Darren Jones

14 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Fees And Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the affordability of the cost of visas.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Tidal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of tidal flow power.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of how many people (a) living on houseboats, (b) in the travelling community and (c) for other reasons, are excluded from the current energy support sche

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biochar

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has taken recent steps to encourage the use of biochar as a (a) soil promoter, (b) substitute for imported fertiliser and (c) carbon capture method.

21 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason repayment holidays are not permitted on student loans.

17 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office

G20 and G7: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has appointed a G7/G20 Sherpa for 2023.

17 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office

G20 and G7

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Department has overall responsibility for the UK Government's representation at the G7 and G20.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Power Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department holds data on (a) fuel consumed and (b) electricity produced by power stations.

9 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Bristol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of dental practices providing NHS services in Bristol.

9 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Educational Psychology: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to train more educational psychologists in (a) Bristol and (b) the South West of England.

9 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Educational Psychology: Bristol

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many educational psychologists providing services to children in Bristol had their training funded by the NHS in each year since 2017.

7 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has withdrawn the use of the (a) SignVideo Relay Service and (b) textphone number.

7 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Probation: Bureaucracy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the measures taken by his Department to reduce the workload pressures of Probation Service staff in the last 12 months.

1 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps Department has taken to increase awareness of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes amongst NHS staff.

28 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to (a) extend the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund beyond 2027 or (b) provide a replacement to the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund to help support business in

28 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Research and Development Expenditure Credit: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review changes to the Research and Development Expenditure Credit scheme to help incentivise small and medium sized enterprises to invest in research and development in the UK.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the sale of bully bulldog breeds.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to fund science and innovation to help achieve the Government's global science superpower aims.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the consequences for her policies of (a) application rates and (b) funding awarded under the (i) Horizon Europe Guarantee and (ii) package of funding to

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the £375 million of funding for researching neurodegenerative diseases over the following five years announced in November 2021, whether his Department will provide additional fun

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department made on enacting the 10-Year Plan for Dementia that was announced by the Government in May 2022.

23 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Bristol North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of Hormone Replacement Therapy NHS services available in Bristol North West.

23 Feb 2023 · Women and Equalities

Bristol City Council: Wheelchairs

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has provided funding to Bristol City Council to meet wheelchair accessibility requirements in the National Disability Strategy.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate: Third Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Energy Bill Discount Scheme on the charitable and third sector's ability to pay its energy bills.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Third Sector: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department takes to support charitable and third sector organisations to source capital funding for energy efficiency works in their buildings.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of uplifting the benefits cap in line with inflation.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Microgeneration: Certification

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme on creating and maintaining professional standards in the energy microgeneration secto

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the fixed penalty notice fine for idling car engines.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Payment Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of tasking Ofgem to consider the issue of higher costs that customers incur when paying by methods other than direct debi

17 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Frenchay Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Nightingale Hospital in Frenchay has been decommissioned; how much that facility cost to run; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the alternative uses for that building