Written questions

1,971 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 8 October 2024 on DWP Fraud, Error and Debt Bill, HCWS114, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of the £1.6 billion saved over the next five

15 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Occupied Territories: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights

15 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Occupied Territories: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date his Department received notice of the report of the United Nations General Assembly Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights

15 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement of 2 September 2024 on Middle East Update, Official Report, column 37, if he will publish a list of items covered by the Strategic Export

5 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Air Force

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6280 on Gaza: Air Force, whether his Department used information from the Ministry of Defence on unarmed UK surveillance

30 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: Air Force

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6280 on Gaza: Air Force, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information gathered by unarmed UK surveillance aircraft and shared with the Israe

30 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: Air Force

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has shared information gathered from surveillance flights over Gaza with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office; and if he will (a) declassify and (b) publish that information.

29 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Israel: Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether information gathered by unarmed UK surveillance aircraft and provided to the Israeli military was used in Operation Arnon in Nuseirat on 8 June 2024.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with disability organisations on the potential merits of visits by job coaches to mental health patients in hospital.

22 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK statement on the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, published on 19 July

21 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Young Futures Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to roll out open access young futures hubs.

21 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Taxation: International Cooperation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the potential merits of a UN Tax Convention.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding for children's mental health.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to replace all radiotherapy machines older than ten years.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the regional variation of funding for charitable hospices.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for charitable hospices.

11 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spends on publicity to increase the number of people registered for Pension Credit.

11 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to write to every person entitled to but not claiming Pension Credit.

11 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will be entitled to Pension Credit but will have not registered by (a) 31 December 2024 and (b) 1 April 2025.

11 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of additional people that will register for Pension Credit between 1 September and 31 December 2024.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to launch a consultation on its policy on not issuing new oil and gas licences to explore new fields.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will have discussions with Ofcom on the use of its powers under Schedule 11 of the Online Safety Act 2023 in the context of online forums that share instructional content on metho

15 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25289 on Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) holding and (b) collecting dat

8 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the provision of vision rehabilitation support services.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

International Humanitarian Law: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has shared legal advice from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law with representati

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

International Humanitarian Law: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has received reports from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on Israel's compliance with International Humanitarian Law since January 29 2024.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Elbit Systems: Standard Individual Export Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2024 to Question 22087 on Elbit Systems UK: Exports, whether the items approved for export under the temporary standard individual export licence granted to Elbit Sys

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Elbit Systems: Standard Individual Export Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2024 to Question 22087 on Elbit Systems UK: Exports, whether she holds information on the type of items approved for export under the temporary Standard Individual Ex

18 Apr 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Protection Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend member and trade union representation to the board of the Pension Protection Fund.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Elbit Systems: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether military aero-engines have been exported to (a) Elbit subsidiaries and (b) companies owned by Elbit Systems Ltd in Israel.

Source: official written-questions record.