Written questions
814 written questions tabled, most recent first.
8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights' publication Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Brit
8 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights' publication Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
8 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights' publication Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Stun Guns
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to conduct a Child Rights Impact Assessment before the potential authorisation of Taser 10 for use by police forces in England and Wales.
25 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Children's Rights: Impact Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a child's rights impact assessment has been prepared for the Crime and Policing Bill.
25 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Children: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the (a) quality of child's rights impact assessments prepared by Government Departments on (i) reserved and (ii) other matters and (b) extent to which children’s
24 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to incorporate (a) the impact of climate change and (b) access to (i) water and (ii) nutritious food into the UK's future defence strategy.
17 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nature Restoration Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Nature Restoration Fund on district licensing schemes.
17 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nature Restoration Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Nature Restoration Fund on the size of populations of (a) great crested newts, (b) bats, (c) dormice and (d) other protected
17 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Planning: Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he had with (a) NGOs and (b) district licensing scheme providers other than Natural England on the potential impact of the inclusion of species in the Planning and Inf
17 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nature Restoration Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Natural England's resources to run the Nature Restoration Fund, as outlined in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
13 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS England
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the abolition of NHS England on the Federated Data Platform and Associated Services contract awarded to the consortium led by Palantir Technologies.
10 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of climate change on water security.
5 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Police: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to monitor the compliance of use of predictive policing and risk prediction sytems by police forces with the UK's national and international human rights obligations.
5 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Police: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has sought legal advice on the compatibility of the use of (a) predictive policing and (b) risk prediction systems by police forces with (i) national and (ii) international huma
5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32022 on Schools: Pay, whether the new productivity initiatives include consideration of the use of AI technology to reduce the employment of (a) teaching and
5 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Home Office: Accountability
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase (a) transparency and (b) accountability in her Department.
5 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Windrush Lessons Learned Review
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken since July 2024 to implement (a) recommendation 7 and (b) other recommendations of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, published on 19 July 2018.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking with Openreach to deliver Full Fibre broadband to homes and businesses.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Project Gigabit
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress his Department has made on Project Gigabit.
3 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office
Infected Blood Compensation Authority
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has had discussions with the Infected Blood Compensation Authority on the potential cost to the public purse of using external communications companies.
3 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Norwich South
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of the infected blood community were selected for the testing of compensation payments in Norwich South constituency.
3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Disabled Facilities Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to review the limit for adaptions under the Disabled Facilities Grant.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of closing the Adoption and special guardianship support fund on children receiving support from that fund.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to replace support for (a) adopted and (b) special guardianship children receiving therapy for early trauma when the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund closes.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Music: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Spending Review funding for (a) grassroots music venues, (b) music education and innovation and (c) the night-time culture eco
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of funding pay increases from school budgets on levels of (a) teachers and (b) teaching assistants.
7 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Small Modular Reactors: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to monitor and report on water usage by Small Modular Reactors.
7 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Small Modular Reactors: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Small Modular Reactors on water security.
6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on each reform set out in her Department's Written Ministerial Statement on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform, of 21 November 2024, HCWS244.
Source: official written-questions record.