Written questions

595 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hamas and Israel: Arrest Warrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the International Criminal Court arrest warrants issued for (a) Benjamin Netanyahu, (b) Yoav Gal

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for arms export licences of the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for (a) Benjamin Netanyahu and (b) Yoav Gallant.

11 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Bereavement abroad through homicide or culpable homicide - support: memorandum of understanding" between his Department and the Crown Office and Procurator

11 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many coroners inquests have been held in (a) England and (b) Wales for the death of a UK national abroad in the last five years.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what methodology his Department will use to allocate the £1 billion of funding for community energy to each of the nations in the UK.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Cables: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of overhead lines on GPS equipment used by farmers.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seed Potatoes: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the potential loss of revenue for seed potato farmers that lost potato cyst nematode clear status due to contamination during the construction of nationa

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seed Potatoes: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to compensate seed potato farmers that lose potato cyst nematode clear status due to contamination caused by the construction of national infrastructure including

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking through the Child Maintenance Service to ensure that receiving parents and their children are adequately financially supported when paying parents (a) decide not to return to wo

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Childcare: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Child Maintenance Service has made of the potential merits of ensuring that both parents are equally liable for childcare costs.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Child Maintenance Service has made of the potential merits of reducing the threshold for unearned income for paying parents from £2,500 to £1,000 in line with HMRC’s annual tax-free

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Child Maintenance Service to calculate a paying parent's liability using their household income rather than their individual incom

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that parents are not able to avoid (a) Child Maintenance liability and (b) Deduction of Earning Orders by changing employment.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve the success of enforcement measures taken by the Child Maintenance Service on non-paying parents.

30 Aug 2024 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on the format of payments from the infected blood compensation scheme; whether he has had discussions with each devolved Administration on their pres

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Cables: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the relative costs per km of (a) overhead, (b) underground and (c) offshore electricity transmission cables.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of changes in the number of jobs in the (a) oil and (b) gas sector in (i) the UK and (ii) Scotland in each of the next 30 years.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to introduce zonal energy markets in the UK.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of Great British Energy's budget will be allocated to early development work to help de-risk private sector investments over the next five years.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for GB Energy (a) whole and (b) partial ownership of electricity transmission infrastructure.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for GB Energy (a) investments in renewable energy supply chains and (b) (i) whole and (ii) partial ownership of supply chain manufacturing companies.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Community Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for GB Energy (a) investment in and (b) partial ownership of community energy projects.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for (a) whole and (b) partial ownership of energy generation capacity by GB Energy by 2045.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for (a) whole and (b) partial ownership of (i) offshore and (ii) onshore wind farms by GB Energy by 2045.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans for GB Energy to have a public option retail arm.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he will publish a response to the consultation entitled Review of electricity market arrangements (REMA): second consultation which closed on 7 May 2024.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how GB Energy will interact with the (a) UK Infrastructure Bank and (b) National Wealth Fund to provide investment for renewable energy; and how renewables investments by GB Energy will diffe

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any of Great British Energy's 8.3bn budget will be spent on funding (a) the offshore renewable energy catapult and (b) other existing technology investment initiatives.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether wind farm developments which receive investment from GB Energy will be eligible for contracts via the Contracts for Difference scheme.

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any of the £8.3 billion funding allocated to Great British Energy over the next five years will be spent on funding the Contracts for Difference scheme.

Source: official written-questions record.