Written questions

Priti Patel

1,155 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Probation Service: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints he has received about the performance of the probate service in each of the last five years.

23 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Probation Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the time taken by the probate service to process applications; and what the average time is to process an application for the latest period in which data is availa

23 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

A120: Dual Carriageways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessments National Highways have undertaken into the proposals to dual the A120 between Braintree and the A12.

23 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Marks Tey Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to provide resources to support the provision of step-free access between platforms at Marks Tey railway station.

23 Oct 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

4G: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress has been made on the Shared Rural Network arrangements to improve (a) outdoor and (b) indoor 4G coverage in (i) Essex and (ii) Witham constituency.

23 Oct 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

4G and 5G: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) 4G and (b) 5G coverage in (i) Essex and (ii) Witham constituency.

18 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of retaining the business rates multiplier at the current level for the 2024-25 financial year.

18 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing further business rate reliefs to support (a) small businesses, (b) other businesses, (c) high streets and town centres and (d) local authorities

18 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled Communities at the heart of new fund to boost local growth and energy security, published by her Department on 11 August 2023, when she plans to o

18 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference his oral statement of 16 October 2023 on Prison Capacity, Official Report, columns 59-60, what steps his Department plans to take monitor the reoffending rates of offenders who (a) are released ear

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of how much new energy generation from offshore wind farms due to connect to the Norwich substation has (a) consent, (b) an application under consideration and (c)

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of how much new energy generation from offshore wind farms the transmission network between Norwich and Tilbury can sustain.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023 on businesses that already operate closed loop recycling collections.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of how many households are affected by the retirement of the public switched telephone Network; and what steps she is taking with telecommunications providers

16 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Corporation Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on implementation of OECD Pillar 2 on corporation tax; and if he will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of that implementation.

16 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Air Passenger Duty

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement on Net zero by the Prime Minister on 20 September 2023, whether he plans to amend air passenger duty rates.

16 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Defibrillators: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the income from VAT on defibrillator sales in the last five years; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making defibrillator sales VAT exempt.

16 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 4 July 2023 to Question 191112 on Asylum: MOD Wethersfield, when she plans to announce the planning process which will be followed for the MOD Wethersfield site for asylum ac

16 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the net financial costs to public services in Essex of the Wethersfield asylum seeker accommodation site.

16 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when payments will be made to local authorities with large scale asylum accommodation sites in their boundaries; and if she will publish the criteria and conditions of the funding provided.

16 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who were accommodated at MDP Wethersfield moved into alternative accommodation as a result of a modern day slavery claim being made.

16 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of how asylum seekers who have left MDP Wethersfield site the location is unknown.

16 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been (a) transferred to and (b) housed at the asylum accommodation centre at MDP Wethersfield site since it opened.