Written questions
2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Bicycles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of requiring electric bike users to (a) have a number plate and (b) be insured.
22 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Household Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her policy to allow Household Support Fund allocations to be used by local authorities to purchase (a) slow cookers and (b) kettles.
22 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Driving Licences: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the digital driving licence will be accepted as a valid form of photo ID.
22 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to his Department's press release of 21 January 2025 entitled Shake up of tech and AI usage across NHS and other public services to deliver plan for change, whether he ha
22 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Remittances
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will collect data on family remittances from the UK.
22 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Remittances: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to reduce transfer fees on family remittances.
22 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Gender Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of bilateral programme funding had a gender equality policy marker in the last two years for which information is available; and what proportion of that fundi
22 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to deliver humanitarian aid to Sudan.
22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diagnosis: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of artificial intelligence in NHS diagnostics.
22 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure the long-term stability of (a) NGOs and (b) aid agencies that (i) provide humanitarian support and (ii) have other opera
22 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to the authorities in Afghanistan on the treatment of women and girls in that country.
16 Dec 2024 · Treasury
UK Infrastructure Bank: Women
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of funding from the UK Infrastructure Bank went to female-led (a) projects and (b) businesses in the last 10 years.
21 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote (a) internet freedom and (b) access to information to advocate freedom of religion internationally.
6 Nov 2024 · Women and Equalities
Women: Health
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve women's health.
1 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Living Wage and Minimum Wage: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of workers that will benefit from the increase to the (a) National Minimum Wage and (b) National Living Wage in Birmingham.
1 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Living Wage and Minimum Wage: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many workers aged above 16 years old are paid within 50p of the (a) National Minimum Wage and (b) National Living Wage in (i) Birmingham and (ii) the West Midlands.
24 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nigeria: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help promote freedom of religious belief for (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities in Nigeria.
22 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nitazenes: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) hospitalisations and (b) deaths from people using nitazenes in Birmingham; and what steps he is taking to reduce these numbers.
17 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to coordinate with the interim government of Bangladesh to protect Hindu and other religious minority communities.
17 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Yemen: Baha'i Faith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Yemen on the restriction of religious or belief for Bahai's in that country.
11 Oct 2024 · Home Office
Vehicle Number Plates: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal license plates have been seized by the police in each of the last five years.
11 Oct 2024 · Home Office
Vehicle Number Plates: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle illegal license plates.
9 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in Afghanistan.
9 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh: Rohingya
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Bangladeshi counterpart on (a) education, (b) registration and (c) other assistance for Rohingya refugees arriving in that country.
4 Oct 2024 · Home Office
Visas: Married People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing spousal visa applications to be submitted prior to the wedding date.
5 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport
Dangerous Driving: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of penalties for dangerous driving.
5 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sexual Assault Referral Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the performance of for-profit providers of sexual assault referral centres.
5 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether him Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of using voluntary organisations to support victims of sexual assault.
5 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support victims of sexual assault.
21 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Mozambique: Armed Conflict
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) implications for his policies of the recent insurgent attacks around (i) Macomia, (ii) Missufine and (iii) Cajerene in Mozambique and (b) impact of those attacks on the
Source: official written-questions record.