Written questions

1,565 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of households in each Welsh Local Authority had smart meters installed on 1 July 2023.

4 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 191637 on Livestock: Vaccination, what the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's expected timescale is for when the manufacturing issues

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) Heptavac and (b) Bravoxin 10 vaccine supplies.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parking: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2023 to Question 155257 on Parking: Fines, what his Department's planned timescales are for the completion of the impact assessment and consultation

22 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Public Bodies: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of the provisions in the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill on (a) the Welsh Government, (b) Welsh G

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Electricians: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to help increase the supply of trained electrical workers in the UK.

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with network operators on resolving connections queues at the distribution level.

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of accelerating work on local energy governance and planning arrangements to deliver investment to the energy grid where

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the adequacy and equity of arrangements for managing grid connections to enable both large-scale renewable generation projects and (a) micro

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential role of (a) heat pumps, (b) EV charging points, (c) solar PV and (d) other low carbon technologies in offsetting the energy dema

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) adopting a transitional approach to implementing its Future Homes Standard and (b) allowing developments

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department expects to publish the (a) technical consultation and (b) draft impact assessment for the Future Homes Standard.

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Future Homes Standard; and what his planned timeline is for implementing that Standard on new house build completi

14 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sheep: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of supplies of the Cevac Chlamydia vaccine.

14 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a single rate for electricity standing charges levied on households across the UK.

14 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the level of residential energy customer debt; and if he will make a comparative assessment of the implications for his policies of changes in the lev

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing paid kinship care leave for new kinship carers on (a) those carers and (b) the children in their care.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of kinship carers who have (a) temporarily and (b) permanently withdrawn from the labour market as a result of their caring responsibilities in the last 12 mont

12 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

World Health Organisation: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that (a) stakeholders and (b) the public are able to feed into (i) the UK’s position and (ii) responses to amendments submitted

9 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry and Tourism: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing VAT to 5 per cent for hospitably businesses for (a) tourism and (b) hospitality.

9 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of staffing assigned to the HMRC National Insurance helpline.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 165459 on Pensions: Telephone Services, when he expects for the additional resource assigned to the Future Pension Service to reduce the amount of tim

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making Intelligent Speed Assistance software mandatory for motorcycles sold in the UK.

9 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the average increase in insurance premiums for small businesses in the last two years; and what assessment he has made of the impact of increases in insurance premiums on small bus

9 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Business: Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on discussions with the insurance industry to agree specific conditions for forms of Government support that should not be taken into account when calculating business interruption insuranc

9 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Business: Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the data collected by the Financial Conduct Authority on affected insurers and the progress of their non-damage business interruption insurance claims, what recent discussions he has had with (a) t

9 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Large Goods Vehicles: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of thefts of goods and cargo from HGVs stationary at (a) rest stops and (b) other locations have been reported in the last 12 months.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Deep Sea Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had on the potential merits of imposing a moratorium on deep sea mining with her counterparts in (a) France, (b) New Zealand, (c) Chile and (d) other countries which hav

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on tackling the matter of dogs attacking livestock.

22 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to help ensure the accuracy of the information published online setting out the carbon footprint of different modes of transport; and whether his Department has made an estimate of the r

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