Written questions

1,041 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

Land: Public Sector

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much publicly owned land has been sold by the Government in each of the last five years.

18 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the level of contribution made by local authorities to raising building standards for new dwellings.

15 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on the reinstatement of funding for the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.

15 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to assess the merits of the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme; and what recent assessment he has made of the effect on children of the suspension of that scheme s

15 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timeframe is for the reinstatement of funding for the national School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.

15 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools are able to offer free fruit and vegetables for children aged four to six, following the suspension of the School Fruit and Vegetable scheme in March and the reopening of schools on 1 June.

15 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2020 to Question 49803 on hydrogen buses, what funding his Department has provided to increase the use of battery electric buses; and how many battery electric buses have been p

10 Jun 2020 · Attorney General

Intestacy

To ask the Attorney General, if she will make it her policy to strengthen the guidance issued by the Government Legal Department to local authorities on handling the estates of people who have died without (a) known entitled relatives and (b) leaving a wi

10 Jun 2020 · Attorney General

Intestacy

To ask the Attorney General, whether she has made a recent assessment of levels of compliance among local authorities with the guidance issued by the Government Legal Department on the referral to the Bona Vacantia Division of estates of people who have d

8 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring that solar PV be installed on all new homes.

2 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to publish the covid-19 reproduction (R) number (R) for each local authority area.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on controls on the import and export of hunting trophies.

20 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Buses: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the use of hydrogen buses.

20 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vitamin C: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the efficacy of Vitamin C in boosting immunity to covid-19.

15 May 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Barristers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make available financial support for Barristers' chambers carrying out publicly-funded work where barristers are not eligible to apply for support through the Self-employment Income Support Scheme during

11 May 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason children in reception, Year 1 and Year 6 will be the first to return to school in response to the easing of the covid-19 lockdown measures.

11 May 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with school leaders on the timeline for reopening schools in England during the covid-19 outbreak.

1 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the level of availability of accommodation for British citizens returning from overseas as a result of the covid-19 pandemic who do not have

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard children from abuse while schools are closed due to covid-19.

11 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Sixth Form Education: Finance

What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the adequacy of funding for sixth form students.

3 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what welfare support she plans to make available to UK citizens living in the EU who are no longer entitled to that support from EU member states after the transition period.

30 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Forests

What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the effect of High Speed Two on ancient woodland.

20 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she is taking to deliver the recommendation from the Committee on Climate Change that large-scale solar PV and onshore wind should have a Government-backed route to mar

14 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was received by his Department from the Commercial Exploitation Levy in the financial years (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18 and (d) 2018-19; and if he will make a statement.

28 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to support local authorities to maintain rural bus services.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Trade Fairs

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether (a) the United Arab Emirates, (b) Kuwait, (c) Bahrain and (d) Egypt will be invited to send a delegation to the defence and security equipment international exhibition on 10 to 13 September.

19 Jul 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Crisis Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department policies of (a) the March 2019 The Children’s Society report entitled Nowhere to turn and (B) the finding that

11 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether representatives from Saudi Arabia (a) have been or (b) will be invited by the Government to send a delegation to the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition taking place at the

21 May 2019 · Treasury

Economic Situation: Air Pollution

What assessment the Government has made of the economic effect on vulnerable people of air pollution.

20 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gender Dysphoria: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps have been taken in the last six months to reduce the waiting time for transsexual youths at the Tavistock Hospital Gender Identity Clinic.

Source: official written-questions record.