Written questions
580 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
China Electronics Corporation: Octopus Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in the context of Octopus Energy's takeover of Bulb, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Octopus Energy’s commercial links with the China Electroni
2 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made assessment of any potential threat to national security of the rollout of Kaifa Technology UK’s smart meters in UK homes.
2 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Kaifa: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has made an assessment of the links between Kaifa Technology UK and the (a) China Electronics Corporation and (b) Chinese armed forces.
2 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of allowing Chinese state affiliated companies to be part of the smart meter roll-out on national secur
2 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Care Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to involve people affected by dementia in the development of the knowledge and skills framework for social care.
2 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Care Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help ensure that the social care workforce receives training on dementia.
11 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Defence
China: Foreign Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for UK security of permitting Chinese state-owned companies to participate in the development of critical infrastructure in the UK.
11 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Defence
China: Foreign Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on permitting Chinese state-owned companies to participate in the development of critical infrastructure in the UK.
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has been made of the potential risk of China Electronics Corporation’s role in the rollout of smart meters across the UK.
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is aware of Kaifa Technology’s role in the rollout of smart meters in the UK.
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of the involvement of Chinese state-owned manufacturers in the rollout of smart meters across the UK.
10 Oct 2022 · Home Office
Bombings: Sri Lanka
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Metropolitan Police are taking steps to support the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka.
18 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Television Channels
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment (a) her Department and (b) Ofcom have made of the impact on low income households without broadband of broadcast TV channels, including CBBC and other public service broa
18 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Television Channels: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of the learning and development of young people where access to TV channels, including public service broadcast channels, are only available ov
18 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadcasting: Competition
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has asked Ofcom to set out what it considers to be the relationship between its current review of net neutrality guidelines and the plans set out in the Broadcasting White Pa
18 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Television Channels: Competition
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward the plans in the Broadcasting White Paper for Ofcom to undertake a review on market changes that may affect the future of content distribution before the end of
18 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Universal Service Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes in TV distribution methods on universal access to public service broadcasting, including for low income households t
18 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has asked Ofcom to consider how its current review of net neutrality guidelines relates to the future of TV distribution and the enabling of affordable, inclusive reach of IP
4 Jul 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Right to Buy Scheme: Almshouses
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether almshouse charities will continue to be exempt from the Right to Buy as part of the review on extending that policy to housing association tenants.
22 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department took to engage with the social housing sector whilst devising its guidance for delivering the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
22 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require (a) early intervention and (b) preventative measures to help tackle children and young people's mental health and wellbeing; and if he will
19 Apr 2022 · Treasury
Economic Crime
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the Treasury Committee's Economic Crime Report published on 2 February 2022; what assessment he has made of (a) the potential merits of that report's recommendations on authorised push pa
30 Mar 2022 · Treasury
Payment Services Regulations 2017
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the report required to be published on or before 13 January 2023 under Regulation 158(2) of the Payment Services Regulations 2017 setting out the conclusions of his Department's review of th
30 Mar 2022 · Treasury
Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what legislative steps he plans to take to tackle barriers to regulatory action against authorised push payment scams; what his timetable is for bringing forward such legislation; and whether those proposals will in
24 Mar 2022 · Treasury
Audiobooks: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to research from the National Literacy Trust and Audible on the impact on the mental health of adults of listening to audiobooks, if he will make it his policy to remove VAT on audiobooks to bring tax
24 Mar 2022 · Department for Education
Audiobooks
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the (a) contribution of audiobooks in engaging reluctant and underrepresented readers and (b) potential role of audiobooks in (i) improving reading behaviours and (ii) supporting
24 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Audiobooks
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of research from the National Literacy Trust and Audible on the impact of listening to audiobooks on people's health and wellb
24 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health: Audiobooks
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of research from the National Literacy Trust and Audible on the impact of listening to audiobooks on the mental health and wellbei
21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2022 to Question 119402, on Special Educational Needs: Ophthalmic Services, how many day special schools are part of the Proof-of-Concept programme to provide
18 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Older People's Housing Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the task force on older people’s housing announced in his Department's Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper plans to explore appropriate tenure models for housing-with
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