Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Energy: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Energy Profits Levy investment allowance on carbon emissions; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) ending those tax reliefs an

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report by the Social Market Foundation and Public First entitled Fairer, warmer, cheaper: new energy bill support policies to support British households in an age of hig

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

North Sea Oil: Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the approval of the Rosebank oil field on wholesale electricity prices.

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

North Sea Oil: Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of approving the Rosebank oil field on the Government's (a) net zero targets and (b) international climate obligations.

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

North Sea Oil: Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to prevent the development of the Rosebank oil field.

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

North Sea Oil: Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of developing the Rosebank oil field on the Government’s target of protecting at least 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030.

8 Mar 2023 · Treasury

North Sea Oil: Shetland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the potential change in tax revenues arising from the Energy Profits Levy investment allowance for the development the Rosebank oil field.

7 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons her Department will not establish an independent inquiry into the disappearance of children from accommodation managed by her Department.

7 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Home Office: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the target response time is for (a) the Urgent Queries inbox and (b) the MP correspondence inbox.

7 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

West Bank: Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) humanitarian and (b) human rights situation in the occupied West Bank.

7 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking diplomatic steps to support the creation of mechanisms for (a) reporting and (b) addressing alleged violations of international law in the occupied Pales

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Housing Associations: Energy Performance Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on helping to ensure that housing associations apply for energy performance certificates where they are required to allow tenants to benefi

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Helmets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure young people wear helmets on bicycles.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Helmets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the Government will not make it a legal requirement for cyclists to wear helmets.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 20 February 2023 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton on free school meals.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

DP World: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total value is of (a) contracts and (b) vessel purchases made between his Department and companies owned by DP World in the period since 17 March 2022.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Energy Performance Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many social housing tenants in (a) Liverpool Walton and (b) the UK have not received the warm homes discount due to a energy performance certificate not being in place.

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State's contribution to the Report Stage of the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill on 1 March 2023, Official Report column 849, i

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State's contribution to the Report Stage of the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill on 1 March 2023, Official Report column 849, w

1 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Rents: Arrears

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of rent debt.

1 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Rents: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Scottish Government on its rent cap; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending this policy to ot

28 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Housing Allowance: Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of freezes in the housing allowance on trends in the level of rough sleeping.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC Board on levels of (a) public and (b) professional trust in the political independence of the current BBC Chair.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with the Scottish government on the implications of their decision to bring registered social landlords under the Freedom of Information (Scotla

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the written evidence submitted by the Information Commissioner’s Office to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee for its inquiry into the Regulation o

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a sectoral breakdown of the industries in which people his Department deems gainfully self-employed work.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cost of Living Payments: Entertainers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many people in the entertainment industry will be excluded from the Government’s Cost of Living Payments as a result of the Minimum Income Floor reducing their Universal

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of the Wise Group Fuel Poverty Report 2023.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to assess the needs of disabled people in the Government’s approach to supporting consumer protection in the energy markets.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of fuel poverty on disabled people in England.

Source: official written-questions record.