Written questions
947 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Credit: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to require merchants that might offer unregulated Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) once BNPL regulation is in force to provide clear information to consumers to make it clear that certain consu
16 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Credit: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Financial Conduct Authority is able to deliver final rules for Buy Now, Pay Later regulation that are proportionate to the product.
16 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Credit: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that consumers are made aware that some forms of buy now, pay later will remain unregulated when BNPL regulation is in force.
10 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nepal: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the protection of religious freedom for Christian communities in Nepal, in the context of (a) recent political movements advoca
9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the market costs of specialist assessments given under the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund; and whether applicants applying for an assessment of need will
9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the market cost of therapeutic support interventions delivered via the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, and what assessment her Department has made of the
9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) allocated Departmental budget, (b) amount of overspend, (c) amount of surrendered funds not used by local authorities and (d) amount of surrendered funds repurposed for other applications for the a
9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the average amount of funding allocated per child awarded via the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund in the (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 financial years.
30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Young People: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press notice entitled Government outlines ambitious plans to level up activities for young people, published on 1 February 2022, whether it remains her Department's policy t
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of (a) freedom of religion or belief and (b) rights for people to engage in peaceful religious expression; and what
7 May 2025 · Treasury
Environment Protection: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43043 on Environment Protection: Finance, if she will make it her policy to remove the provisions in the (a) UK Climate Transition Benchmarks and (b) UK Paris-align
30 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Defence: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of EU green finance regulations on levels of investment from Europe into UK defence (a) firms and (b) shares.
29 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Environment Protection: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33375 on Environment Protection: Finance, whether the defence sector will be included in the UK Green Taxonomy.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Sustainable Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive on (a) Northern Ireland, (b) UK firms trading with the EU and (c) levels of di
28 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Trident Submarines: Procurement
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43449 on Trident Submarines: Procurement, if she will make it her policy to amend assimilated EU law under the UK Benchmarks Regulation to remove the EU legacy law
23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33375 on Environment Protection: Finance, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) divestment and (b) the UK green finance framewor
23 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Environment Protection: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33375 on Environment Protection: Finance, whether the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures rules for listed companies to refer to the new Internation
23 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Climate Change: Departmental Responsibilities
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Department is responsible for the (a) UK Climate Transition Benchmarks and (b) UK Paris-aligned Benchmarks.
17 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Civil Service: Pay Settlements
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost of the 2024-25 civil service pay settlements.
17 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Taxation: Environment Protection
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's consultation on the UK Green Taxonomy, published in November 2024, what assessment she has made of (a) the potential regulatory costs of a UK Green Taxonomy and (b) the duplication
8 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.45 of the Spring Statement 2025, 26 March 2025, CP1298, what the monetary value is of the baseline spending on administrative budgets on which the 15% saving will be based; what the bas
8 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Information Officers and Marketing
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to reduce spending on (a) civil service communications staff, (b) external marketing and (c) external advertising.
2 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of divestment in the UK defence industry as a consequence of (a) the Paris Climate Agreement and (b) UK Climate Transition Be
2 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Trident Submarines: Procurement
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Annex 2 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1816, whether Trident renewal is classified as a controversial weapon for the purposes of (a) environmental, social, and governance and (b)
1 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Environment Protection: Financial Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the EU Green Taxonomy regulations apply to Northern Ireland.
1 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Environment Protection: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 202, to Question 33375 on Environment Protection: Finance, whether (a) UK Paris-aligned Benchmarks and (b) UK Climate Transition Benchmarks require investment in firms which support
20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of funding changes for level 7 apprenticeships on skills shortages in the NHS; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Planning Authorities: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for level seven apprenticeships on the availability of Chartered Town Planners in local government.
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
NHS: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for level seven healthcare apprenticeships on the availability of Advanced Clinical Practitioners in the NHS.
20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
NHS: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for level seven healthcare apprenticeships on the delivery of the NHS long-term workforce plan.
Source: official written-questions record.