Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of bringing e-step scooters into L-Category regulation on the (a) quality and (b) safety of e-step scooter vehicle design.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 23 October to Question 201077 on Electric Scooters, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of mandatory e-step scooter training on the (a) experience of e-step sco

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of bringing e-step scooters into L-Category regulation on (a) vehicle standards, (b) the skill levels of e-step scooter users and (c) the number of e-step s

5 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Type 32 Frigates: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page eight of the National Audit Office's report entitled The Equipment Plan 2023-2033, published on 4th December 2023, what steps he is taking to increase funding for the Type 32 frigate fleet.

5 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the National Audit Office’s report entitled The Equipment Plan 2023 to 2033, published on 4 December 2023.

5 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Minesweepers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of transferring two minehunter ships to Ukraine on the Royal Navy’s minehunter capabilities.

5 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nitazenes: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to tackle increases in the use of nitazenes (a) nationally and (b) in the South East England.

5 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Nitazenes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to tackle the (a) importation, (b) manufacture, (c) sale and (d) distribution of nitazenes.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has taken steps to support local authorities to (a) maintain and (b) expand community libraries (i) nationally and (ii) in Romford constituency.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken with local authorities to tackle fly-tipping (a) nationally and (b) in Romford constituency.

5 Jan 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Abortion: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the Northern Ireland Administration on the right to protest against new abortion clinics.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to tackle antisocial behaviour in train stations (a) nationally and (b) in Romford constituency.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Counterfeit Manufacturing: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to (a) tackle the sale of fake designer goods and (b) seize the proceeds of of such sales.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made a recent assessment of the efficacy of nuclear energy.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to increase the UK’s nuclear energy capacity.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

King Charles III and Queen Camilla: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has plans for a national celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the wedding of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Folk Culture: Music

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to promote the English folk music tradition in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Education

Distance Learning

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of Great Books programmes of education.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the implications for (a) her policies and (b) levels of international trade of Houthi activity in the Red Sea.

5 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Armed Conflict

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand on the civil war in Yemen.

5 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Piracy: Red Sea

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) the United Arab Emirates, (c) Oman and (d) Jordan on the naval protection force in the Red Sea.

5 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Police: Stun Guns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to use Taser X3 units in police forces.

5 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to improve police training.

19 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of student dentistry places.

19 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) quality and (b) nutritional value of meals for NHS patients.

19 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Piracy: Red Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support maritime security in the Red Sea.

19 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many officials from his Department are stationed at the UK’s diplomatic mission in Sana’a as of 19 December 2023.

19 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many UK nationals have requested consular assistance in Yemen in each of the last three years.

19 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Piracy: Red Sea

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterparts in (a) Egypt, (b) Sudan, (c) Saudi Arabia and (d) Yemen on maritime security in the Red Sea.

19 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guyana: Venezuela

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Guyana on the recent referendum in Venezuela on the Venezuela-Guyana border.

Source: official written-questions record.