Written questions

2,252 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Ukrainian households with dependent children in Wales received homelessness assistance from their local authority in 2022.

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Ukrainian households in Wales received homelessness assistance from their local authority in each month of 2022.

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospices: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of energy support for hospices (a) now and (b) from April 2023; and whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the imp

17 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Utilities: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring energy companies to provide freephone customer helplines; and whether he (a) has had and (b) plans to have discu

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the Federation of Small Businesses’ proposal to introduce Help to green vouchers for small businesses.

12 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Spiking: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has she made of the trends of the number of spiking-related incidents in Wales in the last 12 months.

12 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the length of time for which Ukrainian refugees may drive a Ukrainian-registered vehicle without (a) registering and (b) taxing the vehicle wit

11 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Health Services: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on its policy of offering one-off payments to health service workers; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of such payments being classed

9 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Powers of Attorney: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling digital applications for a lasting power of attorney to be made through the medium of Welsh.

14 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) arrived in the UK, (b) were granted indefinite leave to remain, (c) were housed in temporary accommodation and (d) were moved into settled accommodation from each referral pathway

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the average time households wait for a first-generation smart meter be migrated to a second-generation smart meter.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the performance of the ongoing migration of first generation smart meters to second generation smart meters.

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Lithium-ion Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has taken recent steps to help (a) reduce the insurance premium for lithium-ion battery energy storage systems and (b) encourage development of fast and reliable method

13 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Solar Power: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2022 to Question 73093 on Solar Power: VAT, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying a zero per cent rate of VAT to batteries used for energy-storage pur

13 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Berwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HMP Berwyn is operating at its full capacity.

13 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Five Wells

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when HMP Five Wells will be contractually required to be able to hold its full planned number of prisoners.

13 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Five Wells

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects HMP Five Wells to be able to hold offenders to its designed capacity.

12 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Education Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 94773 on Prison Education Review, how his Department monitors value for money of courses contracted under the Dynamic Purchasing System.

12 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Education Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 94773 on Prison Education Review, whether courses contracted under the Dynamic Purchasing System are subject to the same quality regime as those contracted un

12 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Education Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 94773 on Prison Education Review, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of courses funded by the Dynamic Purchasing System.

12 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Education Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 94773 on Prison Education Review, which providers have been paid from the budget of the Dynamic Purchasing System in each prison in the most recent accounting

12 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Education Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 94773 on Prison Education Review, on which courses the budget of the Dynamic Purchasing System was spent on in each prison in the most recent accounting perio

12 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Education Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 94773 on Prison Education Review, what proportion of the budget of the Dynamic Purchasing System was spent in each prison in the most recent accounting period

12 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Education Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 94773 on Prison Education Review, how the budget of the Dynamic Purchasing System is determined for each prison.

12 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Education Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 94773 on Prison Education Review, what the budget of the Dynamic Purchasing System is for each prison.

12 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bill Relief Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring energy companies to pay the rest of the amount due under the Energy Bills Support Scheme in cash value rather th

7 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Alternative Fuel Payments: Park Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to park home residents who will receive their Energy Bills Support Scheme via the Alternative Fund allowance, whether those residents will have to apply for that pa

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the timing of the legislative stages for the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals Bill) on levels of puppy smuggling.

1 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Aggregates Levy: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving the Aggregates Levy to Wales.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Alternative Fuel Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when households which will be eligible for the Alternative Fuel Payment but will not receive the payment automatically because they do not have a relationship with an electricity

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