Written questions
1,333 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take further steps to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points.
16 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has taken recent steps to help encourage cyclists to (a) wear helmets and (b) turn on bicycle lights when cycling in the dark.
13 Jan 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dangerous Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing (a) the Dangerous Dogs Act and (b) breed specific legislation.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Swifts: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making it a requirement to include swift bricks in new-build housing in the context of declining swift populations in the
10 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dentistry: Work Experience
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring undergraduate dental students are able to gain experience in local practises.
10 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreas: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing artificial pancreas technology on the NHS to all people with type one diabetes.
9 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Moderna
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much public funds his Department has spent on the partnership with Moderna to produce a new Innovation and Technology Centre in the UK.
9 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Guantanamo Bay: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the US government on closing the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay.
6 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Council Tax: Shared Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with the Valuation Office Agency on changes to the liability for council tax of bedrooms in single shared houses.
6 Jan 2023 · Treasury
Mileage Allowances: Self-employed
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to review the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments rate for the self-employed.
6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of Exchequer on potential options for resolving the pay dispute with NHS staff.
6 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Transcaucasus: Roads
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Azerbaijani counterparts on the recent blockade in the Lachin corridor and its humanitarian impact.
20 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance: Uprating
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the Carer’s Allowance earnings limit to the value of 21 hours of work a week at the National Living Wage rate.
20 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in the context of the cost-of-living crisis, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a targeted energy assistance payment for families that run li
20 Dec 2022 · Treasury
UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the economy.
19 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation on healthier food advertising before October 2025.
12 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Post Offices: Energy Bill Relief Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of maintaining the Energy Bill Relief Scheme support in place for Post Office branches beyond 31 March 2023.
12 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Energy: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the VAT on domestic energy to 2.5 per cent.
9 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Canal and River Trust: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of guaranteeing funding for the Canal and River Trust for the next five years.
8 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to publish the clean air targets requested under the Environment Act 2021.
8 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting the proposed air quality targets to 2030 instead of 2040.
8 Dec 2022 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening existing requirements under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 for parliamentary (a) scrutiny and (b) debate on i
8 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Post Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending support for Post Office branches under the Energy Bill Relief Scheme past March 2023.
7 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Banks: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a windfall tax on bank’s excess profits in a similar manner to the Energy Profits Levy.
7 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
North Sea Oil: Shetland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of rejecting proposals to develop the Rosebank oil field in favour of investment of renewable, reliable, and affordable energy
6 Dec 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing asylum seekers the right to work while they await a decision on their asylum application.
6 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foxes: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce measures to minimise destruction caused by urban foxes.
6 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce excess mortality amongst people with diabetes.
5 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure people (a) have access to information relating to available benefits and (b) are aware of their potential benefits entitlements.
2 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the State Pension to people of working age with a terminal diagnosis.
Source: official written-questions record.