Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 May 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to help support companies in the gaming industry that use artificial intelligence to innovate.
3 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Brazil: Floods
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will take steps with his international counterparts to support the Brazilian government following the dam collapse and floods in Rio Grande do Sul.
3 May 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications for emergency proxy votes due to (a) lost and (b) damaged IDs were received in the elections of 2 May 2024; and what assessment he has made of the potential imp
3 May 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of people unable to vote due to the voter ID requirements in the elections of 2 May 2024.
1 May 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Empty Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential barriers to reducing the number of empty dwellings in high-demand housing areas.
1 May 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Empty Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to encourage occupation of long term empty homes.
1 May 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Empty Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's policies on reducing the number of empty homes in the UK.
1 May 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Empty Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the number of empty dwellings in the UK in the last 6 months.
1 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Freight: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to mitigate the potential impact of increases in import costs at Dover on the efficiency of haulage operations.
1 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Products and Plants: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he had with food import businesses before implementation of physical checks on (a) animal and (b) plant products entering from the EU.
1 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of inspection fees on food from (a) Eastern Europe and (b) other countries under the Border Target Operating Model on the cost of
30 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Livestock: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2024 to Question 21236 on Livestock: Exports, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for the change since 2020.
30 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Feedback on Proposed changes to the advertising element of the cost sharing regulations, published on 29 February 2024, what stakeholder consultations on the proposed changes to cost-shari
30 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to help (a) ensure that regulations on cost-sharing flights do not disproportionately affect the general aviation community, (b) support pilots in meeting potential new regulatory req
30 Apr 2024 · Home Office
Bribery: Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on allegations of bribery in property development approvals in Slough.
30 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Local Government: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what protections are in place for whistle-blowers in local government.
30 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government: Corruption
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidelines his Department issues to (a) local authorities and (b) police forces for handling allegations of bribery and corruption in council operations.
30 Apr 2024 · Home Office
Local Government: Corruption
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how resources are allocated to police forces for investigating (a) corruption and (b) bribery allegations in local councils.
30 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government: Bribery
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department issues to the police on their role in investigating allegations of bribery in local council operations; and what support his Department provides to local
29 Apr 2024 · Treasury
Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking with local authorities to help tackle the illicit tobacco trade.
26 Apr 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Music Venues and Night-time Economy
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps with (a) local authorities and (b) industry stakeholders to help increase the sustainability of (i) live music venues and (ii) other aspects of the night-ti
26 Apr 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Brexit
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on (a) venues hosting international artists and (b) other businesses and organisations in the cultural se
26 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Diplomatic Service: Neutrality
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department has issued recent guidance to British High Commissioners on their responsibility to not interfere in the domestic political affairs of the countries to which they are appointed.
26 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Transport: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the sustainability of transport infrastructure.
26 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help support rail passengers who do not have access to digital ticketing, in the context of proposals to close ticket offices.
26 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held recent discussions with rail unions on the potential impact of ticket office closures on employment within the rail sector.
26 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of closing train ticket offices on (a) elderly and (b) disabled passengers.
24 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the end of custody supervised licence scheme on rates of recidivism among early-release prisoners.
24 Apr 2024 · Scotland Office
Cost of Living: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on trends in the cost of living in Scotland.
24 Apr 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary school places.
Source: official written-questions record.