Written questions

2,823 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Newport West

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle antisocial behaviour in Newport West constituency.

17 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Newport West

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help protect victims of domestic abuse in Newport West.

17 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on steps to increase charge rates for serial perpetrators of (a) domestic abuse and (b) sexual violence in (i) Newport West constituency and (ii)

17 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Police: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces have a specialist rape and serious sexual offences unit in Wales.

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fluorinated Gases: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department will publish the consultation on fluorinated gas regulation.

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fluorinated Gases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for industry to use alternatives to fluorinated gases.

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fluorinated Gases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of alternatives to fluorinated gases.

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cork (Material): Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including natural cork in the list of materials to attract higher modulated fees under the extended producer responsibility sch

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety Executive

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Health and Safety Executive's annual budget is for accessing scientific papers and other academic journals; to which academic journals it subscribes; and whether there are any relevant academic

15 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Republic of Congo: Floods

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department is taking steps to provide humanitarian in response to recent flooding in Congo-Brazzaville.

15 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tanzania: Landslips

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has received reports on the loss of life as a result of the recent mine landslide in Tanzania; and whether his Department is taking steps to support the Government of T

15 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Development Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he is taking steps to monitor the (a) potential impact and (b) transparency of spending of aid to Pakistan.

15 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nicaragua: Religous Freedom

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help promote the freedom of religion or belief in Nicaragua.

15 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nicaragua: Clergy

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has had discussions with its Nicaraguan counterparts on the arrests of Catholic priests.

15 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Christianity

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department has taken to help tackle anti-Christian violence in Nigeria in the Christmas 2023 period.

9 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, whether he has plans for (a) natural cork products and (b) products made from other natural materials to be moved to a lo

9 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of higher modulated fees on the grounds of lower recyclability under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on businesses (a)

9 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cork: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to include natural cork in the list of materials to attract higher modulated fees under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance the Health and Safety Executive uses when (a) preparing dossiers on restrictions under UK REACH and (b) preparing impact assessments for enacting restrictions in secondary legislation.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many substances have been (a) grandfathered and (b) notified to UK REACH and are subject to the extended data submission deadlines in the REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023 in the

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost to local authorities of managing waste containing persistent organic pollutants.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the management of waste containing persistent organic pollutants; and whether he plans to provide support to local authorit

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Chemicals Strategy.

14 Dec 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Home Energy and Lifestyle Management: Misrepresentation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will meet the hon. Member for Newport West to discuss a complaint about the mis-selling of Green Deal loans by HELMS submitted by a constituent in 2019.

11 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Minority Groups

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what systems his Department uses to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate (i) the potential impact of the Government’s funding on minorities and (ii) whether funding is being used effectiv

7 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 3959 on Dangerous Dogs, which organisations were part of the expert group convened by Defra to define the XL Bully breed typ

5 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Waste: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on recycling rates of mandating the sorting of co-mingled materials collected from households under the Simpler Recyclin

5 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Waste: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish additional statutory guidance for local authorities on the sorting of materials collected from households.

5 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Waste: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Simpler Recycling policy takes into account the expectations of consumers about what happens to items they send for recycling.

Source: official written-questions record.