Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Imperial War Museum: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support she is providing to help ensure the Imperial War Museum’s Second World War Centenary Digitisation Project is able to upload and make accessible to the public photographs and reels of

14 Jan 2025 · Home Office

British Nationality: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department last reviewed the level of fees for citizenship applications.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Community Interest Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to allow not-for-profit Community Interest Companies to receive the associated advantages of non-profit organisations.

7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's target response time to Freedom of Information requests is; and when she plans to respond to Case NC39961.

6 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of the (a) funding model and (b) role of community pharmacies.

18 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Electronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made on the potential impact of introducing electronic travel authorisations on British National (overseas) passport holders.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Almshouses: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure almshouse providers who do not have 1,000 homes but are willing to become registered social landlords are able to do so.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Almshouses: Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to allow almshouses to secure funding as affordable housing providers.

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Delivery Services: Fast Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with (a) Deliveroo, (b) Uber Eats and (c) Just Eat to end the contracting-out of their workforce accounts for use by people illegally working in the UK.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport, (b) rail operators, (c) regional mayors and (d) Transport for London on ensuring that apprenticeships are open to young people whereve

20 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people that need to register for an e-visa before 1 January 2025.

20 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people whose (a) biometric residence permit and (b) biometric residence card are scheduled to end on 31 December 2024 but haven't yet accessed an e-visa.

20 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits and Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the end of (a) biometric residence permits, (b) biometric residence cards and (c) e-visas.

19 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to maintain levels of mental health spending in line with planned increases in other NHS spending in (a) the next financial year and (b) the future.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Film and Television: Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing grants to enable small and medium-sized film and TV production companies to attend trade fairs.

18 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Research: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of broadening the definition of research and development activities that qualify for tax relief to include research and development undertaken by creative indus

13 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

What steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of people on NHS waiting lists.

13 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Migrants: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assessments for destitution her Department has made for people with no recourse to public funds in the last six months.

12 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Relations: Human Rights and Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the criteria for maintaining diplomatic relations with other states include (a) the strength of democratic institutions and (b) human rights.

12 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sierra Leone: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking with international counterparts to ensure that future elections in Sierra Leone will be free and fair.

12 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sierra Leone: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions on travel to and from the UK for people responsible for the disputed 2023 election results in Sier

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

Furs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Animal Welfare Committee is expected to publish its review on the responsible sourcing of fur.

12 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sierra Leone: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor the effectiveness of the use of UK aid in Sierra Leone.

6 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Migrants: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assessments for destitution her Department made for people subject to no recourse to public funds conditions in 2023.

31 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Estate Agents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill on relocation agents.

31 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Estate Agents and Property Management Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department will distinguish between (a) relocation, (b) estate and (c) property agents within the housing sector in the context of the draft Leasehold and Commonhold

31 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Immigration: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assessments for destitution her Department has made for people subject to No Recourse to Public Funds conditions in each of the last five years.

31 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will pause action related to the IR35 loan charge while the newly announced review is underway.

30 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Immigration: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that official correspondence from her Department to people seeking to establish biological family relationships in immigration applications makes clear that providing DNA evidence i

30 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international partners to help support (a) the Egyptian Red Crescent and (b) other aid organisations to increase the amount of humanitarian a

Source: official written-questions record.