Written questions

460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Live Events Reinsurance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the total value was of the cover provided to theatre events insured under the UK Live Events Reinsurance Scheme.

1 Dec 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Live Events Reinsurance Scheme: Theatre

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of theatre events that have been successfully insured under the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme.

25 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Clive Barracks and Nesscliffe Training Area: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of the reduction in day-to-day spending on the future viability of (a) Clive Barracks and (b) Nesscliffe Training Area.

25 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Nesscliffe Training Area

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the future of Nesscliffe Training Area.

25 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Clive Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the future of Clive Barracks.

25 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Shawbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the future of RAF Shawbury.

22 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Home Office: Amazon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what risk assessment was undertaken before awarding the cloud contract for GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 to Amazon.

19 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Amazon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what risk assessment was undertaken before awarding the cloud contract for GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 to Amazon.

19 Nov 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications (Security) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to publish the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill.

19 Nov 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will commit to publishing her Department’s response to the consultation on potential reform of the Electronic Communications Code by the end of 2021.

15 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in the context of proposed boundary changes, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the representation of the historic English counties.

12 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fossil Fuels: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of tightening the definition of what counts as a new fossil fuel extraction project for the purposes of ensuring the effectiven

12 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of weighting plug-in vehicle grants towards rural postcodes.

18 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of service personnel undertake the Annual Mental Fitness Brief each year.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of whether the rollout of full fibre infrastructure is (a) faster, (b) less disruptive and (c) cheaper when using existing duct and pole infrastructure.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunication: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of telegraph poles situated on private land in Scotland were installed after 2017.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) telegraph poles and (b) ducts situated on private land in (i) England and (ii) Scotland.

16 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Channel Four Television: Privatisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the impact of privatising Channel 4 on the availability of distinctive British content.

8 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel who received assessments due to the impact of being involved with in the trial of Ajax tanks were assessed as requiring treatment; and what treatments were considered necessary.

8 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Live Events Reinsurance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) method, (b) calculations and (c) evidential basis his Department used to agree with the Chancellor of the Exchequer a five per cent premium for the Live Events Reinsurance Schem

8 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Live Events Reinsurance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the events industry his Department estimates will avail itself of the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme.

8 Sep 2021 · Scotland Office

Hydrogen: Scotland

What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the implementation of the Government's new Hydrogen Strategy.

3 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: GardaWorld

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what arrangements were included in the contract held between his Department and the security firm GardaWorld for the payment of contracted staff once the British Embassy in A

3 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: GardaWorld

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the length of the contract held between his Department and the security firm GardaWorld; whether that contract contained a break clause in the event of an Embassy cl

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blood sample tests requested by DVLA as part of a fitness to drive medical were required to be retaken due to a previous blood test being a (a) haemolysed sample, (b) clotted sample and (c) insufficien

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blood samples were requested by DVLA as part of a fitness to drive medical in each of the last five years.

15 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what policies his Department has to ensure the protection of biodiversity during the sale of land by the Ministry of Defence.

15 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to offset emissions produced by the Ministry of Defence's land use.

15 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what protections for biodiversity are in place on land owned by the Ministry of Defence.

15 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure that his Department will meet the 2050 net zero target using the same criteria as other Government departments.

Source: official written-questions record.