Written questions

389 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost of further devolution in Hertfordshire.

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria she uses to create regional authorities.

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what powers she plans to devolve to Hertfordshire.

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department’s planned timetable is for publication of the English Devolution Bill; and how that Bill will impact Hertfordshire.

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

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to increase funding for Local Authorities in line with NHS pay awards to ensure that other council services, including SEND and social care provision, are not a

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle disparities in per-head High Needs Funding between Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle funding gaps for statutory SEND duties in Hertfordshire.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of SEND services in Hertfordshire.

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

Cultural Heritage: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the protection of historic landscapes which have inspired literature from development.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Personal Care Services: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent increases in the minimum wage for 18-21 year olds on the financial sustainability of the hair and beauty sector.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Radlett Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to improve accessibility at Radlett Station.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2024 to Question 2362 on Railway Stations: Access, what progress she has made on considering the best approach to the Access for All programme.

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

Civic Dignitaries and Members: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 5416 on Civic Dignitaries and Members: Age, what meetings she has had with (a) stakeholders in the (i) electoral, (ii) devol

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

Voting Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of retaining the electoral franchise in its current form.

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

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that members of the Responsible Actors Scheme for developers are complying with their contractual obligations.

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

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 July 2024 to Question 815 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative prop

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

Building Safety Fund: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many residential buildings have registered with the Building Safety Fund in (a) Hertsmere constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.

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

Cladding Safety Scheme: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many residential buildings have registered with the Cladding Safety Scheme in (a) Hertsmere constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.

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

Buildings: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support leaseholders at Horizon Place in Borehamwood affected by cladding remediation issues.

4 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of pupils moving schools midway through the academic year as a result of the imposition of VAT on independent schools on (a) staff, (b) parents and (c) pupils.

4 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the potential merits of introducing VAT on private schools (a) during the academic year and (b) at the start of the new academic year.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to allocate further funding through the Access for All programme.

26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he (a) has reviewed and (b) plans to review the (i) provision and (ii) location of (A) inpatient and (B) outpatient health services in South Hertfordshire.

26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Hertsmere

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of GP provision in Hertsmere.

26 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Hinduism: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the safety of Hindu communities.

26 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Jews: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the safety of Jewish communities.

26 Jul 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Political Impartiality

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with the BBC board on impartiality in news coverage of the conflict in Israel and Gaza.

26 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Universities: Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-Semitism on university campuses.

26 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-Semitism.

26 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement on 19 July 2024, Official Report, column 300 on Israel and Gaza, what assurances his Department received that the UN Relief and Works Age

Source: official written-questions record.