Written questions
2,491 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chemicals
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on a UK chemicals strategy.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Drinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to limit levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Deposit Return Schemes: Drinks
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with businesses on preparing for the deadline for the implementation of the deposit return scheme.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Microplastics: Washing Machines
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with businesses on installing microfibre filters in washing machines.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that additional costs on water bills are used to improve storm overflows.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the number of emergency discharges from emergency overflows.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on prosecutions for non-compliance by (a) water and (b) sewerage companies at wastewater treatment works.
16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Environment Agency and (b) Ofwat on the adequacy of their capacity to investigate breaches of permits by water companies.
16 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 9639 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will provide an update on how many homes undergoing repair and maintenance have been completed.
16 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Air Force: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications to enlist in the Royal Air Force were rejected in each of the last five years, broken down by the reason for rejection.
16 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications to enlist in the Royal Navy were rejected in each of the last five years, broken down by the reason for rejection.
16 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications to enlist in the Army were rejected in each of the last five years, broken down by the reason for rejection.
5 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UK-Africa Investment Summit
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, for what reason the UK-Africa investment summit due to be held in April 2024 has been postponed.
5 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UK-Africa Investment Summit
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has rearranged a date for the UK-Africa investment summit.
5 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Candidates
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules on standing for (a) local and (b) national political office apply to (i) regular and (ii) reserve personnel.
2 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: Uniforms
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy is abolishing tropical uniforms.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Spiking
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether test kits for spiking are routinely available on military establishments.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Spiking
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports of spiking were recorded by the (a) Army, (b) RAF and (c) Royal Navy last year.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Spiking
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether spiking awareness training is provided for all members of the armed forces.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Subject Access Requests
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to resolve complaints about unsatisfactory responses to subject access requests.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Subject Access Requests
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long on average it takes his Department to respond to a subject access request; and what proportion of such requests are answered after 20 days.
30 Jan 2024 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Subject Access Requests
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department takes to resolve complaints about unsatisfactory responses to subject access requests.
30 Jan 2024 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Subject Access Requests
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long on average it takes his Department to respond to a subject access request; and what proportion of such requests are answered after 20 days.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to chapter 6 of his Department's publication entitled JSP 456 Defence Catering Manual Volume 4 – Catering, Retail and Leisure (CRL) Part 2: Guidance, published in December 2014, whether the guidanc
29 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of officers applying for transitional protection for their properties when the new accommodation offer is introduced.
29 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of officers who will lose entitlement to their Service Family Accommodation properties when the new accommodation offer is introduced.
25 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Development and Africa during the debate on the Situation in the Red Sea on 24 January, Official Report, column 400, if he will make it his pol
25 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were waiting for dental care as of 25 January 2024, broken down by service.
24 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 10351 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of military housing units treated for faults not listed in the previous question.
24 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Annington Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on buying back ownership of the Annington Homes estate.
Source: official written-questions record.