Written questions

1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Innovate UK: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish a list of Innovate UK funding competition winners for 2021 by combined authority area.

21 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Financial Institutions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to help improve the ability of high street bank customers to (a) challenge and (b) scrutinise past decisions made by financial institutions which have caused hardship and distress, including th

21 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Resilience Industry Forum

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits to re-establishing the Food Resilience Industry Forum.

15 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wines: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether abolishing the VI1 form for wine imports requires primary legislation.

6 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish a response to its consultation on front-of-pack nutrition labelling.

6 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what market research his Department has undertaken on consumer responses to (a) multiple traffic light, (b) nutriscore and (c) Chilean warning system front-of-pack nutrition labelling.

25 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including key food workers on the shortage occupation list to help tackle labour shortages in the meat industry.

25 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Lifetime Skills Guarantee: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason his Department did not include the food sector in the Lifetime Skills Guarantee; and if he will reconsider its exclusion to help promote a sustainable future for British farming and enhance UK f

16 Jun 2021 · COP26

Climate Change Convention

To ask the President of COP26, if he will publish his plans and objectives for the British stewardship of the COP process after COP26 in Glasgow.

16 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government plans to take to promote the climate advantages of public transport during COP26.

16 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

School Milk: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to publish a domestic replacement for the EU School Milk Scheme for the academic year 2021-22.

15 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of ending the visa concession allowing international students to undertake distance or blended learning on recruitment for 2021-22.

15 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Entry Clearances

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on providing urgent assurances to international students applying to UK universities that they will be granted a visa under the St

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the potential volume of food that may go to waste as a result of the shortage of HGV drivers since the UK's departure from the EU.

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent (a) food shortages and (b) gaps in supply on supermarket shelves as a result of the shortage of HGV drivers arising since the UK's departure fro

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Transport to tackle the shortage of HGV drivers as a result of the UK's departure from the EU.

14 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) adopts innovative processes to help UK patients get earlier access to regulatory-approved medicines.

14 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the covid-19 vaccines approval process and whether lessons from that process can be applied to support the development and approval of other inno

14 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Furs: Farms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department held discussions at the G7 summit on the potential (a) public health risk of and (b) merits of banning fur farming; and if he will make a statement.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wines: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of additional costs to UK wine importers resulting from changes in organic certification following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wines: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of additional costs to UK wine importers following the end of the labelling grace period on 30 September 2022.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of UK farms were below five hectares in each of the last five years.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of UK farms received Basic Payment Scheme in each of the last five years.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of farms under five hectares not receiving basic payments that are expected to benefit from the Sustainable Farming Incentive and En

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking in addition to the Basic Payment Scheme lump sum exit scheme to encourage new entrants to the farming sector.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial effect for farmers of the replacement of the Basic Payment Scheme with the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Environm

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Common Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that farmers on common land can benefit from the (a) Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) Environmental Land Management schemes.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of lost revenue from reductions in Basic Payments Scheme payments that farmers will be able to recoup through the Sustainable Fa

27 May 2021 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

What recent assessment the Government has made of the (a) viability and (b) value for money of the Verify scheme.

25 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to support Higher Level Stewardship agreement holders transition to new environmental land management schemes.

Source: official written-questions record.