2024 · Treasury

Film: Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the levels of private investment in independent UK film production companies through the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme between (i) 2012 and

19 Apr 2024 · Treasury

Film and Television: Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the of the impact of changes made to the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme on levels of investment in the UK screen sector si

Source: official written-questions record.