Written questions

1,565 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Dec 2023 · Treasury

Taxation: International Cooperation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to support the implementation of the UN General Assembly’s resolution on the Promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation at the United Nations.

13 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 395 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what steps she is taking to implement the advice of the JCVI on the rollout of the autumn 2023 booster progra

13 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock Worrying

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 18 September 2023 to Question 198983, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on livestock worrying.

13 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock Worrying: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Welsh Government on taking steps to help tackle livestock worrying.

8 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Constituencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason the draft Order giving effect to the new parliamentary constituency boundaries was not submitted to the Privy Council within four months.

30 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Transport: North of England

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department's fiscal rules require (a) programme and (b) departmental comparability factors to be applied to new spending on projects included in Network North.

30 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Bus Services: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department's fiscal rules require (a) programme and (b) departmental comparability factors to be applied to new funding announcements made outside of a Spending Review; and, with reference to the Written

30 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Bus Services: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 23 October 2023 entitled Bus Funding Update, HCWS1084, how much Barnett consequential funding the Welsh government will receive following the increase to the bu

30 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Private Equity: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taxing carried interest at 45 per cent.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Sixth Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee of Session 2019-21 on Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme, HC 1346, published on 29 April 2021, whether sh

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many miners were recipients of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme in (a) Ceredigion and (b) Wales in November 2023.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of payments from the (a) War Pensions and (b) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme are also in receipt of (i) Universal Credit, (ii) Child Tax Support, (iii) Income Support, (

24 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that (a) serving members of the Armed Forces and (b)veterans in receipt of compensation for a service-related injury are not disadvantaged compared to their

24 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require local authorities to disregard compensation offered to wounded (a) service people and (b) veter

24 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to incorporate the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant into welfare and benefits policy making.

24 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to disregard compensation offered to wounded (a) service people and (b) veterans under the (i) Service Inv

24 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make n assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to disregard compensation offered to wounded (a) service people and (b) veterans under the War Pensions an

22 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which trusts have been identified by Getting It Right First Time as part of its Further Faster pilot to deliver rapid clinical transformation for patients with (a) Crohn's disease and (b) ulcerativ

20 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to tackle shortages in the supply of ADHD medicines.

16 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish a report following a review of the regulatory provision contained in regulations 3 to 16 of the Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention)(Medical Certification) Regulat

15 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take legislative steps to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty.

10 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the eligibility threshold for means-tested free school meals for Universal Credit recipients in line with (a) inflation and (b) national livi

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Universities: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to provide university researchers with access to designated officials across government.

7 Nov 2023 · Wales Office

Research: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he plans to take steps to promote research in Welsh universities in the context of the Welsh universities showcasing event held on 17 October 2023.

7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry’s publication entitled At the crossroads: how a new UK medicines deal can deliver for patients, the NHS and the economy, publish

7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to expand the eligibility criteria for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine; and what guidance his Department has issued on the additional protection provided by additional doses and an

7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG on Brain Tumours Inquiry Report entitled Pathway to A Cure, whether his Department plans to work with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to encourage

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department has taken to support people in the private rental sector to access retrofitting schemes.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department has taken to lessen the upfront cost of retrofitting for (a) lower- and (b) middle-income households.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is her Department is taking to support customers with rising levels of energy consumer debt.

Source: official written-questions record.