Written questions
6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Development Aid
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how much aid his Department has provided to China in the last five years.
16 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Personal Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the guidance entitled Get a copy of military records of service, what the average waiting time is for applications to be processed in the latest period for which data is available.
16 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Roads: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government supports local authorities in their provision of (a) lollipop men and women and (b) other road safety measures for children.
16 Apr 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support (a) Australian rules football, (b) ice hockey and (c) surfing.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public Statues: Trafalgar Square
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on the designs for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: Australia and New Zealand
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the economic impact of the free trade agreements with (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand since they came into force.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: Switzerland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress she has made on trade discussions with Switzerland.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government Finance: Havering
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the state of Havering Council’s finances.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government Finance: Havering
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department have made an assessment of the impact of the local government finance settlement on Havering Council.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Construction: Architecture
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will encourage the use of traditional architectural styles in new developments.
15 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
France: Foreign Relations
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what plans he has to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the signing of the Entente Cordiale.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Research and Innovation: Publications
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to ensure that research papers funded through UK Research and Innovation are politically neutral.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Research and Innovation: Publications
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of funding provided by UK Research and Investment for research papers.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department last made an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of imported electricity through interconnectors on energy security.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to maintain energy security in the context of the availability of electricity supplies from (a) central and (b) western Europe.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made representations to HM Treasury on the inclusion of imported electricity in Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism taxation.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of electricity is forecast to be imported via interconnector by (a) 2030 and (b) 2040.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the use of imported electricity on (a) industrial and (b) domestic energy prices.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity Interconnectors
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of electricity interconnectors on energy (a) security and (b) supply.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Gas Fired Power Stations
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to reform the capacity market to ensure that new gas power plants have parity with interconnectors.
12 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity Generation: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) coal, (b) gas fired, (c) nuclear and (d) renewable generated electricity which is imported into Britain via interconnector each year.
12 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity Generation: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the level of carbon emissions produced by electricity (a) generated and (b) imported to Great Britain from the EU in (i) 2015, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2023.
12 Apr 2024 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Belgium and France
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with his (a) French and (b) Belgian counterparts on the use of European Union passport e-gates by British nationals in (i) the European Union and (ii) Gare du Nord stati
12 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Foreign Relations
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will publish a summary of the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' recent meeting with Benny Gantz.
12 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Banks: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on banking.
12 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Canada and New Zealand
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met with his (a) Canadian and (b) New Zealand counterparts in 2024.
12 Apr 2024 · Home Office
Nature Conservation: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to incorporate wildlife crime into the Policing Education Qualification Framework.
12 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dangerous Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act.
12 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dangerous Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to measure the effectiveness of the XL Bully ban over the next five years.
12 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dangerous Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has taken steps to increase the number of dog legislation officers following the introduction of the XL Bully dog ban.
Source: official written-questions record.