Written questions
3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Feb 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Online Safety Act 2023: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether any telecoms provider has been fined up to a maximum of 10 per cent of its relative turnover as set out in the Online Safety Act 2023, since that Act came into force.
27 Feb 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Online Safety Act 2023: Enforcement and Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what (a) fines and (b) enforcement actions have been imposed upon telecoms providers since the Online Safety Act 2023 came into force.
27 Feb 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Online Safety Act 2023: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many prosecutions have taken place under the false communications offence as set out in section 179 of the Online Safety Act 2023.
6 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safety of people in Pakistan who (a) have previously had an application to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme rejected and (b) are waiting f
6 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safety of people in Pakistan previously rejected by the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy who are having applications reconsidered.
6 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Disinformation
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what support he plans to provide to international partners to tackle (a) disinformation and (b) misinformation in the next 12 months.
6 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in his Department are working on countering deepfake material.
6 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Text Messaging: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress he has made on tackling SIM farms since 3 May 2023.
5 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Fraud: Conferences
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress (a) his Department and (b) the Security Minister have made on preparations for the global fraud summit.
5 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Money Laundering: British Overseas Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps officials in his Department are taking with their counterparts in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to tackle money laundering in British Overseas Territories.
5 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Defending Democracy Taskforce: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Defending Democracy Taskforce is taking to help reduce disinformation at the next general election.
5 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Home Office: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2024 to Question 8979 on Home Office: Public Appointments, what his Department's timescale is for the publication of the outcome of the recruitment process for the
5 Feb 2024 · Home Office
Organised Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 8437 on Organised Crime, what his Department's timescale is for the publication of the cost of Serious and Organised Crime.
31 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Elections: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he and the Minister for the Cabinet Office plan to increase the number of staff who work in the Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit.
31 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Elections: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many members of staff were working in the Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit on 31 January 2024.
31 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport
Northern Transport Acceleration Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council.
29 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Pakistan: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in Pakistan eligible for relocation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are still awaiting relocation.
29 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in Pakistan eligible for relocation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme have been relocated to the UK since December 2023.
29 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the threat to (a) wives and (b) children of people eligible for relocation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy in cases where the principal is deceased.
23 Jan 2024 · Attorney General
Discretionary Trusts
To ask the Attorney General, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the Law Society on the management of Family Protection Trusts by firms of solicitors.
18 Jan 2024 · Home Office
Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish his Department's timescales for the public consultation on the sections of the Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill that relate to the proposed standard tier.
17 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Discretionary Trusts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is taking steps to prevent the practice of intermediaries selling mismanaged Family Protection Trusts to clients.
17 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Solicitors: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support clients of solicitors who fall into administration who (a) are being misinformed and (b) cease to be informed.
17 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Retention
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to improve retention in the UK Armed Forces.
16 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the armed forces.
16 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of dentists that advertise NHS services but are not able to provide them due to (a) levels of staffing and (b) financial reasons.
16 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Continuing Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to help support people with dementia to complete the NHS continuing healthcare application.
16 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.
11 Jan 2024 · Home Office
Security Guards: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of stricter requirements for the issuing of Security Industry Authority licenses.
11 Jan 2024 · Home Office
Security Guards: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to review the capability of (a) current and (b) potential Security Industry Authority license holders who have completed invalid training courses.
Source: official written-questions record.