Written questions

2,222 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Tradeshow Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 8 February 2022 to Question 114620, what the cost to the public purse of the attendee element of the UK Tradeshow Programme was; and how many attendees received support

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Tradeshow Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 8 February 2022 to Question 114620, how much and what proportion of the £1.5 million allocated to the Exhibit element of the UK Tradeshow Programme was spent; and how ma

7 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting Hong Kong MTR Corporation’s Rail plus Property (R+P) model for incentivising housing development near or over railway lines; and if he will make

4 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Harrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of (a) the scale of the work and (b) the time needed to bring Harrow Crown Court back into full use; and if he will make a statement.

4 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Harrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department was first informed of potential safety concerns at Harrow Crown Court; and if he will make a statement.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Harrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to make further funding available to schools in Harrow to improve their safety, capacity and effectiveness; and if she will make a statement.

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Aviation: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2023 to Question 190246 on India: Aviation, what the remaining restrictions are on air services between UK regional airports and points in India; and if he will make a statemen

3 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Cooperatives and Friendly Societies: Reviews

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Law Commission reviews of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Friendly Societies Act 1992, published on 19 June 2023, whether Co

20 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how long on average the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency takes to respond to written correspondence from Hon and Rt Hon Members.

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

India: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many flights (a) in total and (b) to Gujarat made were made from each airport in the UK by airport in (i) 2020/21, (ii) 2021/22 and (iii) 2022/23; and if he will mak

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

India: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many non-UK air carriers (a) in total and (b) based in India hold a foreign carriers licence; and if he will make a statement?

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Aviation: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will renegotiate the Air Services Agreement with India to increase the number of flights flown from UK airports to (a) India b) regional airports in India and (c) Gujarat; and if he will make a statement.

8 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: South Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership?on the operation of the Southern African Customs Union-UK

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

Food: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a list of verified producers of products with UK geographical indication status.

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

Food: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to inspect producers of UK products with UK Geographical Indication scheme status; and if she will make a statement.

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

Food: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of producers that produce products that are registered under the UK Geographical Indication scheme that also have UK Accreditation Service

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

Food: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of UK products that (a) hold and (b) have been granted (i) protected food name and (ii) geographical indication status in the European Unio

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

Food: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated to the promotion of UK geographic indication products; and if she will make a statement.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Northwick Park Hospital: Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on arranging capital funding for intensive care bed expansion at Northwick Park Hospital; and if he will make a statement.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what avenues for new capital funding are available for the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre; and if he will make a statement.

24 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the UK's trade finance gap; and if she will make a statement.

22 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Aviation: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of future trends in the level of demand for flights to (a) Gujarat and (b) other parts of India; and if he will make a statement.

22 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Air India: Air Routes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with his Indian counterpart on reforming the air services agreement with Air India; and if he will make a statement.

22 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance: Harrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Harrow Council on the potential impact of bankruptcy at that council on public services; and if he will make a statement.

22 May 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Romania

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of the Romanian community on the rights of access to (a) schools and (b) after-school clubs for the children of Romanian parents; and if she will make

15 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Planning Permission: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of average appeal handling times for appeals considered by the Planning Inspectorate; what steps he plans to take to reduce appeal handling times; and if he

11 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Advisory Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she expects the review of the Trade Advisory Groups to conclude; and if she will make a statement.

11 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Advisory Groups: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether those representatives nominated by the Trade Unions Congress will be accepted onto the Government’s Trade Advisory Groups; and if she will make a statement.

11 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neuroblastoma: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated for research into treatment of neuroblastoma in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

10 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Import duties: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 5.31 of the Autumn Statement 2022, CP751, published on 17 November 2022, whether the two-year suspension of certain tariffs applies to goods of Russian origin.

Source: official written-questions record.