Written questions

1,507 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2024 to Question 20215 on Animal Experiments, what her planned timetable is for publishing the plan.

21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 17817 on Slavery: Victims, whether all victims of modern slavery will be covered by the duty.

20 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Shellfish

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the Animals in Science Committee to conclude its work on future options for the regulation of the use of decapod crustaceans in scientific research.

20 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Crown Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help raise awareness of her Department's pilot scheme to provide victims of rape and serious sexual offences with the opportunity to request a free copy of Judges’ sentencing remarks i

16 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Bicycles and Electric Bicycles: Antidumping Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of anti-dumping measures on (a) electric and (b) pedal bikes from China on bicycle manufacturers in the UK.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the definition of animals in the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to include (a) decapod crustaceans and (b) cephalopod mollusc

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the effectiveness of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made in building an evidence base on the fur sector.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Glass: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reduced glass import tariffs on UK glass manufacturers.

16 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology and (b) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (i) coordinated action to d

11 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Deserts

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of progress made towards tackling desertification at the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Unite

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16151 on Energy: Supply Chains, whether his Department is taking steps to include (a) trade unions and (b) civil society in the solar tas

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the BBC Eye Investigation televised on 2 December 2024, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Tesco, (b) Waitrose, (c) Asda and (b) Morrisons on product labelling.

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the then Minister of State in her Department during the Ninth sitting of the Public Bill Committee on the Victims and Prisoners Bill on 4 July 2023, Official Report colu

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with refence to the oral contribution of 6 November 2024 by the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security, Official Report column 70WH, how the solar stewardship initiative will support

3 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending food labelling legislation so that sourcing information of ingredients is required on pre-packed food and drink produ

27 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Development Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what process the percentage of 0.5 of Gross National Income for Official Development Assistance was decided.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential steps to ensure UK energy supply chains are free from Uyghur forced labour.

26 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with which Cabinet colleagues he has had discussions as part of the China audit.

25 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the aid provided by his Department in response to the conflict in Sudan will be allocated to the UN in the 2024-25 financial year.

25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 10 Year Health Plan will help tackle specific health challenges faced by women; and whether gender-specific health interventions such as menstruation will be included in its long-term g

25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the implementation of electronic prescribing across all NHS settings.

25 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Cars: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 24 October to Question 11004 on Cars: Digital Technology, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the misuse of digitally connected cars by domestic abusers.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bottom Trawling: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 6253 on Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of continued bottom trawl fishing in par

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will amend the Online Safety Act 2023 to include a statutory code of practice on gendered violence.

1 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current average processing time is for a new claim for Pension Credit from initial application to determination.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report on the future of TV distribution, published by Ofcom on 10 May 2024.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments: Cats

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6247 on Animal Experiments: Cats, what funding is being provided to support human-specific research into relevant conditions.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6246 on Animal Experiments, what harms were experienced by dogs used in research on muscular dystrophy; and how much funding is being provided for

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the use of electronic shock collars in dog training.

Source: official written-questions record.