Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Extradition: Spain

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what extradition procedures are in place with Spain to enable the return of suspects to the UK to face trial.

2 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the level of overpayment of housing benefit in each year since 2019.

2 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Housing: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of house prices across the UK on the number of first time buyers (a) applying and (b) securing mortgages on properties.

2 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness on electric vehicle safety across the UK.

2 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Credit: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulatory checks on buy now pay later apps including Clearpay and Klarna.

2 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of ambulance waiting times in England.

2 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Private Sector: Nuclear Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help the private sector to deliver new nuclear energy projects.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electricity: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK has sufficient reliable low carbon electricity to achieve net zero.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Nuclear Power Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to develop new nuclear power stations.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Modular Reactors

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the development of small modular reactors.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure the UK’s energy security.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle illegal puppy farms.

28 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces medics are (a) deployed and (b) planned to be deployed in hospitals in Northern Ireland.

28 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Older People

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to protect access to cash for elderly people.

28 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Regional Planning and Development: Devolution

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase funding through the Barnett consequentials to support levelling up in the devolved Administrations.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what fiscal steps she is taking to tackle levels of child poverty in (a) families with three or more children and (b) other families in response to rising costs of living.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Fuels: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure that rising cost of fuels prices does not lead to an increase in levels of pensioner poverty.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Lakes and Rivers: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle littering in (a) lakes and (b) rivers.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department is providing to children who live in children's homes.

23 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that child abuse claims are dealt with in a timely fashion within the criminal justice system.

23 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: Judiciary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support the independence of the judiciary in Hong Kong; and if she will discuss that matter with her international counterparts.

22 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with her international counterparts to provide civilian aid to Afghanistan.

22 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has provided support to her Colombian counterpart on helping to protect community activists who protest against violence in that country.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Abuse and Hooliganism

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help tackle (a) disruption and (b) abuse at professional football matches.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the BBC on the implications for (a) public health and (b) disinformation of the appearance of individuals who have espoused anti-covid-19-vacc

22 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Burkina Faso: Military Coups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in Burkina Faso on the army coup in that country.

22 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has offered assistance to the United Arab Emirates to help tackle incidences of terrorism in Yemen.

22 Feb 2022 · Attorney General

Homicide: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged with attempted murder in each of the last three years by age group.

22 Feb 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Veterans: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make the wellbeing of veterans in Northern Ireland living with PTSD a priority of his during discussions on historical prosecution of veterans for actions during the Troubles.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to (a) British Airways and (b) other airlines to help recruit more cabin crew staff.

Source: official written-questions record.