Written questions

2,064 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Iranian counterpart on (a) the arrest of Mojdeh Farah on September 9 and (b) the imprisonment of other Christian converts in that coun

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Lead: Paint

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Advice on lead paint in older homes, published on 1 April 2013 and withdrawn on 26 April 2024, for what reason it was withdrawn

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is using lessons learned from the rollout of the EU Settlement Scheme in the rollout of eVisas.

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long her Department plans to fund Migrant Help to support people with the rollout of e-visas.

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Migrants: Documents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people will be able to continue to prove their immigration status with existing physical documents after 31 December 2024.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to establish a Tenant Farming Commissioner for England.

2 Sep 2024 · Department for Education

Natural History: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expectsthe Natural History GCSE to be made widely available in schools.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Diversification

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support farmers with reduced subsidy income to transition into diversification schemes.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data his Department holds on the number of smart meters installed that are reported as faulty, by constituency.

30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Niche Health and Social Care Consulting: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on (a) fees and (b) other costs for work by Niche Health and Social Care Consulting in relation to urology services at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Found

22 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Niche Health and Social Care Consulting

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England has spent on (a) fees and (b) any other costs with Niche Health and Social Care Consulting for urology services at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trus

19 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Niche Health and Social Care Consulting

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on (a) fees and (b) any other costs with Niche Health and Social Care Consulting in the financial year (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25 to date.

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

Hornets

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2024 to Question 25464, whether her Department has plans in place to move from a rapid response to a management phase for the Asian hornet, in the cont

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

Water Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 22 June 2023 to Question 188226 on Water Companies, how many (a) cautions, (b) prosecutions and (c) legal instruments the Drinking Water Inspectorate br

13 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Shellfish

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which shellfish waters have been categorised as below class C, or prohibited, for more than one year.

13 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Shellfish

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many shellfish waters were categorised into class (a) A, (b) B, (c), C and (d) below class C for E.coli concentration in each year between 2019 and 2024.

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

Animal and Plant Health Agency: Finance and Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how (a) much funding was provided to and (b) many people were employed at the National Bee Unit of the Animal and Plant Health Agency between 2019 and 2024.

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

Hornets

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have held on Asian hornets in the last 12 months.

7 May 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applicants have secured a Seasonal Worker visa in each year since 2019.

7 May 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have worked under the poultry Seasonal Worker visa scheme in each year since 2021.

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

Shellfish: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspections of shellfish waters his Department has conducted in each year since 2015.

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

Tree Planting: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on tree planting in each year since 2015.

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

Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hectares of trees have been planted in each year since 2015.

30 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Floods: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications were (a) made and (b) rejected to access funding under schemes within the flood recovery framework in the last two years; what total amount was that has been pa

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

Beavers: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications to have beavers introduced under the wildlife licensing scheme, CL50, have been (a) made and (b) accepted.

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

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of his Department's spending on agricultural payment schemes in the financial year 2022-2023.

24 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Fires: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on potential insurance claims and damages as a result of wildfires in Surrey.

24 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Fires: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the risk of potential wildfires in Surrey.

24 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Fire Prevention: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to mitigate potential wildfires in Surrey.

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

River Wye: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the the salary of the River Champion for the Wye.

Source: official written-questions record.