Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Mould

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent conversations with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the impact of mould and damp issues on people’s (a) health and (b) wellbeing.

5 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Barnsley Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps he has taken to help private housing residents resolve damp issues in their homes in the Barnsley Central constituency.

5 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Council Housing: Barnsley Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help ensure that council living accommodation in the Barnsley Central constituency is (a) not damp and (b) retrofitted to meet housing standards.

5 Dec 2022 · Treasury

VAT: Charities

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will exempt charities from VAT where a minimum donation on goods is required.

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many upland farmers are enrolled in the pilot of the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

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

Agriculture: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to review the (a) financial and (b) other support available for upland farmers in Areas of Outstanding National Beauty.

28 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to support Ukrainians in the UK who are studying virtually at Ukrainian institutions and are ineligible for (a) student f

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to allocate specific funding from the public purse to female grassroots football teams.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press notice issued by her Department entitled Government plans to name grassroots football facilities in honour of Lionesses class of Euros 2022, published on 31 J

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential feasibility of raising the Minimum Fostering Allowance in line with inflation.

21 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Property Flood Resilience Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October to Question 61123 on Property Flood Resilience Scheme, whether her Department plans to publish the update Property Flood Resilience Repair Grant sc

21 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many of the Levelling Up Director posts have been filled.

21 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans his Department has to provide additional resource to local authorities on request in order to deliver levelling up funding bids.

21 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to publish minutes of all deliberative meetings on the selection of successful bids in the second round of the Levelling Up Fund.

21 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Railways: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has held discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Transport and (b) Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of only delivering (i) core Northern Powerho

14 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international counterparts on former Afghan special forces being recruited by the Russian military.

14 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Horizon Europe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to ringfence funding allocated to Horizon Europe for alternative programmes in the event of the UK no longer being a participant in that programme.

14 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of public sector funding for research and development; and if he will make an assessment of that funding on private

14 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Research: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the UK Research and Development Roadmap, published in July 2020, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a plan for funding research and development spending up to 2027.

11 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Saltmarshes: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to include the restoration of saltmarshes for blue carbon in the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory.

11 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing the NHS mileage rates on the recruitment of NHS workers who deliver at home care.

9 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Mileage Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the NHS mileage rates on the number of Band 2 NHS vacancies in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK.

9 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when was the most recent meeting of the panel for decisions on the Leave outside the Immigration Rules applications for additional dependants of Afghan interpreters that fall under (a) Afghan Relocation and Assis

9 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

African Swine Fever

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the (a) Secretary of State for International Trade, (b) Minister for the Cabinet Office and (c) Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential th

9 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of capacity in UK bridging hotels on waiting times for eligible Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy applicants waiting in Pakistan for transfer to the UK

9 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Interpreters: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Afghan interpreters resettled to the UK under the Ex-Gratia Scheme (EGS) are also eligible for the support measures offered to Afghan interpreters resettled through the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Po

8 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BBC Radio: Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the potential cuts to BBC local radio on (a) people who are housebound and (b) people who live in rural area’s ability to access local

8 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Local Press: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) cost of newsprint and (b) the impact of those costs on the viability of local newspapers.

8 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Mileage Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of increasing the standard mileage and fuel rates in line with inflation.

8 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Mileage Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the formula used to calculate standard mileage and fuel rates.

Source: official written-questions record.