Written questions

1,625 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what protections are available for leaseholders living in buildings below 11 metres in regards to the costs of remediation work for fire safety faults, and if he will make a statemen

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department have taken to provide (a) assistance and (b) support for leaseholders and tenants living in residential buildings below 11 metres which have building safety

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy provisions in the Building Safety Act 2022 on protections for leaseholders in regards to the costs of remediation of building safety fault

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Flats: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of residential blocks below 11 metres with building safety faults in (a) the London Borough of Hounslow, (b) London and (c) England; and if he

20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the written statement of 9 March 2023 entitled Transport Update, HCWS625, whether the funding available for the second statutory cycling and walking investment strategy has been varied.

17 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to provide financial support to businesses who have entered into fixed 12 month contracts for their energy supply.

9 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Business Premises: Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the location of office buildings converted to residential properties under permitted development rights.

9 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Free Trade: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to monitor compliance with modern slavery provisions within free trade agreements.

9 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the vacancy for the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner post.

9 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Forced Labour: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department have taken to help (a) monitor and (b) reduce the use of forced labour in global supply chains.

9 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of free trade agreements in improving gender equality in global supply chains.

9 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Operose Health: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) value for money and (b) effectiveness of contracted health services provided by Operose Health in (i) England and (ii) London.

1 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Judges: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law bill on the pension rights of part time judges.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what changes he has made to the eligibility criteria for the warm homes discount.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of changes to the warm homes discount eligibility criteria on the number of homes eligible for that discount.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of previously eligible applicants who are now illegible to receive the warm homes discount.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for International Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the transparency data entitled DIT's ePCS spending over £500 for October 2022, published on 24 February 2023, for what reason £620 was spent on a restaurant on 9 October 2022.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for International Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the transparency data entitled DIT's ePCS spending over £500 for October 2022, published on 24 February 2023, for what reason £1,326 was spent on a restaurant on 10 October 2022.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for International Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the transparency data entitled DIT's ePCS spending over £500 for October 2022, published on 24 February 2023, for what reason £1,038 was spent on a hotel on 21 October 2022.

27 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Arms Trade: Export Controls

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fines were issued by HMRC for breaches of the arms export controls in 2022; and what the total value was of those fines.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the press notice entitled New Defence Export Advocate appointed to drive UK defence exports, published on 25 January 2023, what the appointment process was for that role; and if she w

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on funding for colleges of the decision announced on 29 November by the Office for National Statistics to reclassify them as part of the public sector;

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Further Education: Borrowing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether further education colleges are allowed access to borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board; and if he will make a statement.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria must be met in order for an individual to be eligible to receive the Warm Home Discount.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there is a minimum floor size for a property to be eligible to receive the Warm Home Discounts.

20 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons local authorities are unable to receive a multi-year funding settlement for Active Travel Fund 4; and if he will make a statement.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £2 billion of funding allocated for active travel has been spent as of 17 February 2023.

17 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Bicycles: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the theft of bicycles; and if she will make a statement.

17 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Bicycles: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the charge rate for theft of bicycles in England and Wales was in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.

17 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Bicycles: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bicycle thefts there were in (a) London and (b) England in the last 12 months.

Source: official written-questions record.