Written questions

Luke Pollard

2,491 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department offers support to people with neurodiversity conditions to help them join the UK armed forces.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered the potential merits of including more water efficiency measures in the Greening Government Commitments.

29 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Spring Budget 2023, how much of the £2 billion funding for stockpiles has been allocated as of 29 June 2023; and how many new contracts his Department has agreed through that funding.

29 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Iodine

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received a request from the Ukrainian government to supply iodine tablets.

29 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contracts his Department has signed as part of the £2 billion funding allocated in Spring Budget 2023 for stockpiles.

29 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ukrainian pilots the UK Armed Forces has trained since February 2022.

29 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department conducted a structural survey of the Bibby Stockholm before it underwent refitting in Falmouth Docks.

28 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to use Falmouth Docks to refit more barges to house asylum seekers.

28 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the public purse of housing asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge; and whether this cost can be broken down per asylum seeker.

28 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her original timescale was for refitting the Bibby Stockholm barge in Falmouth Docks to accommodate asylum seekers; and whether this timescale has changed since work began.

28 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the public purse of refitting the Bibby Stockholm barge in Falmouth Docks to accommodate asylum seekers; and whether this cost has increased since w

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received (a) Universal Credit, (b) Personal Independence Payment, (c) Employment and Support Allowance, (d) Disability Living Allowance for children and (e) housing benefit by gende

22 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the rectification plans agreed with private providers and contractors in respect of quality and repairs of defence accommodation.

22 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much compensation has been paid to service families by Future Defence Infrastructure Services contractors for poor quality accommodation and missed appointments.

22 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to oral contribution of 19 June by the Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families, Official Report, column 671, how many deductions of what value have been made for failure to deliver par

16 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Tanks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tanks are in service with the Army.

16 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Horses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many horses are in service with the Army.

15 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Universities: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of universities deducting wages of staff that engage in industrial action on levels of participation in industrial action in that sector.

13 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Devonport Dockyard

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish details of the contract for HMNB Devonport - 3 Basin Rehabilitation of Vessel Entry Point.

13 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Devonport Dockyard

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the award of a contract for HMNB Devonport - 3 Basin Rehabilitation of Vessel Entry Point, published on 19 May, will affect any of the timelines for recycling the nuclear submarines stored in that basin.

13 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where he plans to store the first Vanguard-class submarine awaiting decommissioning; and in what timescale.

7 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons any military service undertaken before the age of 18 is not counted towards veterans' overall pension value.