Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Feb 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Aerials

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on broadcasting television signals through aerials beyond 2034.

9 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many new social houses were built in 2022.

9 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Greater Manchester and West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress he has made on allocating the £30 million funding for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands to improve the quality of social housing.

9 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of car registration cloning were reported in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.

9 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Rape Crisis Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with rape crisis centres on (a) their capacity levels and (b) trends in the number of people seeking their support.

9 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Viral Diseases: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Health and Safety Executive guidance on the transmission of blood borne viruses on people living with HIV.

8 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Leave and Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2022 to Question 84999 on Parental Leave: Fathers, when she plans to publish her Department's response to the 2019 consultation on reforming parental leave and pay

8 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with UK P&I Club on insuring vessels delivering aviation fuel to Myanmar.

8 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he discussed coordination of sanctions against the Myanmar military with his Australian counterpart during her recent visit to the UK.

8 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Embassy Tokyo: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department expects to receive for the sale of the land adjacent to the British Embassy in Tokyo; and whether those funds will be reinvested into core diplomatic

8 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring swift nesting bricks to be installed in newly built homes.

7 Feb 2023 · House of Commons Commission

Cybercrime and Espionage

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission has had recent discussion with the Home Office on the potential (a) cyber and (b) espionage threat from hostile state actors.

7 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indo-Pacific Region: Politics and Government and Press Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help promote (a) good governance and (b) press freedom in the Indo-Pacific region.

7 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the potential impact of the Procurement Bill on his Department's policies.

7 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the potential foreign policy benefits of the UK's admission to the Comprehensive and

7 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Counter-terrorism and Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Government of Pakistan on steps to improve cooperation on counter-terrorism and counter-extremism.

6 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will contact all households to inform them of the need for voter ID ahead of the 2023 local elections.

3 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Hornsey and Wood Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency had at least one construction element in (a) condition grade C and (b) condit

2 Feb 2023 · Cabinet Office

Dominic Raab

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister was aware of bullying allegations made against the Rt hon. Member for Esher and Walton before appointing him to the roles of Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice.

2 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of increases to water bills in 2023 on household finances.

2 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the practice of the forced installation of prepayment meters on vulnerable households.

2 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

British Gas: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussion he has had with British Gas on the forced instalment of prepayment meters.

1 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pacific Islands: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Pacific Island nations on climate mitigation support.

31 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure and Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2022 to Question 132433 on Leisure and Swimming Pools, what steps the Government is taking as a result of the roundtable discussion on Tuesday 24 Jan

30 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with local authorities on the risk of child refugees (a) disappearing and (b) being kidnapped from hotels run by her Department.

30 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Pre-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussion he has had with the NHS Business Services Authority on prescription prepayment certificate's being cancelled without notification.

26 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2023 to Question 117752 on Asia-Pacific Region: Foreign Relations, how many staff in his Department are assigned to the UK Mission to ASE

26 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2023 to Question 117752 on Asia-Pacific Region: Foreign Relations, how many staff in his Department are assigned to the China Department.

26 Jan 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Languages

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2023 to Question 129915 on Government Departments: Languages, when the cross-Government skills platform will be established.

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

Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of not including (a) swimming pools and (b) other leisure services in the list of sectors eligible for support with energy bi

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