Written questions

503 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK SHORE funding; and what is the status of the future of that funding.

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Ports: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to develop the electrification of ports.

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environment Agency's paper entitled, A summary of England’s revised draft regional and water resources management plans, published on 21 March 2024, whether he ha

6 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has made on tackling unregulated cosmetic procedures; and whether he plans to follow up on the previous Government's consultation on that matter.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Titanium Dioxide: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to provide support to (a) Tronox in Stallingborough and (b) other titanium dioxide pigment manufacturers on decarbonising their production processes.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Titanium Dioxide: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing tariffs on Chinese-produced imported titanium dioxide in the context of recent tariff decisions taken by the (a) EU and (b) US.

8 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with striking maternity support workers in Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes constituency on their requests.

8 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of agreeing to the asks of the striking maternity support workers in Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes constituency.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of preparations made by Maximus for processing Personal Independence Payment claims.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to take forward the commitments in the Championing kinship care: national kinship care strategy, published on 15 December 2023.

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, what information her Department holds on the impact of youth services on the number of reports of anti-social behaviour in the last ten years.

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

Council Tax: Single People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of single-person council tax reduction recipients that are pensioners.

4 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Business: Money

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that full tax receipts are being obtained from cash-only businesses.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seafood: Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what skills grants (a) are available and (b) he plans to make available for the seafood sector in Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes constituency.

27 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of devolution on local economies.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to provide (a) financial and (b) other support to regional energy cluster organisations.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of district heating schemes on levels of energy poverty.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of lower carbon-emitting fuels on the rate of decarbonisation of the maritime sector.

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

ORE Catapult

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for the future of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Cleethorpes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on the planned direct train link between Cleethorpes and London Kings Cross.

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

A180

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) roadway noise and (b) other environmental impacts of the A180.

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Nurseries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the educational benefits of state maintained nurseries.

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability for water for industrial purposes.

1 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Governement, whether he is consulting on permitting a further two per cent increase to local authority precepts in order to fund social care.

1 Oct 2019 · Home Office

Jon Wedger

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to investigate allegations made by whistleblower Jon Wedger against the Metropolitan Police.

26 Sep 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether she has made an assessment of the potential risk to the UK's future fuel security should the UK become reliant on Russian or Middle Eastern petrol in the event that the UK

26 Sep 2019 · Treasury

Oil: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to reduce excise duty on UK produced petroleum.

2 Sep 2019 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the DVLA has refunded to motorists who sold their cars and claimed back the unused vehicle tax on those cars since 2014.

17 Jul 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Novartis: Great Grimsby

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which ministers he has appointed to the taskforce to find a new buyer for the Novartis site in Great Grimsby.

1 Jul 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Powers of Attorney: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the susceptibility of the lasting power of attorney process to fraud.

Source: official written-questions record.