Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the role local newspapers play in keeping residents informed on local planning decisions, including those who either (a) don’t use or (b) have access to t

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Press: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the research commissioned by her Department from Plum Consulting, entitled Research into recent dynamics of the press sector in the UK and globally, published in May 20

9 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Aquind

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2021 to Question 904619 on financial crimes, what related due diligence his Department has undertaken specifically on (a) the proposed Aquind

8 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Aquind: Tax Avoidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2021 to Question 904619 on financial crimes, what related due diligence his Department has undertaken specifically on (a) the proposed Aquind

7 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Aquind: Tax Avoidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what due diligence his Department has carried out on the proposed Aquind Interconnector project and its owners, with particular reference to illicit finance and funds reported in

7 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Financial Services: Crime

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) tax avoidance, (b) money laundering and (c) other financial crimes following the publication of the Pandora Papers.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Treatment: Havant

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a Budds Farm treatment centre within the storm overflow discharge reduction plan.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of regulations on water providers on notifying customers of sewage discharges those companies are responsible for into rivers and water

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Investment Income

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of analysis by David Hall, of the Public Services International Research Unit at the University of Greenwich, which fou

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential ability of water utilities to make unpermitted sewage discharges during the investigation recently launched by the Environment Agency and O

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring water providers to produce live day-to-day reporting of sewage discharges into rivers and watercourses they are respons

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of instructing the Environment Agency to require water providers to publish their mapped sewage pollution data for areas in wh

30 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timeframe is for a decision on the proposed AQUIND interconnector project.

30 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Gurkhas: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of providing Gurkhas on the Gurkha Pension Scheme a retrospective pension equivalent to their UK counterparts.

30 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Gurkhas: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the disparity in funding between the Gurkha Pension Scheme and pensions for UK members of the armed forces on the widows of Gurkhas.

29 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Sex Establishments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of local authorities' ability to adequately enforce sexual entertainment venue legislation.

29 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Sex Establishments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to update guidance to local authorities on sexual entertainment venues.

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beaches and Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential financial impact to small and local business based near beaches and rivers of days rendered unswimmable as a result of s

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential risk to human health from rivers.

25 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will update the discharge to assess guidance for hospitals to ensure that the executive lead for hospital discharge has specific responsibility for carers.

25 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Carers UK report, Carers’ experiences of hospital discharge, published on 7 September 2021; and if he will make a statement.

25 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Dstl: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish benchmarking data on the pay disparity between Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory staff and those directly employed by his Department.

24 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Dstl: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of a potential pay disparity between employees of the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory and those directly employed by his Department.

24 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Dstl: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of staff have left the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory in each of the last three years.

24 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Emergency Services: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the feasibility of the fire service supporting the ambulance service in moving and handling people safely.

17 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of when the NHS back log will be cleared.

17 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of vacancies in NHS social care settings.

17 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many carers have been hired by the NHS in each month in the past year.

17 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Unpaid Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of unpaid carers.

17 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the potential average number of people per year who would have to sell their homes to pay for care after the introduction of the cap on care costs from October 2

Source: official written-questions record.