Written questions
4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport
Bridges: Newcastle upon Tyne
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards there are for the maintenance of the Swing Bridge in Newcastle; and what funding is provided (a) to or (b) through the Port of Tyne for that purpose.
18 Aug 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will ask Ofcom to (a) make an assessment of the cost orientation of the EU roaming charges introduced by (i) EE and (ii) Vodafone and (b) require that Vodafone informs customers wh
22 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Newport Wafer Fab: Nexperia
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) Nexperia and (b) Wingtech has engaged with the Government on a voluntary basis on whether their purchase of Newport Wafer Fab would fall within the scope of the Nation
22 Jul 2021 · Treasury
Courier Services: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the equity of his Department's policies on how a disbursement fee can be applied by couriers to recipients of packages in the context of international deliveries incurring taxes and im
22 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Cybersecurity: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2021 to Question 28185, for what reason the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021 did not publish data on micro and small businesses for questions relatin
22 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Future Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the £375 million budget of the Future Fund: Breakthrough counts towards the Government’s target of investing 2.4 per cent of GDP on research and development; what estimat
21 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Radio Frequencies: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the role of Ofcom in incentivising decarbonisation through the award of radio spectrum to energy network operators; and whether official
21 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Radio Frequencies: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in the context the decision of regulators in (a) Germany and (b) the Republic of Ireland to enable radio spectrum allocation to facilitate the transition to net zero, what recent assessm
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Long Covid: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting the University College London recommendations of 15 July 2021 for a UK National Screening Programme for people with symptoms of long
19 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade
UK Trade with EU: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to increase the proportion of exports to the EU to levels prior the UK leaving the EU.
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to minimise the risk of fraud facilitated through online advertisements in the period before the online advertising regulation consultation launches later in 2021
19 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his plans are for the future production of Ajax vehicles; and when he plans to inform contractors of the long-term future of the Ajax vehicle project.
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish a long-term Research and Development funding plan setting out how the Government will meet its commitment of spending £22 billion per year by 2024; and what ste
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Premier League: Competition
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2021 to Question 31400 on Monopolies, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) the Competition and Markets Authority has made of (i) the level
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisation (a) developed and (b) owns the copyright for the facial recognition software for the NHS App; what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the NHS App was tested on a diver
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
OnlyFans
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if Ofcom will assess whether OnlyFans online platform and app is in breach of the Audio-Visual Media regulations.
16 Jul 2021 · Treasury
Klarna: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what regulations Klarna is subject to.
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of CircleLoop which placed the UK 28th in the world for broadband speeds; and what steps he is taking to
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Science: Curriculum
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) A Level science curriculum adequately educates pupils on future global challenges.
16 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has plans to make an assessment of the potential effect of reductions in funding for local government on regional health disparities, including life expect
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Business: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of staff being told to self-isolate after the easing of covid-19 restrictions on 19 July 2021 on businesses in Newcastle upon T
16 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people that are waiting to start routine hospital treatment.
16 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that adult social care workers are paid a wage which meets the (a) the Real Living Wage standards and (b) wage of equivalent NHS roles.
16 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to mitigate the impact of staff absences in NHS hospitals in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne Central, (b) North East region and (c) England.
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 5194 on Telecommunications: Infrastructure, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed changes to the Electronic Communic
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2021 to Question 5194 on Telecommunications: Infrastructure, what estimate he has made of the average rental payment to landowners; and what assessment h
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Business: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total amount received from the (a) Bounce Back Loan Scheme and (b) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme has been in Newcastle upon Tyne Central, broken down by (
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Information Commissioner's Office: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Information Commissioner on resolving the delay caused by the covid-19 outbreak in responding to complaints about the use of personal data particular
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to protect (a) children and (b) vulnerable users online before the Online Safety Bill is enacted.
16 Jul 2021 · Home Office
Violence Reduction Units: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to (a) change funding for Violence Reduction Units and (b) fund only for knife crime and serious violence reduction.
Source: official written-questions record.