Written questions

2,064 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2023 to Question 186323 on Water: Standards, how many discoloration events were recorded by the Drinking Water Inspectorate in each of the last five ye

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2023 to Question 186320 on Water: Standards, how many and what proportion of samples did not meet Drinking Water Inspectorate regulatory standards in (

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff worked in her Department's communications department in each of the last five years.

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2023 to Question 186322 on Water Companies, how many (a) fines and (b) legal instruments have been issued by the Drinking Water Inspectorate for discol

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage young people to (a) enter the hospitality and tourism industry and (b) undertake a degree apprenticeship in tourism.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Catering and Hospitality Industry: T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of how many students would have taken the T level in Catering and Hospitality this year.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Catering and Hospitality Industry: T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made on the impact on the hospitality industry of postponing the T level in Catering and Hospitality.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral statement of 25 May by the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries, Official Report, column 495, what measures from the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill h

24 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Foods: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the amount of baby formula procured by (a) the NHS and (b) other public services from UK-based businesses.

23 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Groceries Code Adjudicator: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding the Grocery Code Adjudicator received (a) from the Government and (b) in total in each year from 2019 to 2022.

23 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Groceries Code Adjudicator: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people worked in the Grocery Code Adjudicator in each year since 2019.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people in her Department are working on tackling food price inflation.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employees of (a) the Environment Agency, (b) Ofwat and (c) the Drinking Water Inspectorate previously worked for water companies.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hosepipe bans have been issued by each water company in each of the last five years.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of fines issued for breaking hosepipe bans by each water company in each of the last five years.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Crops and Livestock: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) amount of crops ruined and (b) number of animal deaths caused by extreme heat in each of the last three years.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times Ministers met water companies between 1 June and 31 August 2022; and how many of those meetings were on (a) leaking water pipes and (b) drought preparedness.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Drinking Water: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of how much was spent by water companies on removing (a) pesticides and (b) nitrates from drinking water supplies in each of the last five years.

23 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Food: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate she has made of the average waiting time for British food brands to be granted geographical indication status in Japan.

23 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Food: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many British food brands (a) have been granted and (b) are awaiting geographical indication status in Japan since the Government agreed a free trade deal with that country.

23 May 2023 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the extent to which business rates applicable to (a) small and (b) large businesses which mainly operate through physical premises adequately reflect their busi

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Drinking Water Inspectorate

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times she has met with the Drinking Water Inspectorate since her appointment.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many discoloration events were recorded by the Drinking Water Inspectorate in each of the last five years.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many water company (a) cautions, (b) prosecutions and (c) minded to enforce notices were brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate in each of the last five years.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Drinking Water Inspectorate: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff were employed by the Drinking Water Inspectorate in each of the last five years.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many samples taken by the Drinking Water Inspectorate did not meet regulatory standards 100 per cent of the time in each of the last five years.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Drinking Water Inspectorate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding from the public purse the Drinking Water Inspectorate has received in each of the last five years.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many investigations were conducted by the Drinking Water Inspectorate into potential contaminated water supplies in each of the last five years.

17 May 2023 · Home Office

Agriculture: Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) prosecutions for theft of agricultural machinery there have been in each year since 2020.

17 May 2023 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) prosecutions for antisocial behaviour in rural areas there have been in each year since 2020.

Source: official written-questions record.