Written questions

454 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity and Natural Gas: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with Ofgem on the adequacy of regulation for (a) electricity and (b) gas standing charges.

18 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Buses: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 43 of his Department's report entitled Bus back better: national bus strategy for England, published on 15 March 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on the rollout of a zer

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Caffeine: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing restrictions on the sale of high caffeine (a) drinks and (b) foods to under-16-year-olds.

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of regional disparities in the provision of fracture liaison services on patients.

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing fracture liaison services across England.

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment: Bradford South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of access to (a) adult hearing loss services and (b) sight loss services in Bradford South constituency.

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the waiting times for patients referred to NHS hospital trusts for (a) hearing and (b) sight loss.

13 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ovarian Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help increase awareness of the main symptoms of ovarian cancer.

13 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the time taken to diagnose ovarian cancer.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to page 29 of his Department's publication entitled Ending Rough Sleeping for Good, published on 3 September 2022, what progress his Department has made on ending roug

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to prevent rough sleeping (a) through the use of social housing and (b) by reforming the private rental sector.

7 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of earmarking funding to local authorities for funding SEND school places at independent institutions.

7 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Bradford South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing SEND state school provisions in Bradford South constituency.

6 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish (a) the membership of, (b) a list of the regular participants of, (c) the key stakeholders who have engaged with and (d) the number of meetings held to-date of the

6 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timeframe her Department set the Responsible Dog Ownership working group for reporting its recommendations.

19 Jul 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reinstating the Universal Credit uplift of £25 per week and (b) extending the uplift to cover Employment Support Allowance.

19 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Supported Housing: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2023 to Question 191359 on Housing: Disability and Older People, what guidance his Department published in 2019 for local authorities on (a) assessin

19 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made on proposed technical changes to the Building Regulations to mandate the higher M4(2) accessibility standard.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Sports: Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to section 2.6 of Reforms to subcontracting education for learners over 16, what steps she has taken to develop a good practice guide for sports provision with the Football Association and the As

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to section 2.6 of Reforms to subcontracting education for learners over 16, what steps she has taken to ensure that lead 16-19 education providers have direct contractual relationships with third

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing fees for UK Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of pursuing an agreement with the EU on data access to reduce the costs of UK Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemica

6 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Carbon Emissions: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of hypothecating revenue from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme revenue for spending on (a) industrial decarbonisation R&D, (b) industrial decarbonisation proj

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the median cost of carbon in the (a) UK and (b) EU.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses and what proportion of eligible businesses were participating in the Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme as of 1 July 2023.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme on energy intensive industries.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Intensive Industries: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of energy costs for energy-intensive industries on the number of redundancies between June 2022 and June 2023.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of eligible businesses have claimed support under the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to promote the availability of energy support schemes to eligible energy-intensive enterprises.

6 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help facilitate the employment of dentists from overseas by NHS dental practices.

Source: official written-questions record.