Written questions
1,001 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Materials: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take steps to (a) launch a consultation on and (b) develop proposals for minimum product standards for the procurement or use of foundation materials, includin
24 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the (a) decarbonisation needs and (b) costs of industrial processing plants and facilities that are (i) dispersed in location in th
24 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department will respond to its consultation on reviewing the energy intensive industries exemption scheme to provide relief to energy intensive industries for a proportio
23 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
South Africa: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in South African on support for Ukraine following Russia's invasion.
23 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with representatives of civil service staff networks on the government reform strategy.
9 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make additional funding available to the NHS to help address the effect of the rising costs of living on mental health.
9 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department collects on the effect of rising living costs on mental health; what steps he will take to monitor the effect of rising living costs on mental health; and what steps he wil
9 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the cost of living crisis on mental health.
9 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of living crisis on levels of mental health.
7 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Steel Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will reconvene the Steel Council as soon as possible with the intention of implementing a NetZero steel strategy.
7 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Iron and Steel: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his Department's policy to support measures to reduce electricity prices for the steel sector beyond the six-month energy price cap announced in October.
7 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a UK steel innovation fund using industry funding returned from the EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel follo
7 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iron and Steel: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to apply immediate sanctions on all steel that is melted and poured in Russia, regardless of whether it has been re-rolled in a third country.
7 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Elections: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if the Government will make additional funding available to local authorities to support the implementation of voter ID requirements included in the Elections Act 2022.
7 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Elections: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government is taking to support (a) vulnerable individuals and (b) local authorities with the upcoming requirement to show photo ID for voting in UK Parliamentary elec
7 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit: Take-up
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of eligible people were claiming Pension Credit in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.
7 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit: Take-up
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the uptake of Pension Credit among eligible people.
7 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of eligible people are claiming Pension Credit in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales.
2 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2022 to Question 49105 on Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation, whether he plans to publish the public consultation on the draft legisl
2 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applications for asylum that were submitted in (a) the UK and (b) Newport East constituency in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 are outstanding as of 2 November 2022.
2 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications are outstanding in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) the UK; and what is the average wait time for an asylum (i) interview and (ii) decision in (A) Newport East consti
2 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) applications for asylum were submitted and (b) decisions on asylum applications were made in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 to date.
1 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households were switched to prepayment by their energy supplier (a) under warrant and (b) via smart meter in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (d) 2022 to date.
1 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to undertake a review of the power, weight and speed specifications of rental and private e-scooters.
1 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Police: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on procuring stab vests for police forces; what steps she is taking to increase supply of those vests; and if she will make a statement..
1 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents involving an e-scooter there were in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
28 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Correspondence and Written Questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Prime Minister's Office is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.
28 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Correspondence and Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.
28 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Correspondence and Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.
28 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Correspondence and Written Questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.
Source: official written-questions record.