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.