Written questions
1,625 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Bereavement Support Payment: Cohabitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to inform previously unsuccessful applicants to the Bereavement support payment scheme about the recent change to that scheme which will enable unmarried bereaved par
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to help increase the availability of practical driving tests in London.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a practical driving test in (a) London and (b) the London Borough of Hounslow in the latest period for which data is available.
9 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Charter Treaty: Departmental Responsibilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is responsible for negotiations on the Energy Charter Treaty.
7 Feb 2023 · Home Office
UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK Visas and Immigration general enquiry line.
7 Feb 2023 · Home Office
UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the telephone service on the UK Visas and Immigration general enquiry line.
6 Feb 2023 · Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, in which countries does her Department employ staff based in UK (a) embassies (b) consulates.
1 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Flats: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the number of residential blocks in (a) the London Borough of Hounslow and (b) Brentford and Isleworth constituency which are waiting for the
1 Feb 2023 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings her (a) Ministers and (b) officials had with car manufacturers on the memorandum of understanding between the UK and South Carolina before the signing of that agreement.
1 Feb 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Brentford and Isleworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Brentford and Isleworth constituency had at least one construction element in (a) condition grade C and (b) condi
30 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Trade Advisory Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department last met the (a) Strategic Trade Advisory Group, (b) Civil Society Roundtable, (c) Trade Advisory Groups and (d) Thematic Working Groups.
24 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: Monitoring
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department will take to monitor the impact of newly implemented free trade agreements on (a) the climate, (b) labour rights and (c) human rights; and if she will make a statement.
24 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how often her Department plans to conduct ex-post evaluations of the implementation of new free trade agreements.
24 Jan 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Education and (b) officials from local authorities in London on safeguarding provisions for people under 18 years old who live in as
24 Jan 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged under the age of 18 have been reported as missing from asylum hotels in (a) the London Borough of Hounslow and (b) London.
24 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice
HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the service provided by HM Courts and Tribunals Service at processing applications for probate.
16 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has included the potential implications of the Government's net zero policy in her Department's internal analysis of the cost-benefit of investor state dispute settlements.
16 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Paraquat: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with the (a) Health and Safety Executive and (b) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the export of paraquat.
16 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Paraquat: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which countries have given consent for the import of paraquat from the UK.
16 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Paraquat: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much paraquat the Health and Safety Executive recorded as exported from the UK in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.
12 Jan 2023 · Treasury
Large Goods Vehicles: Customs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 119145 on Large Goods Vehicles: Customs, what the (a) start and (b) destination was of the vehicles affected.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2022 to Question 111607 on Department for International Trade: USA, for what reason a full summary of (a) travel and (b) hotel costs were not provided in that ans
11 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on (a) flights and (b) hotel accommodation for her trip to Washington D.C. in November 2022.
11 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department has spent on (a) flights and (b) hotel accommodation for visits by (i) officials and (ii) Ministers to the US since September 2022.
11 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Export Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to review the UK arms export control regime.
11 Jan 2023 · Treasury
Goods Vehicle Movement Service
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of vehicles that were unable to use the Goods Vehicle Management System on 2 January 2022.
11 Jan 2023 · Treasury
Goods Vehicle Movement Service
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hours the Goods Vehicle Movement Service has not been operational in January 2023.
10 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Export Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made in the last twelve months of the adequacy of the UK's arms export controls.
10 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many FTE civil servants in her Department worked on trade negotiations on 31 December (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
10 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade: Working Conditions
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department takes to (a) collect and (b) evaluate feedback on working conditions for civil servants in her Department.
Source: official written-questions record.