Written questions

460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Consumer Goods: Electrical Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting as Government policy the recommendations of Electrical Safety First's campaign on (a) improving the regulation of

8 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the Government’s involvement in training Colombian police forces; and if he will publish the minutes of those discussio

8 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Civil Liberties and Protest

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has made to work with his international counterparts to promote civil liberties and encourage the right to protest in Colombia.

7 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to review the universal credit policy that means single parents under the age of 25 claim universal credit at a lower rate than those aged 25 or over.

7 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Highlands of Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to work with the Scottish Government to encourage an increase in bus services in the Highlands as part of a UK wide environmental strategy ahead of COP26.

7 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Film: Highlands of Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to promote the Scottish Highlands as a film location for movies and television.

28 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage and (b) support the use of electric vehicles among lower wage earners resident in rural and semi-rural settings.

28 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that electric vehicle infrastructure is accessible for disabled people.

17 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Environment Protection: Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Committee on Climate Change's report entitled The Sixth Carbon Budget: The UK’s path to Net Zero, published in December 2020, whether he has plans to publish a roadmap for increasing low-carbon

9 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Bomb Disposal: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many underwater munitions disposals his Department has performed in the waters surrounding the UK in each of the last ten years; and what proportion of those disposals involved (a) high order detonations and

9 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Alford: Bomb Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many units of Alford Technologies’ Vulcan UXO clearance system his Department has purchased in each of the last ten years.

26 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he made of the potential merits of waiving the cost of fees for Leave to Remain for Commonwealth service leavers and their families.

26 May 2021 · Home Office

Armed Forces: Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Commonwealth service leavers who are eligible to apply for Leave to Remain have applied for Leave to Remain.

26 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Commonwealth nationals serving in the armed forces have served in the armed forces for four or more years.

13 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Human Rights Watch report entitled A threshold crossed on Israel's treatment of Palest

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

Football

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will facilitate a roundtable discussion with sports broadcasters and football fan associations to discuss the European Super League proposals.

13 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Levelling Up Fund: Highlands of Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's criteria for putting the Highlands local authority in tier 3 for the Levelling Up Fund.

13 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Levelling Up Fund: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the process is for local authorities to appeal the tier that they have been allocated for the Levelling Up Fund.

12 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the British Army is taking in response to the proposal made in the 2019 Junior Entry Review to create new terms of service aligning the minimum commitment lengths of recruits aged under 18 with those o

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Shared Rural Network

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish specific details of locations to be used for the Shared Rural Network rollout; and what the timescale is for the deployment of that programme.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Shared Rural Network: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish details of the proposed site locations for the 124 mobile masts that will be erected under the Shared Rural Network Programme; what the timeframe is for confirming tho

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Ofcom's announcement, Ramping up the rollout of full-fibre broadband, published on 18 March 2021, how he plans to allocate the £1.5 billion put aside for investment in

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Rural Gigabit Connectivity programme will be extended or replaced at end of March 2021.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Project Gigabit

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to announce which further areas of the UK will be prioritised to benefit from Project Gigabit.

16 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that army recruits enlisted under the age of 18 do not have to serve for a longer minimum period than recruits enlisted as adults.

12 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Protest

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the right to peaceful protest during the covid-19 lockdown.

10 Mar 2021 · Scotland Office

Telecommunications: Scotland

What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the adequacy of telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas of Scotland.

9 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Events Industry: Insurance

If he will introduce a Government-backed insurance scheme for the live events industry.

3 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Events Industry: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to create a Government-backed insurance scheme to prevent the cancellation of festivals, live music and events in summer 2021.

3 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Events Industry: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of whether the time taken to create a Government-backed insurance scheme for the live events industry will lead to the cancellation of live events in summer 2021.

Source: official written-questions record.