Written questions

1,438 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops have been assigned to support public services in need of extra assistance in the past 12 months.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Mining: Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the expertise of assessors who are conducting health assessments for Industrial Injuries Disablement benefits on former mineworkers in taking into account

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Mining: Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the administration of the health assessments for Industrial Injuries Disablement benefits by the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments on former min

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claims for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits which are refused following medical assessment but are subsequently overturned at Tribunal are fully backdated and paid out in full

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of people will no longer receive the Warm Homes Discount as a result of changes in the eligibility criteria for 2023.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help (a) support and (b) encourage broadcasters to provide children’s television content.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young Audiences Content Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 3.4 of the White Paper entitled, Up next - the government’s vision for the broadcasting sector, published in April 2022, when she plans to publish the evaluation of th

2 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the shortest wait time was for probate to be granted for applications made in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

2 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest wait time was for probate to be granted for applications made in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

2 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how long the average wait time was for probate to be granted in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the cyber security of (a) CCTV doorbells and (b) other relevant connectable or IoT products.

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to lay regulations to set a time limit for provision of security updates for (a) CCTV doorbells and (b) other connectable or IoT products.

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has a timetable for the introduction of legislative provisions which require CCTV Doorbells and relevant connectable or IoT products to have a vulnerability disclosure policy

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has a timetable for the introduction of legislative provisions on banning default passwords on CCTV doorbells and other relevant connectable or IoT products.

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 3 February 2023 to Question 133725 on Department for Education: Data Protection, if she will publish the recommendations from the audit by the Information Commissioner's Office;

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 13 January 2023 to Question 113179, when she plans to place a copy of the Trustopia agreement in the Library; and for what reason the placement of the agreement in the Library ha

2 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 January 2023 on Government Action on Major Conditions and Diseases, HCWS514, whether the Major Conditions Strategy will be a 5 or 10 year strategy.

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference the Statement of Strategic Priorities for telecommunications, the management of radio spectrum, and postal services, published in July 2019, if she will make an assessmen

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure effective competition in the fixed telecommunications infrastructure sector.

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the number of network providers needed for effective competition in the fixed telecommunications infrastructure sector.

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2023 to Question 148763 on Levelling Up Fund, how the remaining money was (a) spent and (b) otherwise allocated.

24 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans UK: Surveys

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer by the Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families to the Question from the hon. Member for Barnsley East at Defence questions on 7 November 2022, Official Report, colu

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

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether any money that was once held by his Department in the Levelling Up Fund has been handed back to the Treasury.

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

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much money remains in the Levelling Up Fund within the Department.

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

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much of the money allocated to, and by, his Department under (i) round one and (ii) round two of the Levelling Up Fund has been spent.

26 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of qualified neurologists.

26 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Sclerosis: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of MS nurses in England.

26 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the criteria used to determine the conditions included in the Major Conditions Strategy.

26 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he made of the potential merits of including multiple sclerosis within the Major Conditions Strategy.

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

Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local newspapers.

Source: official written-questions record.