Written questions

2,252 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including unpaid carers in the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount.

15 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Animals in Science Regulation Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s Change Programme, what assessment she has made of the impact on animal welfare of (a) that programme and (b) the proposed decrease in in-pers

7 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 of March 2022 to Question 129199 on Prisoners: Location, how have the distances provided been calculated.

7 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Police: Pepper Spray and Stun Guns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2022 to Question 131268, on Police: Pepper Spray and Tasers, under what circumstances police officers are permitted to be in possession of (a) PAVa and (b) Conducted

7 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Menopause

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2021 to Question 63830, on Prison Officers: Menopause, what further support is being offered to menopausal staff (a) in general and (b) in respect of the fitness test.

7 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Menopause

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2021 to Question 63830, on Prison Officers: Menopause, what assessment she has made of the validity of the Equality Assessment for Fitness Testing in the context of further sp

7 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pesticides: Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the export licensing of pesticides which are prohibited from domestic use by the Health and Safety Exec

3 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2022 to Question 125365 on Maternity Allowance, and with reference to the Benefit expenditure and caseload tables published by her Department, what assessment she h

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Fuel Direct Scheme: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department taking to increase awareness of the Fuel Direct scheme amongst people in Wales.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Fuel Direct Scheme: Dwyfor Meirionnydd

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency are using fuel direct as a method of payment for energy bills as of 28 February 2022.

28 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Police: Pepper Spray and Stun Guns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent guidance her Department has issued to police officers on the possession of (a) Pelargonic Acid Vannilylamide (PAVa) spray and (b) conducted energy devices (Taser) when they are (i) off dut

28 Feb 2022 · COP26

Energy: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts regarding net-zero appropriate energy alternatives in response to sanctions on Russia.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to improve the (a) accuracy and (b) transparency of data collected by the UK Government on the importation of pets.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation on Commercial and Non-Commercial Movements of Pets into Great Britain opened in August 2021, what assessment he has made of the potentia

24 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, at what average distance from their home address have (a) young adult prisoners, (b) adult prisoners and (c) children prisoners been held in each year since 2010, broken down by sex.

24 Feb 2022 · Leader of the House

All-party Parliamentary Groups

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the (a) operation and (b) governance of All Party Parliamentary Groups.

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2021 to Question 42053 on Maternity Allowance, and with reference to Table 7 of the quarterly Maternity Allowance statistics published by her Department on 15 Febru

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring diesel cars to undergo a particulate filter efficiency test as occurs in The Netherlands.

9 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many deaths have occurred in custody in each prison in Wales in each year since 2019.

8 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Trailers: Driving Instruction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department (a) is offering and (b) plans to offer financial support to driving instructors following changes to the BE driving licence.

7 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of travellers who have been unable to complete the passenger locator form for a return journey to the UK, in the context of there being a 48 hour window for pe

7 Feb 2022 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the cost to businesses in the UK of leaving the EU VAT area.

7 Feb 2022 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the cost to businesses of the new trade checks which have been introduced as a result of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

7 Feb 2022 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the economic impact of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on businesses in the UK.

3 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of routinely publishing disaggregated justice data for Wales.

1 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Residential Women's Centres: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2022 to question 112647 on Offenders: Females, which local authorities his Department has worked with; and which sites are under consideration.

1 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Residential Women's Centres: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer on 1 February 2022 to Question 112647 on Offenders: Females, if he will publish the specification for the service delivery and building design for the first Residential Women’s Centre in Wa

26 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Residential Women's Centres: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on establishing women's residential centres in Wales as part of his Department's Female Offender Strategy.

24 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Spiking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who have been spiked through the use of injection needles in (a) Wales, (b) England, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each month s

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on increasing the roll-out of rapid charging points for electric vehicles in Wales.

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