Written questions

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities

Gender

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her Department's definition of gender identity is.

6 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the funding gap for district councils in Lincolnshire in the next two years.

6 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the availability of GP appointments in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

19 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Polygamy: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2024 to Question 8756 on Polygamy, if she will make it her policy to record data on polygamous marriages in the UK.

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Foreign Relations: USA

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times Ministers across Government have communicated with the President-Elect's transition team since 6 November 2024.

19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing patient records of diagnostic results held by charities to be consolidated in a central NHS database.

18 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's plan to include a named, contactable police officer in each neighbourhood, how her Department defines neighbourhood.

18 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the extra 13,000 neighbourhood police will serve in Lincolnshire.

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling easier for residents in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.

18 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Shoplifting: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) reports of and (b) convictions for shoplifting there were in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire in each of the last three years.

18 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Motor Vehicles: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of vehicles stolen in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in each of the last three years.

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Miscarriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) record and (b) report the number of miscarriages each year.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homes England: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by Homes England.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many of the solar farm applications he has approved since July 2024 include development on high grade agricultural land.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many solar farm applications he has approved since July 2024.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of creating a unitary authority in Lincolnshire.

17 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Child Benefit: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help prevent people from fraudulently claiming child benefit.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charity Commission: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Charity Commission.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Youth Guarantee: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire will receive additional funding as a result of the Youth Guarantee in the Get Britain Working White Paper, published on 26 No

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire will receive funding from the Recovery Grant, announced on 28 November 2024.

16 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Banks and Building Societies: Lincolnshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on how many high-street branches of (a) banks and (b) building societies have closed in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire in the last 10 year

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Low Pay Commission: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Low Pay Commission.

13 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing and Population

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with the Migration Advisory Committee on (a) population growth projections and (b) her Department's housebuilding targets.

13 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase access to heart screening for young people through sports and community clubs.

13 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of sudden deaths in young people due to undiagnosed heart conditions.

13 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17507 on Veterans: Radiation Exposure, when (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met (i) nuclear veterans and (ii) campaigners to update th

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Vodafone Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what occasions Ministers in his Department met representatives of Vodafone in the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.