Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Apr 2025 · Attorney General

Government Departments: Legal Opinion

To ask the Solicitor General, if she will publish the most recent guidance issued by the Government Legal Service guidance to Departments on legal risk.

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Ministers: Official Gifts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC policy requires Government Ministers to pay an income tax charge for political gifts given to them of (a) clothes, (b) glasses and (c) accommodation from party political donors.

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Bank Services: Vetting

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help prevent the debanking of people and organisations by financial institutions due to (a) their lawful political views and (b) domestic Politically Exposed Persons status or affiliation

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

National Insurance Contributions: Devolution

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the amount of funding being allocated by the UK Government to each of the devolved administrations to fund the direct and indirect cost of higher National Insurance Contributions on local government is in (a) S

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many council areas have grooming gangs been reported.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on flights by her Department since 5 July 2025.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many gender neutral toilets there are in her Department's offices in (a) Marsham Street, (b) Wolverhampton and (c) Darlington Economic Campus.

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Housing: Pylons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39028 on Housing: Pylons, whether the Valuation Office Agency has made an assessment of the potential impact of a pylon being erected within 500 metres on the capi

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Council Tax: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Valuation Office Agency plans to publish the draft council tax bandings for dwellings in Wales as part of the council tax revaluation in Wales.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38040 on Roads: Hampshire, what the net increase in local authority road maintenance funding is in monetary cash terms in 2025-26 relative to the aggregation

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Alcoholic Drinks: Measurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to make changes to the permitted size of a serving of beer or cider.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Unions: Intimidation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help tackle intimidatory practices by trade unions when on strike.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the trade union recognition provisions in the Employment Rights Bill on SMEs.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Parish and Town Councils: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the trade union recognition provisions in the Employment Rights Bill will apply to town and parish councils.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

European Islamic Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department engages with the European Islamic Centre.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nappies: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of used nappies discarded in public places on Public Health.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Thirsk Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Access for All funding allocated to Thirsk Station has been placed on hold.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Ofcom: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will have discussions with Ofcom on removing its use of historic data from European Parliamentary elections in its most recent publication entitled Evidence of past electoral supp

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Biggest building boom in a generation through planning reforms, published on 11 March 2025, what steps she plans to take to help ensu

8 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Public Consultation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consistency of approach in its engagement policy.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39015 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will have discussions with Historic England on its approach to engaging with the public i

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Waste: Public Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of infrequent collections of household waste on public health.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Aarhus Convention: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2025 to Question 39475 on the Aarhus Convention, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that convention on the effective operation of

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Eighteenth Report, 2024-25, HL Paper 84, para 32, what steps her Department is taking to to improve

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, published on 17 March 2025, what steps her Department is taking to re

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Admiralty House: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Ministerial residence in Admiralty House pays council tax as a (a) sole or main residence, (b) single person discount or (c) second home.

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38622 on Council tax, whether there is a (a) minimum and (b) maximum level of average Band D council tax in England that the s

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to freeze council tax.

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Combined Authorities

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2025, to Question 38621, on Combined Authorities, and with reference to the publication of the report by Professor Alice Sullivan, Independent

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38372 on MHCLG: Cost Effectiveness, if she will list each of those individual media campaigns which were halted; and the previ

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