Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Russia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the risks posed to national security by political instability in Russia; and what steps he is taking to mitigate the risks of Russian nuclear weapons falling under the control of ho

26 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Economic Policy: Production

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to strengthen the supply side of the economy.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of staff time spent working on the Rail Networks Enhancement Pipeline since its last update.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department are working on the update to the Rail Networks Enhancement Pipeline.

23 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to support (a) first-time buyers and (b) people who have large capital balances on their mortgages.

23 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Social Media: Offensive Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to tackle the paid advertising to UK users on social media platforms of (a) weapons and (b) other illicit items.

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

Chemical and Biological Warfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to create resiliency plans for a (a) chemical, (b) biological, (c) radiological and (d) nuclear (i) attack and (ii) accident.

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

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve food security.

23 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Inflation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the main causes of the level of inflation.

23 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 estimate he has made of when 300,000 new homes will be built each year.

23 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid his Department has provided to Afghanistan in the last 12 months.

23 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Economic Recession

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of whether the economy will be in recession in the next 18 months.

23 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Inflation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help tackle inflation.

23 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Interest Rates: Inflation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Bank of England on the impact of interest rate changes on the level of inflation.

23 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the number of businesses that are likely to cease trading as a result of (a) higher interest rates on their debts and (b) reduced consumer disposable income in th

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

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with local authorities on taking steps to retain mechanisms to pay for all local authority services with cash.

23 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anxiety: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support people who identify as LGBTQ+ with anxiety.

21 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Banks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an recent assessment of the adequacy of rate of taxation applicable to the banking sector.

21 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Banks: Ethics

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has held recent discussions with the banking sector on corporate and social responsibilities.

21 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Banks: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had any recent discussions with banks on (a) the financial support provided to banks in 2008 and (b) rates for (i) savings and (ii) loans being offered by banks, in the context of rises in the cost of

21 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of relative changes in banks rates on (a) mortgages and loans and (b) savings.

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Holidays

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with other Government departments on the potential effect of additional public holidays on the tourism industry and the economy.

12 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the average pay increase for (a) civil servants and (b) other public sector workers who were (i) prohibited and (ii) not prohibited from striking in each of the last five years.

12 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Military Academy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has taken recent steps to improve the provision of welfare support at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

12 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to ensure the consistent implementation of adequate risk management processes for vulnerable service personnel.

12 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the UK does not risk falling behind in (a) defence and (b) military-related advancements in (i) drone technology and (ii) artificial intelligence.

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

Thames Freeport: DP World

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department last met representatives of DP World to discuss the proposal for that company to co-run the Thames Freeport.

9 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Data Protection

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to protect information classified as secret or above in the event of the theft of a Government electronic device.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Ministers: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether ministers in his Department are provided with training (a) in general and (b) on the Ministerial Code.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2020 to Question 88860 and with reference to the Rail Networks Enhancement Pipeline most recently published on 16 October 2019, whether it remains his policy that the Rail

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