Written questions

460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jul 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Tariffs: Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to share data with broadband providers on consumers in receipt of benefits for the purposes of increasing the efficiency and speed of the vetting process for applicat

19 Jul 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of social tariffs on broadband packages for consumers in receipt of benefits.

19 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of social tariffs on broadband packages for consumers in receipt of benefits.

11 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of levels of (a) lottery duty and (b) returns to good causes (i) in 2022-23 and (ii) in each of the next three financial years.

4 Jul 2022 · Treasury

National Lottery: Licensing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and (b) Gambling Commission on the implications of the fourth National Lottery licence on levels of (a) Lottery Du

4 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he expects day-to-day departmental spending to fall in real terms by the end of the 2022-23 Parliament.

4 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, published in March 2021, whether it remains his policy to reduce the armed forces to 72,500 by 2025.

9 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Iran: Intelligence Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on Iranian intelligence operatives attempting assassinations in (a) mainland Europe and (b) Britain and Gibraltar in the last five years.

23 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions a call out relating to a fault in armed forces accommodation resulted in a wait of more than one month for the repair to be completed in each of the last three years.

20 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

EU Defence Policy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the EU's Action Plan on Military Mobility.

19 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Project Gigabit

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the £5 billion Project Gigabit funds have been spent as of 19 May 2022.

19 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Project Gigabit

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which projects have received funds from Project Gigabit.

18 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the potential cost savings of reducing the armed forces by up to 10,000 personnel by 2025.

17 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Peatlands: Highlands of Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of adding the Flow Country to prospective list held by the Government for consideration for inscription onto the UNESCO Wo

12 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average period of time taken was to make repairs to an armed forces accommodation property after a call out in the last period for which figures are available.

12 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Army

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the deployable strength of the Army (a) as of 12 May 2022 and (b) in each of the last five years.

12 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the percentage shortfalls are for each pinch point trade in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force (i) as of 12 May 2022 and (ii) in each of the last five years.

12 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armoured vehicles of each type are (a) in the service with the Army and (b) fit for purpose as of 12 May 2022.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the document MOD surplus inventory for sale, published online, to whom and where his Department sells the surplus equipment; and what happens to the income from those sales.

10 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much it costs his Department on an annual basis to pay for and maintain empty properties owned by his Department; how much and what proportion of that amount is spent on renting those properties; and what the

23 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Asia-Pacific Region: Type 32 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of stationing a Type 32 frigate in the Indo-Pacific.

21 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government has taken to respond to the recommendations that it accepted made by the Second Report of the Defence Committee, Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces from Recruitme

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of households his Department estimates are reliant on heating oil; and if he will provide those data for households (a) by region in England, (b) in S

28 Feb 2022 · Cabinet Office

Royal British Legion: Energy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support the Government plans to provide to branches of the British Legion facing financial difficulties as a result of increases in energy costs.

23 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the fuel claim allowances for NHS patients travelling from rural areas to medical appointments in the context of rising fuel costs.

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Modular Reactors: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the building of small modular reactors in Scotland.

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate: Repayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has in place to ensure that people who are not in receipt of the Government's £200 energy bill loan will be exempt from repayment levies in future years.

2 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spends on its online social media feeds.

26 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing subsidies for low income households to support access to broadband.

26 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Social Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing or removing VAT on social tariffs to support low income families to be able to afford broadband.

Source: official written-questions record.