Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of powers to remove (a) false, (b) inciting and (c) otherwise harmful content from online platforms.

30 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Security Industry Authority: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide additional funding to the Security Industry Authority following the passage of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tommy Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to remove the documentary Silenced from online distribution.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Ofcom: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Ofcom in helping tackle the dissemination of online conspiracy theories.

29 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential merits of including unticketed events in the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill.

29 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential merits of including outdoor events in the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consult Pool Reinsurance Limited on the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide access to training for premises covered by the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot implementation of provisions relating to the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill by local authorities.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 2 of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, for what reason venues with a 100 person capacity will be excluded from full risk assessments.

28 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 ten years.

21 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2024 to Question 8159 on Police: Training, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing protective security measures for people from Hong

17 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Members' Interests

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Ethics and Integrity Commission will examine donations to MPs from any individual or company that is sanctioned either by the UK or by any other state.

17 Oct 2024 · Leader of the House

Members' Interests

To ask the Leader of the House, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of current mechanisms monitoring the potential receipt of funding by hon. Members from (a) companies and (b) individuals sanctioned by (i) Ukraine and (ii) other allies.

17 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of sanctioning (a) Leonard Blavatnik and (b) other Russian people under sanction in Ukraine but not in the UK.

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

Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Housing Revenue Account borrowing on investment in council homes.

17 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Housing Associations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) housing benefit and (b) equivalent benefit as part of Universal Credit was paid to housing associations in each of the last three years.

17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial contribution the NHS makes to the tribunal service.

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

Housing: Key Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating a proportion of new-build homes to (a) teachers, (b) police officers, (c) NHS staff and (d) other key workers

16 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using Nightingale Courts to tackle (a) mobile phone thefts, (b) other robberies at knifepoint and (c) other knife crime.

16 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 8157 on Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing consu

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Terminology

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review her Department's use of the term customer for claimants.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Occupational Health Taskforce (a) last met and (b) is scheduled to next meet.

9 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken steps to ensure (a) police and (b) security services receive adequate training to (i) identify and (ii) tackle instances of transnational repression of (A) people from Hong Kong

9 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the China Audit will cover potential targeting of Hong Kong BNO status holders in the UK by Chinese representatives.

9 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office: Diplomatic Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last reviewed the status of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office; when he plans next to review it;, and for what reason it has diplomatic status.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Deductions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that deductions from social security payments do not leave people in relative poverty.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by Christians Against Poverty entitled Deficit budgets: The cost to stay alive, published in Septembe

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit and Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) housing benefit and (b) UC equivalent allowance was paid directly to councils in each of the last three years.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to meet with the Safe Sick Pay campaign to discuss the rate of Statutory Sick Pay.

Source: official written-questions record.