Written questions
663 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Film and Television: Investment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme for attracting investment in the screen sector.
18 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to lay regulations under the Health and Care Act introducing further advertising restrictions on TV and online for less healthy food products.
18 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many multi-dwelling units are excluded from the requirement that new build properties should have capability to host gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure.
18 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support network operators in identifying freeholders of multi-dwelling units so operators can secure the permission of freeholders to upgrade broa
18 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many multi-dwelling unit freeholders are still to give permission to broadband network operators to upgrade their properties to gigabit-capable broadband.
18 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act 2021: Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act in facilitating broadband network providers’ access to multi-dwelling units
17 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Road Works: Broadband and Utilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of flexible permitting schemes for works on roads by broadband and utility providers on changes in the level of spending by local authorities.
17 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Road Works: Broadband and Utilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for undertaking additional trials of flexible permitting for works on roads by broadband and utility providers.
17 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Road Works
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the impact of trials of flexible permitting for streetworks on supporting the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband.
17 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Voice over Internet Protocol: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is monitoring how many retrospective checks have been conducted on forcibly migrated households to investigate if they had telecare devices.
17 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Voice over Internet Protocol: Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she plans to take to help ensure (a) energy companies and (b) network operators can contact consumers on the Energy Priority Services Register during a power cut once the dig
16 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Voice over Internet Protocol
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Public Switched Telephone Network charter, published on 18 December 2023, when she plans to publish a definition of vulnerable cu
16 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Voice over Internet Protocol
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Public Switched Telephone Network charter, published on 18 December 2023, what steps her Department has taken to create a shared
16 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 provide additional resources to local authorities to effectively manage the switching off of the public switched telephone network.
16 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telemedicine: Voice over Internet Protocol
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of households with telecare devices still to transition from the public switched telephone network to the Digital Voice service
16 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, what discussions she has had with local authorities on the switching off of the public switched telephone network.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flowers: Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the process for declaring imports of (a) Orchidaceae, (b) Dendranthema, (c) Dianthus, (d) Gypsophila and (e) Solidago from the EU as medium risk.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flowers: Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of declaring (a) Orchidaceae, (b) Dendranthema, (c) Dianthus, (d) Gypsophila and (e) Solidago from the EU as medium risk on the flor
15 Apr 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 2010 and 2020.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish minutes of the AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group meetings in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish the attendance of each meeting of the AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on what dates the AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group met in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
12 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) Openreach Limited and (b) other telecoms operators on improving security measures for accessing shared network infrastructure.
26 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the last meeting was of the inter-ministerial group on tackling digital exclusion; and who was in attendance.
26 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the annual budget is of the inter-ministerial group on tackling digital exclusion.
26 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to protect the UK's network infrastructure, in the context of the adequacy of whereabouts compliance measures.
26 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to reply to the correspondence of 13 March 2024 from the hon. Member for Rhondda on correcting the record on Creative Tax Reliefs.
5 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
UK Tradeshow Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 10114 on UK Tradeshow Programme, how many SMEs were provided with grants to participate in tradeshows overseas through the (a) UK Tradeshow Program
26 Feb 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the (a) membership and (b) annual budget is of the inter-ministerial group on tackling digital exclusion.
26 Feb 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department held discussions with (a) industry stakeholders, (b) local government and (c) third sector advocacy organisations before establishing an inter-ministerial group o
Source: official written-questions record.