Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2023 to Question 1081 on Asylum: Rwanda, whether his Department has plans to conduct a review into the approach to disinformation within the UK's

10 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Defending Democracy Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2023 to Question 1081 on Asylum: Rwanda, whether his Department plans to publish the Defending Democracy Taskforce's review into the UK's approach to transnationa

10 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Home Office: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 171 on Home Office: Consultants, whether his Department plans to publish the outcome of the recruitment process for the role of the Independent A

9 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Security Guards: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had recent discussions with the Security Industry Authority on potential malpractice by SIA course instructors.

9 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Security Guards: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will instruct the Security Industry Authority to void SIA licences if their holders are found not to have completed all learning modules.

8 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to footnote 2, page 9 of the publication entitled No Place to Hide: Serious and Organised Crime Strategy 2023-2028, if his Department will publish the reasoning for using inflation as t

8 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a list of (a) non-governmental organisations and (b) civil society groups he is planning to work with as part of the Serious and Organised Crime strategy.

8 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will publish a list of updated research priorities alongside the Serious and organised crime strategy 2023-2028.

8 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's Serious and organised crime strategy 2018 to 2023.

8 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's No Place to Hide: Serious and Organised Crime Strategy 2023-2028, published on 13 December 2023, whether the 4 Ps Strategy is still active.

19 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Military Decorations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a medal for people who served in the armed forces during the Cold War.

15 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Barnsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding was provided (a) in total and (b) per-person for each employment programme operated by his Department in the Borough of Barnsley in each of the last three financial years.

13 Dec 2023 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Smart Devices

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of imported cellular internet of things modules in equipment used by the Border Force; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure the security of

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison Service: Smart Devices

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of imported cellular internet of things modules in equipment used by the Prison Service; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure the security of such equi

13 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Smart Devices

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of imported cellular internet of things modules in equipment used by fire services; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure the security of su

13 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Police: Smart Devices

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of imported cellular internet of things modules in equipment used by police forces; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure the security of su

13 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Human Trafficking: Eastern Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) women and (b) girls from Eastern Europe who were trafficked to the UK and subsequently (i) compelled and (ii) forced to commit criminal acts in each of

13 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Procurement: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Section 29 of the Procurement Act 2023, how many (a) suppliers and (b) sub-contractors who have been awarded public contracts have been reviewed by his Department on the basis that they present

12 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Smart Devices: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will make an assessment of the (a) prevalence of the use of and (b) the level of UK reliance on the supply of imported cellular internet of things modules in national security infrastructure.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department plans to table secondary legislation to implement the Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for publishing guidance on the implementation of the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing vicarious liability for landowners who direct their employees to commit wildlife crimes.

7 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Defending Democracy Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to publish a list of civil society groups that have worked with the Defending Democracy Taskforce.

7 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Defending Democracy Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to publish a report on the work of the Defending Democracy Taskforce.

5 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Three: Vodafone Group

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4433 on Three: Vodafone Group, if he will publish the decision of the Investment Security Unit on the proposed merger between Three and Vodafone.

4 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Infrastructure: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to protect critical national infrastructure from cyber attacks.

4 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has a planned timetable for publishing an updated serious organised crime strategy.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds of Prey: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle the illegal killing of raptors.

29 Nov 2023 · Cabinet Office

Three: Vodafone Group

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed merger between Three and Vodafone on national security.

29 Nov 2023 · Cabinet Office

Three: Vodafone Group

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has consulted with other Government departments on national security risks posed by the proposed merger between Three and Vodafone, in line with the Investment Security Unit’s role of coordinating exp

Source: official written-questions record.