Written questions

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to prevent companies from changing commissions to franchisees at short notice.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Vodafone Group: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department awarded financial assistance to Vodafone during the 2020 lockdown.

11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: 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 the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Civil Aviation Authority: Equality

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

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UK Space Agency: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the UK Space Agency.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Met Office: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Met Office.

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

Plants: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many plant health inspection staff were employed at UK Border Control Posts in (a) England and (b) Wales as of 10 December 2024.

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

Horticulture: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce time taken for (a) sanitary and (b) phytosanitary checks at border control posts for horticultural produce.

10 Dec 2024 · Attorney General

Serious Fraud Office: Equality

To ask the Solicitor General, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Serious Fraud Office.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety Executive: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Health and Safety Executive.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Office of Rail and Road: Equality

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

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

High Speed Two: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by High Speed Two Limited.

10 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Systems: Islam

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of sharia councils operating in England and Wales.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Pylons: South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he meet with National Grid to discuss the potential cost to the public purse from compensation for loss of property value as a result of proposed pylons installations in South Holland and

9 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Lincolnshire Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for Lincolnshire police force.

9 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase the staffing budget for the East Midlands Ambulance Service.

9 Dec 2024 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Conservation

To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to help ensure the preservation of historic churches in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the amount of overseas development assistance funds that have been spent on providing abortion services in the last five years.

9 Dec 2024 · Women and Equalities

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

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

HM Land Registry: 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 HM Land Registry.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire are able to access essential postal services.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Languages

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent estimate of how many primary school children do not speak English as their first language.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the level of the bus fare cap on public transport use in Lincolnshire.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Spalding Station: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support provided for people with mobility issues to access trains at Spalding station.

9 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve dementia care and support for families post-diagnosis in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.

6 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Shipping: Vocational Guidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that there is adequate careers (a) advice and (b) guidance in schools on maritime career pathways.

6 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fixed penalty notices have been handed out for school non-attendance in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) England in each of the last five years.

6 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle people fraudulently claiming Personal Independence Payments.

6 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle online sites advising people to claim for sickness and disability payments they are not entitled to.

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

Homelessness: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people are living in emergency accommodation in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.