Written questions
2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Leasehold: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many of the recommendations made by the Law Commission in its report on leasehold enfranchisement, entitled Commonhold and the right to manage, published on 21 July 2020, have be
23 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Leasehold: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he last met the Law Commission to discuss leasehold reform.
23 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which bathing waters have been de-designated in the South East since 2010.
23 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to designate bathing waters in Portsmouth South by 2025.
23 Apr 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he last met with the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman to discuss the findings and recommendations of its report on changes to Women’s State Pension Age, published on 21 March 2024.
23 Apr 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his planned timetable is for responding to the findings and recommendations from the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman report into the changes to Women’s State Pension Age, published on 2
23 Apr 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Young People: Public Participation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the British Youth Council on youth representation at the local authority level.
23 Apr 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Young People: Public Participation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure young people continue to have opportunities for democratic participation at the local authority level following the closure of the British Youth Council.
22 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Powers of Attorney: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) fraud and (b) misuse of Lasting Power of Attorney.
22 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Powers of Attorney
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require the Office of the Public Guardian to notify all nominated persons when a (a) power of attorney and (b) la
16 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: International Law
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to (a) investigate and (b) verify claims on Israel's compliance with international law.
16 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Arms Trade
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, when he last met with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to discuss the sale of arms to Israel.
15 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Middle East: Conflict Prevention
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to prevent regional escalation resulting from recent attacks on Israel by Iran.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she last met with representatives from Ofcom to discuss plans for reforming the Universal Service Obligation.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of Royal Mail's failure to meet the Universal Service Obligation.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Royal Mail’s fulfilment of the Universal Service Obligation in Portsmouth in 2023.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Portsmouth South
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department (a) is taking steps to reduce the time taken for to receive a practical car driving test slot in Portsmouth South constituency and (b) plans to increase the number of slots for such tests
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Portsmouth South
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of car driving test slots in Portsmouth South constituency.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Portsmouth South
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people in Portsmouth South constituency were waiting to be allocated a driving test slot as of 15 April 2024.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time between (a) requesting and (b) receiving a driving test slot is in (i) England, (ii) the South East and (iii) Portsmouth South constituency.
15 Apr 2024 · Home Office
Police: Resignations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of trends in the level of police officer resignations; and what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) adequacy of police officer numbers and (b) long-term sustainability o
15 Apr 2024 · Home Office
Police: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to encourage (a) alternative working and (b) other arrangements to support people in police forces with (i) additional needs, (ii) disabilities and (iii) other health condit
15 Apr 2024 · Home Office
Police: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to encourage (a) flexible working and (b) other practices to support gender-inclusivity in police forces.
15 Apr 2024 · Home Office
Police: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of female police officers.
15 Apr 2024 · Home Office
Police: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to increase the number and proportion of (a) police officers and (b) other police staff who are female.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Elizabeth Line and Southeastern: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2023 to Question 5623 on Elizabeth Line and Southeastern: Repairs and Maintenance, what progress the cross Whitehall task force has made on (a) mitigations against redundan
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Hitachi on its rail plant in Newton Aycliffe.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2024 to Question 18584 on High Speed 2 Line, when he plans to publish the phase one updated business case.
15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2024 to Question 18584 on High Speed 2 Line, what train services were included in the business case.
26 Mar 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to publish the (a) nature and (b) content of concerns raised by the Ministry of Defence once they have been raised formally through appropriate channels.
Source: official written-questions record.