Written questions

1,565 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Alternative Fuel Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether households that depend solely on (a) air source or (b) ground source heat pumps for their heating will be eligible for support under the Alternative Fuel Payment scheme.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cold Weather Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the locations of the Met Office Weather Stations used to determine eligibility for the cold weather payment to ensure that the measurements taken to acti

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cold Weather Payments: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Wales were eligible for the Cold Weather Payment and lived in a postcode area where Cold Weather Payments were made in that year (a) overall and (b) by whether eligibility derived

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Postal Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Royal Mail Group's proposal to move to five-day letter delivery on the rural economy.

13 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Animals in Science Regulation Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2022 to Question 97679 on Animals in Science Regulation Unit, if she will commission an independent review of the potential benefits of increasing the fees payable

7 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Alternative Fuel Payments: Sheltered Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether people living in flats in sheltered accommodation and who are off the gas grid will be eligible for the Alternative Fuel Payment.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Alternative Fuel Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans for households eligible for the Alternative Fuel Payment to receive the £200 as a credit on their electricity bill; and whether this payment will be delivered as a l

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Alternative Fuel Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he expects households which will be eligible for the Alternative Fuel Payment but which will not receive the payment automatically because they do not have a relationship wit

2 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Company Obligation: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much of the additional funding allocated to the Eco+ scheme announced on 28 November will be allocated to Wales.

2 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of restrictions on transfers from public sector pension schemes to defined contribution schemes.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of the £484 million announced by the Government in funding for the R&D sector announced by the Government on 21 November 2022 will be allocated to Wal

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what marginal rate of taxation a student will be paying every year for the next five years who is repaying a loan on plan 4, earning over the repayment threshold and paying the basic rate of income tax.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what marginal rate of taxation a student will be paying every year for the next five years who is repaying a loan on plan 2, earning over the repayment threshold and paying the basic rate of income tax.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what marginal rate of taxation a student will be paying every year for the next five years who is repaying a loan on plan 1, earning over the repayment threshold and paying the basic rate of income tax.

28 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Animals in Science Regulation Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the fees payable for licences under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to generate additional income for employing inspecto

14 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Multiply Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether unspent funds from the Multiply Programme will be returned to HM Treasury.

8 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Animal Experiments: Surveys

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 13 May 2021 to Question 1041 on Animal Experiments: Surveys, whether the research for an update to the Public Attitudes to Animal Research survey h

7 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Weather: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to investigate the impact of rising temperatures on mortality.

7 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Weather: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the joint report by the UK Health Security Agency and the Office for National Statistics showing the effect of the s

7 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Weather: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from the Welsh Government on the potential implications of the joint report by UK Health Security Agency and the Office for National Sta

7 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Death: Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives from the Office for National Statistics regarding an analysis of excess deaths since June 2022.

4 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the area of UK seas covered by a permanent ban on bottom towed fishing gears on her Department's support of the Globa

3 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help social care staff can access ongoing learning opportunities to specialise in dementia care.

3 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of findings of the APPG on Dementia's latest report Workforce Matters: Putting People Affected by Dementia at the Heart of Care.

2 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities using procurement processes to obtain banking services on the number of banks engaging in the procurement process.

2 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Local Government: Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his department has taken to ensure that local authorities have access to adequate banking services.

1 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dialysis Machines: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that the cost of energy remains affordable for people reliant on home dialysis.

1 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dialysis Machines: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to help support kidney patients on home dialysis with energy costs after the end of the Energy Price Guarantee.

1 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Corporate Joint Committees

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on Corporate Joint Committees; and what progress has been made on ensuring that said committees are able to (a) reclaim VAT, (b) access borrowing via Publ

26 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Childcare: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether people eligible for the tax-free childcare allowance can access that allowance before 31 days prior to a relevant leave period; and if he will make an assessment of the clarity of gov.uk guidance on that all

Source: official written-questions record.