Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Aid Workers

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2024 to Question 22306 on Gaza: Aid Workers, whether the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs maintains his comment of 5 April 2024 that findings of Is

25 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the policy paper entitled Full government response to the Lord O'Shaughnessy review into commercial clinical trials, last updated on 8 December 2023, what her Department's planned

25 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the paper entitled The Future of Clinical Research Delivery: 2022 to 2025 implementation plan, published on 30 June 2022, what progress has been made on the Find, Recruit and Foll

25 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Trade Promotion: Technology

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, with reference to page 14 of the UK Science and Technology Framework, updated on 9 February 2024, whether his Department plans to recruit additional Tech Envoys.

25 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Economic Situation

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, with reference to page 14 of the UK Science and Technology Framework, updated on 9 February 2024, whether his Department has developed (a) an outline and (b) a full business case for a UK Technology Centre of Expertise

25 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Economic Situation

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, with reference to page 14 of the UK Science and Technology Framework, updated on 9 February 2024, what progress his Department has made on developing a UK Technology Centre of Expertise to support developing countries

25 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, when he plans to respond to Question 22306 tabled by the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central on 17 April 2024 for answer on 22 April.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department plans to answer a request for information, reference FOI 2023/23519, submitted on 1 November 2023 under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by Mr Dan Wright.

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 13 of the UK Science and Technology Framework, published by her Department on 6 March 2023, what steps the Government is taking to increase expenditure on innovat

17 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department are working on the science and technology skills dashboard.

17 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Overseas Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps steps her Department is taking to help incentive overseas investment in research and development businesses based in the UK.

17 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to to help improve the performance of public sector research establishments.

17 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Aid Workers

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, with reference to the oral statement of 17 April 2024 on the Humanitarian situation in Gaza by the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how his Department called fo

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science and Technology: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK Science and Technology Framework, last updated on 9 February 2024, what assessment her Department has made of its progress against the goal of working with indu

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation and Research: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK Science and Technology Framework, last updated on 9 February 2024, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing the long-term national plan for res

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Higher Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the to the Higher Education Statistics Authority report entitled Higher Education Provider Data: Business and Community Interaction 2022/23 published on 4 April 2024,

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research and Science: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Higher Education Statistics Authority report entitled Higher Education Provider Data: Business and Community Interaction 2022/23, published on of 4 April 2024, wha

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UK Research and Innovation: UK Health Security Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has taken steps to align the activities of UK Research and Innovation and the UK Health Security Agency.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Disease Control: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department has provided to support research into pandemic preparedness in the financial year 2023-24.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support the development of electric propulsion systems.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Department is responsible for foreign direct investment into research and development in the UK.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to formally respond to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report into the communication of state pension age increases, published on 21 March 2024.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the working age population are disabled in the North East; and how many and what proportion were disabled in 2010.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Investment in UK: Science and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department supports foreign investment in science and technology by region.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of East West Rail on science and technology activities in locations on that route.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the London North Eastern Railway Simpler Fares pilot scheme on the average cost to passengers.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to respond to feedback from passengers on the London North Eastern Railway Simpler Fares pilot scheme.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with London North Eastern Railway on the trial of the Simpler Fares pilot scheme.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data her Department holds on the use of (a) arms and (b) non arms exports to Israel.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value of arms exports to Israel was in each of the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.