Written questions
542 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Smart Export Guarantee
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the Smart Export Guarantee Scheme to help ensure that microgenerators receive a price that reflects
20 Jul 2022 · COP26
Climate Change: Investment
To ask the President of COP26, what recent assessment he has made of the potential role of private finance in delivering COP26 objectives.
21 Jun 2022 · Scotland Office
Genetic Engineering: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of allowing gene editing in Scotland.
21 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tunisia: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) political, (b) economic and (c) social situation in Tunisia; what steps her Department is taking in response to the political r
21 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tunisia: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made representations to the Tunisian Government on the prosecution of members of the Tunisian Parliament which may carry the death penalty.
21 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tunisia: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed new Tunisian Constitution on democratic accountability in Tunisia, in the context of the low rates of p
8 Dec 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Offenders: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to support offenders in gaining employment following their release from prison.
16 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Electricity Generation: Offshore Industry
What steps his Department is taking to introduce a regulated asset base for the offshore grid.
15 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Warships: Deployment
What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Carrier Strike Group’s ongoing deployment.
28 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to restart the Government’s consultation into the use of a Regulated Asset Base model for renewables and low carbon energy generating assets.
18 Aug 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nappies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to support the roll out of a national reusable nappy incentive scheme.
21 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Lithium-ion Batteries: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the cross-Departmental group coordinated by his Department is assessing lithium-ion battery safety in domestic settings in addition to large-scale battery storage faciliti
21 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety: Lithium-ion Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Health and Safety Executive have taken to assess the risk of fire and explosion associated with large scale lithium-ion battery storage.
21 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Lithium-ion Batteries: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to assess the fire risks posed by large scale lithium-ion battery storage.
19 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
UK Community Renewal Fund: Fakenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when Fakenham, Norfolk is planned to receive funding from the UK Community Renewal Fund.
12 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with the Health and Safety Executive to ensure effective regulation of proposed new battery developments on the Cambridgeshire-Suffolk Border and in Kent.
12 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Lithium-ion Batteries: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulating lithium-ion battery energy storage systems to help mitigate the risk of fire.
26 May 2021 · Women and Equalities
Females: New Businesses
What steps she is taking to support female entrepreneurs.
24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of NHS dental provision in Norfolk.
14 Apr 2021 · COP26
UN Climate Conference 2021
What steps he is taking to secure an international carbon price that is sufficient to effect consumer behavioural change in the run-up to COP26.
10 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Carbon Emissions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of implementing carbon border adjustment tariffs.
10 Jul 2020 · Home Office
Asylum: Badersfield
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to help ensure the safety of (a) asylum seekers and (b) other members of the public while asylum seekers are housed in Badersfield during the covid-19 outbreak.
1 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Shared Rural Network: Broadland
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on rolling out the shared rural mobile phone network in Broadland constituency.
2 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Children: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department's policy on parents access to children is based on a presumption of equal access, subject to additional risk factors.
1 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Family Courts: Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the adversarial approach of the Family Courts in dealing with child access cases.
1 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Family Courts: Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the proportion of family court cases where discouraged access to the child was reported by one of the parents.
11 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
USA: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the US Centre for Disease Control allow British seafarers to travel through US airspace.
6 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Carbon Capture and Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to (a) develop carbon capture and storage technology and (b) retrain and redeploy oil and gas sector workers in low-carbon industries.
24 Mar 2020 · Attorney General
Crown Prosecution Service: Finance
To ask the Attorney General, what plans she has for the allocation of the £80 million CPS budget increase announced in the Spending Round 2019.
16 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Military Decorations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will introduce a National Defence Medal.
Source: official written-questions record.