Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Portsmouth South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the proportional uptake of Housing Benefit by people of pension age in Portsmouth South constituency; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that Housing Ben

3 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Portsmouth South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the proportional uptake of Pension Credit in Portsmouth South constituency; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that Pension Credit is paid to all people

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

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of (a) private and (b) public sector orphan buildings have EWS1 forms in (i) Portsmouth and (ii) England.

2 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

St James' Hospital Portsmouth: Listed Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the transfer and sale of St James Hospital in Portsmouth was split into two phases; and what assessment he has made of the impact of transfer of the building on its Grade II listed

2 Feb 2023 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Official Residences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Ministers were using grace and favour properties as of 31 January 2023; and who the occupants of those properties are.

2 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

St James' Hospital Portsmouth: Listed Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the full the Disposal Strategy for the historic buildings that were part of St James Hospital in Portsmouth.

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

Shipping: Investment Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how his Department will work with the maritime sector to refocus the Investment Zones programme.

1 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Ventilation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that health and social care settings have (a) visible CO2 monitors with a regulated maximum CO2 level of 800ppm, (b) venti

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Ventilation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of installing ventilation, filtration and sterilisation systems in schools to help reduce the transmission of airborne pathogens, including SARS

1 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the transmission of airborne pathogens in enclosed public spaces.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that all children in secondary schools receive financial education.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the level of regional disparities in access to financial education.

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

Planning: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he will meet with Maritime UK to discuss the recommendations in the Coastal Powerhouse Manifesto on planning reform.

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

Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to set out more detail on his Department’s proposals for supporting knowledge-intensive clusters to drive economic growth, as announced in the Autumn statement.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to work with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to facilitate the recycling of marine and leisure vessels as part of the Clean Maritime Plan.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Energy and Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report by Maritime UK entitled Maritime UK's programme for Government, published on 10 October 2022, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendatio

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Maritime UK on the refresh of the Clean Maritime Plan.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timeline his Department is working towards for the 2023 Clean Maritime Plan.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Portsmouth South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools had at least one construction element in condition grade (a) C and (b) D in Portsmouth South constituency when that

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to announce details on the PE and sport premium for primary schools for 2023-24.

26 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that people on pre-payment meters who have not yet redeemed their Energy Bills Support Scheme vouchers will be able to do so.

26 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to (a) prevent and (b) regulate energy companies from forcibly installing prepayment meters in homes.

26 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to provide support to women who have been affected by changes in the state pension age.

26 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to reduce wait times for Category 2 ambulance calls.

26 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made on the impact of Brexit on (a) the UK’s medical workforce and (b) trends in the level of NHS recruitment.

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department made of the potential merits of reviewing the Teachers' Pension Scheme abatement rules, specifically those rules relating to teacher’s pension and re-employment earnings exceeding

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of allowing retired teaching staff to accrue further pension under the Teachers' Pension Scheme when returning to service.

12 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is his policy to maintain the Universal Service Obligation for Royal Mail.

12 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to meet the Sixth Carbon Budget.

12 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households in fuel poverty.

Source: official written-questions record.