Written questions

2,252 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Holiday Accommodation: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing an independent regulator for holiday parks.

8 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the contribution of the UN Charter to the UK and (b) its future role in the UK; and what steps he is taking with international partn

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of extending the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme beyond March 2026.

2 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the names of deceased fathers can be included on birth certificates in instances where the parents were unmarried prior to his death.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Public Houses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of pubs and breweries which pay costs associated with the management of packaging waste under the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme who al

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the correspondence from the First Minister of Wales to her on the impact of welfare reforms in Wales, dated 11 March 2025, if she will publish her Department's reply to that letter.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Public Houses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme on the financial sustainability of (a) pubs and (b) breweries in Wales.

25 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of including hospitality workers on the immigration salary list.

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers working in each prison in Wales were recorded as Welsh speaking in (a) March, (b) June, (c) September and (d) December 2024.

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Welsh Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were recorded as Welsh speaking in every prison in (a) Wales and (b) England in (i) March, (ii) June, (iii) September and (iv) December 2024.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women with a home address in Wales prior to entering custody were in prison and identified as (a) White, (b) Mixed Ethic Groups, (c) Asian or Asian British, (d) Black or Black British, (e) Chinese or Oth

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women resident in Wales prior to entering custody were (a) serving an IPP sentence, (b) sentenced to life imprisonment, (c) on recall, (d) serving a non-criminal sentence and (e) serving an unknown sente

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women resident in Wales prior to entering custody were in prison (a) on remand, (b) sentenced to under 12 months, (c) sentenced to between 12 months and four years and (d) sentenced to four years and ove

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women with a home address in Wales before entering custody were in prison for the offence type of (a) possession of weapons, (b) public order offences, (c) miscellaneous crimes against society, (d) fraud

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women with a home address in Wales before entering custody were in prison for the offence type of (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) theft offences, (e) criminal damag

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women resident in Wales prior to entering custody, were held in prison across England and Wales by (a) each local authority area and (b) prison in (i) March 2024, (ii) June 2024, (iii) September 2024 and

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women with a home address in Wales prior to entering custody were being held in prison across England and Wales in (a) March 2024, (b) June 2024, (c) September 2024 and (d) December 2024, broken down by

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in England prior to entering custody were being held in prison across England and Wales and identified as (a) White, (b) Mixed Ethic Groups, (c) Asian or Asian British, (d) Bla

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12091 on Prisons: Staff, whether her Department has provided guidance to successful bidders for the Prison Education Service contracts on the application of

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people resident in England prior to entering custody were being held in prison in (a) England and (b) Wales broken down by local authority area in (i) March 2024, (ii) June 2024, (ii) September 2024 and

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people resident in England prior to entering custody were being held in prison in (a) England and (b) Wales broken down by prison in (i) March 2024, (ii) June 2024, (ii) September 2024 and (iv) December

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were held in each prison in Wales aged (a) 15-17, (b) 18-20, (c) 21-24, (d) 25-29, (e) 30-39, (f) 40-49, (g) 50-59, (h) 60 and over and (i) Not recorded or not known in (i) March, (ii) June, (iii)

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people held in each prison in Wales identified as (a) White, (b) Mixed Ethic Groups, (c) Asian or Asian British, (d) Black or Black British, (e) Chinese or Other Ethnic Group and (f) Not known/not stated

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in each prison in Wales held the religious identity of (a) all Christian, (b) Anglican, (c) Free Church, (d) Roman Catholic, (e) other Christian, (f) Muslim, (g) Hindu, (h) Sikh, (i) Buddhist, (j)

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in Wales prior to entering custody were in prison and identified as (a) White, (b) Mixed Ethic Groups, (c) Asian or Asian British, (d) Black or Black British, (e) Chinese or Ot

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in Wales prior to entering custody were in prison and held the religious identity of (a) all Christian, (b) Anglican, (c) Free Church, (d) Roman Catholic, (e) other Christian,

21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in Wales before entering custody were held in prison aged (a) 15-17, (b) 18-20, (c) 21-24, (d) 25-29, (e) 30-39, (f) 40-49, (g) 50-59, (h) 60 and over and (i) not recorded or n

21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in Wales before entering custody were held in prison under the security category of (a) Category A, (b) Category B, (c) Category C, (d) Category D and (e) Remand in (i) March 2

21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in Wales before entering custody were in prison for the offence type of (a) possession of weapons, (b) public order offences, (c) miscellaneous crimes against society, (d) frau

21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in Wales before entering custody were in prison for the offence type of (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) theft offences, (e) criminal dama

Source: official written-questions record.