Written questions

153 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new hotels she has awarded contracts to for housing asylum seekers since 4 July 2024.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cricket: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Prime Minister announces multi-million pound boost for grassroots cricket, published on 4 April 2024, what progress has been made on deli

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cricket: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to maintain the £35 million investment in grassroots cricket facilities announced on 4 April 2024.

7 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of hotel accommodation in the London Borough of Havering for the purpose of housing asylum seekers since 29 July 2024.

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on (a) legislation to govern artificial intelligence models and (b) the impact of that legislation

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to alter the membership of the Expert Panel for her Department's BBC Funding Model Review.

25 Jul 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for new efficiency savings in (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies.

25 Jul 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what underspends are projected in (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies in (i) this financial year and (ii) the Spending Review period.

25 Jul 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Casement Park: Regeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost is of redeveloping Casement Park for Euro 2028.

25 Jul 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects her Department's BBC Funding Model Review is to conclude and publish its findings.

25 Jul 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she will continue the BBC Funding Model Review.

25 Jul 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what amount of her 2024-25 departmental budget was underspent on 24 May 2024.

24 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's planned timetable is for the completion of feasibility works for (a) platform six at Upminster station and (b) the other 50 projects granted Access for All accessibility funding on 24 May

24 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bisphenol A: Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Research has commissioned any research into the link between Bisphenol A (BPA) and breast cancer.

24 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of any hotel accommodation in the London Borough of Havering for the purpose of housing asylum seekers since 5 July 2024.

12 Jul 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that more homes are built to accessible and adaptable standards for older and disabled people; and what steps his Department is taking to assess

12 Jul 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Local Plans which include a requirement for new homes to be accessible and adaptable.

11 Feb 2019 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a definition of cross border hiring, as recommended by the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and PHV Licensing, to (a) stop drivers operating in

28 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the September 2018 report of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and PHV Licensing; and whether he plans to bring forward primary legislation to implement that report’s recommendations

10 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has been raised for the public purse from vehicle excise duties from the Greater London Authority area in each year for which information is available; and what assessment he has made of the potential

8 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring the proceeds of vehicle excise duties raised in the Greater London Authority area to London local authorities.

11 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Defence

National Security

What recent discussions he has had with the National Security Adviser on the current and future intensity of the threat environment.

28 Feb 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the total sleep­ in back pay liability is estimated to be for providers in (a) Hornchurch and Upminster constituency and (b) London Borough of Havering Council.

30 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neuroblastoma: Babies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the (a) cost and (b) effectiveness of mandatory testing of babies at birth for neuroblastoma.

30 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to promote volunteering in IBM's World Community Grid to support research into childhood cancers.

30 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospital Wards: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to ensure that NHS England provides (a) complementary wifi and (b) basic television services in children's hospital wards.

30 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to widen access to proton radiotherapy for cancer patients in England.

2 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the maximum fine available to courts and local authorities for fly-tipping from the current levels.

2 Nov 2017 · Department for Education

Vocational Guidance: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that young disabled people are able to access good quality careers advice.

2 Nov 2017 · Department for Education

Work Experience: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that young disabled people are able to participate in work experience.

Source: official written-questions record.