Written questions
1,565 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Feb 2021 · Treasury
Cultural Heritage: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC has made of the effectiveness of tax relief to national heritage assets to ensure continued Public Rights of Way access.
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Electronic Commerce: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the potential merits of including the sale of unsafe goods within the scope of
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Electronic Commerce: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has for protection of protect consumers from the sale of unsafe goods on social media marketplaces.
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Electronic Commerce: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timescale is for publication of the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) new voluntary commitment for online marketplaces; and what plans the OPSS has for prote
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Consumer Goods: Electrical Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to protect consumers from unsafe electrical goods being sold online.
19 Feb 2021 · Department for International Trade
Wool: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to promote British wool exports.
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Export Health Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of additional Official Veterinarians required to (a) meet the demand for Export Health Certificates for goods leaving Great Britain and (b) perf
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Export Health Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of additional Official Veterinarians required to (a) meet the demand for Export Health Certificates in Great Britain once the current authorised
11 Feb 2021 · Treasury
National Library of Wales: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 147960 on National Library of Wales: Finance, whether there was a 100 per cent Barnett consequential in respect of the National Library of Wales under the provisions
11 Feb 2021 · Treasury
National Library of Wales: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 147960, on the funding of Public Libraries whether there was a 100 per cent Barnett consequential in respect of the National Library of Wales under the provisions of
11 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Cultural Heritage: Tax Allowances
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits for (a) the heritage sector, (b) the Welsh economy and (c) rural jobs of lifting the cap on Sidew
11 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding he plans to allocate to Wales under the UK Rural Gigabit Connectivity Programme.
10 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to secure the return of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from Iran to the UK.
9 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Scotland and Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in the Scottish and Welsh Governments on the implementation of the Outside-In programme in Scotland and Wales.
9 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Sahara: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UN commission announced in 2016 on the situation in Guerguerat, Western Sahara issued a report.
9 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Sahara: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question 142046, on Western Sahara: Trade Agreements, whether the EU (a) consulted the UN recognised representatives of the Saharawi people and (b)
4 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on the review of the concurrent fisheries functions which allow a Minister of the Crown to regulate British fishing boats, apart from Welsh fishing boats, in
2 Feb 2021 · Treasury
National Library of Wales: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 1 February 2021 to Question 143882 on Public Libraries: Finance, for what reason the funding treatment of the National Library of Wales under the Barnett Formula has changed since 2015.
2 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a scheme of support similar to that offered by the Government for properties affected by precast reinforced con
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Shops: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the role of rural shops during the covid-19 outbreak; what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for those shops
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of rural proofing for Government policies.
28 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Journalism: Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the ability of UK journalists to travel frequently across national borders in the EU without vis
28 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Schools: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what level of Barnett consequential funding the Welsh Government will receive as a result of the £300 million announced for schools in England by the Prime Minister on 27 January 2021.
28 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to research on the effectiveness of the (a) Pfizer/Biontech vaccine and (b) AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine for immuno-suppressed people; and which organis
27 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
High Speed Two: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total value is of contracts awarded under the High Speed Two project to suppliers based in Wales.
26 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Export Health Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Official Veterinarians required to meet the demand for Export Health Certificates in the UK; and how many Official Veterinarians the Governme
26 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
UK Trade with EU: Meat
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the operation of new trading arrangements for the export of Welsh red meat to the EU.
26 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
UK Trade with EU: Meat
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the operation of new trading arrangements for the export of red meat to the EU.
26 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Public Libraries: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what definition of Central Libraries his Department used in the 2020 Statement of Funding: Funding the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive.
26 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Public Libraries: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department undertook to inform the comparability factor for Central Libraries funding in the 2020 Statement of Funding.
Source: official written-questions record.