Written questions

488 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Geothermal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to offer increased subsidies for the use of geothermal mine water to contribute to the UK’s energy supply.

26 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Geothermal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using geothermal mine water to contribute to the UK’s energy supply; and if he will make a statement.

22 Feb 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the Industry Injury Advice Council's guidance that Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease can only be diagnosed for miners who have worked for more than 20 years in an und

20 Feb 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Energy Drinks: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the sale of energy drinks to children similar to those recently brought forward by the Lithuan

8 Feb 2018 · Wales Office

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has made representations to the Secretary of State for Transport on the railway safety implications of the cancellation of rail electrification programmes in and to Wales; and if he will make a statement

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the next phase of level crossing closures.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the next round of funding for railway safely projects to be allocated to the closure of level crossings.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for International Development

Haiti: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department has offered to Haiti in the last five years.

8 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Credit Unions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support he offers to Credit Unions; and what steps his Department is taking to encourage their use.

8 Feb 2018 · Wales Office

Tidal Power: Swansea Bay

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have held with the Welsh Government on the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon since 6 December 2017; and when and where such meetings took place.

17 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

VAT: Public Consultation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has any plans to extend the length of consultation relating to the [Draft] Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2018.

17 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

VAT: Public Consultation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the length of time available for people to respond to the consultation on the [Draft] Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2018.

11 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensions have been inherited by an unintended recipient in each of the last five years.

11 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will take steps to ensure pensions are inherited by the intended recipient.

11 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of safeguards to ensure pensions are inherited to the intended recipient.

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Ogmore

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the revised dates for the roll-out of universal credit are across job centres within the Ogmore constituency.

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether women can claim the state pension at a younger age if they live abroad.

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what age female UK citizens living in (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries can claim their state pensions.

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Government's cancellation of Great Western mainline rail electrification on his Department's proposals for improvements to rail safety standards in Wales.

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on improvements to rail safety in Wales.

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Pencoed

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has had from Network Rail on the closure of Pencoed level crossing.

5 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: South Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to invest in rail safety upgrades in South Wales.

4 Dec 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, further to the Written Answer of 13 November to Question 111397, what the timetable is for for a decision on delivering universal broadband; and if he will make a statement.

4 Dec 2017 · Women and Equalities

Ethnic Groups: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what comparative assessment she has made of the difference in the reported level of in-person bullying against BAME people and the reported level against non-BAME people.

4 Dec 2017 · Women and Equalities

LGBT People: Harassment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has met with Cabinet colleagues to discuss the level of in-person bullying against LGBT+ people.

4 Dec 2017 · Women and Equalities

Ethnic Groups: Harassment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the level of in-person bullying against BAME people.

29 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Harassment: Disability

To ask the Home Secretary, what assessment she has made of the level of bullying reported against disabled people.

29 Nov 2017 · Women and Equalities

LGBT People: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the level of bullying reported against LGBT+ people.

29 Nov 2017 · Women and Equalities

Disability: Harassment

To ask the Women & Equalities Minister, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues about the scale of bullying of disabled people.

28 Nov 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Social Media: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had meetings with social media companies to discuss their responsibilities relating to cyber-bullying in the last 12 months.

Source: official written-questions record.