Written questions
814 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Azerbaijan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to respond to recent alleged reports of violence against ethnic Armenians by Azerbaijan.
28 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2024 to Question 9485 on Water Companies: Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the adequacy of how Ofwat is carrying out
23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 8935 on Hospices: Children, what his planned timetable is for a decision on the future of that funding.
23 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date applications for interim payments of £100,000 to the estates of deceased people whose deaths have not yet been recognised by a previous interim payment will open.
16 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring Ofwat to monitor climate adaptation and mitigation requirements for water companies.
16 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the evidential basis supporting her statement that trials of employment advisers giving CV and interview advice in hospitals has produced dramatic results.
15 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sleeping Rough
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether funding for the Rough Sleeping Initiative will continue after April 2025.
14 Oct 2024 · Treasury
National Wealth Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Wealth Fund's statement of strategic priorities will include (a) meeting net zero targets and (b) the promotion of poverty reduction.
14 Oct 2024 · Treasury
National Wealth Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's planned timetable is for introducing legislation to establish the National Wealth Fund.
14 Oct 2024 · Treasury
National Wealth Fund: Private Equity
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether private equity firms will be eligible to receive funds via the National Wealth Fund.
14 Oct 2024 · Treasury
National Wealth Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether organisations in receipt of funding via the National Wealth Fund will be required to (a) have a UK headquarters and (b) be UK taxpayers.
14 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Stansted Airport: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of projected annual carbon emissions from Stansted airport.
14 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Stansted Airport: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the announced expansion of the Stansted airport on net zero targets.
14 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Azerbaijan: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect human rights defenders in Azerbaijan ahead of COP29.
14 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Disputed Territories: Overseas Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has issued recent guidance to businesses operating in internationally-disputed territories.
14 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help promote stability in Bangladesh.
14 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help uphold human rights in Bangladesh.
14 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 6326 on Probation Service, what new funding has been allocated to (a) the Probation Service, (b) the Electronic Monitoring Service and (c) support other servi
11 Oct 2024 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2948 on Special Educational Needs, what estimate she has made of when the review of Norfolk County Council's Safety Valve agreement will be completed.
11 Oct 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2952 on Asylum: Temporary Accommodation, what alternative accommodation her Department plans to use to enable a reduction in the use of hotels; a
11 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Pre-school Education: Living Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 4008 on Childcare: Recruitment, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) enforce the payment of the National Living Wage in the
11 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 3732 on Pension Credit: Applications, how the Service Modernisation Programme will make service more user friendly and accessible for citizens; an
11 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will publish data on how many and what proportion of young people in prison in Norfolk had special educational needs and disabilities in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2021-22, (c) the last five years and (d)
11 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2024 to Question 7485 on Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Taxation, if she will hold discussion with carbon capture, usage and storage organisations in receipt of Government fu
11 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to monitor the water usage of data centres.
11 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential merits of requiring companies building data centres to invest in (a) building and (b) ma
11 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Ofwat on increased demand on water supply by data centres.
11 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of data processing by data centres on water usage.
11 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Data Centres: Blyth
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 October 2024 to Question 6322 on Databases: Blyth, whether HMRC has undertaken an assessment of the projected loss of tax receipts from Blackstone's data centre in Blyth Investment Zone a
7 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Capture and Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent public consultation his Department has undertaken on the efficacy of carbon capture, usage and storage technology.
Source: official written-questions record.