Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to take steps to compensate people who have not been able to proceed with purchase of a property due to mortgage products being withdrawn since 23 September 2022.

17 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Offshore Industry: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the introduction of a windfall tax on oil and gas companies.

17 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Chancellor's statement on 17 October 2022, whether she plans to maintain the triple lock on pensions.

17 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it his policy to raise Universal Credit and all other benefits in line with Consumer Prices Index.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Expectancy: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of life expectancy in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency in each of the last five years.

17 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of cost of leasing high street properties (a) nationally and (b) in York over the last 12 months.

17 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Environment Protection: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to bring forward new regulations protect and enhance the UK’s environmental standards in the context of the Government's September 2022 announcement that announc

17 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Environment and Public Health: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will hold discussions with (a) environmental and (b) public health organisations in the context of the Government's September 2022 announcement that announced that all retai

14 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bill Relief Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to provide additional support for businesses making long terms decisions in the context of the planned end of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme on 31 March 2023.

14 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent on improvements to school buildings in (a) York unitary authority and (b) York Central constituency in the period between 1 January 2022 and 31 March 2022.

14 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with HIV in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency in each of the last 5 five years.

14 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children under the age of (a) four and (b) 11 were admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction due to decay in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency in each of the last five years.

14 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle health inequality in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.

14 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Malnutrition: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of malnutrition in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.

14 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Expectancy: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of healthy life expectancy in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.

14 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce new regulations to replace EU regulations on food safety.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wind Power: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the finding in the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research paper, Paint it black: Efficacy of increased wind turbine rotor blade visibility to reduce avian fatalities

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wind Power: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding in the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research paper, Paint it black: Efficacy of increased wind turbine

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wind Power: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of birds that are killed by (a) off shore and (b) on shore wind turbines each year.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Plans: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he expects the Examination of the new York Local Plan by Independent Planning Inspectors to conclude.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to take steps to help strengthen the local planning process.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of (a) the proportion of properties designed for sale to investment that are constructed on (i) greenfield and (ii) brownfield development sites and (b)

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to grant local authorities the power to carry out a review of any building site where it considers that there are an excessive number of lorry movements onto th

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the York Central development, for what reason lorries, rather than rail, will be used to bring materials and plant on to the site; and if he will make an assessment

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much public money has (a) already been invested in and (b) been pledged to the York Central site.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to ensure that local authorities rather than developers decide the type of tenure which will apply to housing on development sites.

Source: official written-questions record.