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.