Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Landlords: Liverpool

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish his Department's decision on the Liverpool Landlord Licensing scheme.

20 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Buildings: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the role of building standards in improving the energy efficiency of the built environment, in the context of the Government’s Heat and Buildings St

20 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) increase in SUV use and (b) potential impact of that matter on the Government's progress to reaching its net zero targets.

20 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tidal Power: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to add tidal range technology into the National Planning statements and make it part of the UK's net zero strategy.

20 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Clean Energy: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to use the UK tax system to accelerate the transition to clean energy in response to the European Commission's 2019 finding that the UK had the biggest fossil fuel subsidies in the EU.

20 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Detainees: Legal Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Detained Duty Advice scheme.

20 Oct 2021 · COP26

Climate Change and Coronavirus

What steps the Government is taking to promote climate action and a green recovery from the covid-19 pandemic ahead of COP26.

18 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for his policies of the funding recommendation in part 2 of the Government’s Independent Review of Drugs by Dame Carol Black.

15 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Aiding and Abetting: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to keep official statistics on how many convictions rely on the law of joint enterprise.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to publish a response to its consultation on corporate transparency and register reform.

15 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Public Service: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 10 December 2020 to Question 126115 on Public Service: Misconduct, when his Department plans to publish its response to the Law Commission’s report into Misconduct in Public Office

15 Oct 2021 · Cabinet Office

Development and Use of Supply Chain Finance (And Associated Schemes) in Government Review

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to publish its response to Nigel Boardman's report into the development and use of Supply Chain Finance (and associated schemes) related to Gree

15 Oct 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Contracts

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ask the relevant authorities to undertake detailed audits of the 73 Government covid-19 contracts identified by Transparency International UK as containing cor

15 Oct 2021 · Cabinet Office

Procurement: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans publish details of (a) companies that were awarded contracts via the high-priority lane for covid-19 procurement and (b) who referred them.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support organisations that assist victims of sexual violence.

15 Oct 2021 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's timetable is for publishing its response to its consultation on planned reforms to public procurement.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Warm Home Discount Scheme.

21 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the backlog in needs assessments to ensure that disabled children can access the health support they need.

20 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding is being made available to deliver the Government’s commitment to end new cases of HIV by 2030.

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Housing: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to support public engagement on net zero in the Net Zero Strategy in respect of tackling gaps in consumer protections to give people the confidence to make chang

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Housing: Heating

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to make it easier for people to make energy efficiency improvements to homes and adopt low-carbon heat technologies.

9 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Airports: National Policy Statements

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to review the Airports National Policy Statement in light of the Government's commitment to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.

8 Sep 2021 · Women and Equalities

Discrimination: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions has she had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the impact of algorithmic decision-making on people with protected characteristics.

7 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement on Afghanistan on 6 September 2021, Official Report, column 26, by when he expects all representations made by hon. Memb

6 Sep 2021 · Cabinet Office

General Elections: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the UK parliamentary general election spending limit.

6 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the current retirement age of 68 for prison officers on prison officer pensions.

6 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of raising the retirement age of prison officers to 68 on the (a) recruitment, (b) retention, (c) safety and (d) morale of prison

6 Sep 2021 · Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to provide support for property buyers who agreed sales ahead of the end of the stamp duty freeze and who will not complete sales until after the end of that freeze due to waiting for the compl

3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the 19.6 per cent annual increase in alcohol specific deaths; and what steps he is taking to reduce alcohol harm.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on adequately funding disabled children’s health and care services in the long-term.

Source: official written-questions record.