Written questions

1,462 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of terminating the furnished holiday lettings tax regime on the tourism sector.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Holiday Accommodation: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of proposals for the regulation of short-term lets on the tourism

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the BBC board on their work to maintain professional standards within the BBC.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local journalism.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Visitor Levy: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of its proposals to introduce a visitor levy scheme on the number of tourists visiting Wales.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Petrol and Diesel: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of trends in petrol and diesel prices.

12 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of 12 September 2024 from the Leader of the House in response to the Question asked by the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth, if she will publish the Government’s impact a

12 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Population: Advisory Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a cross-government independent advisory body to consider the (a) short and long term effects of population growth in the UK.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the transparency in food labelling for British (a) food and (b) drink.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

Official Cars

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of Government cars are (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) hybrid and (d) electric.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the impact assessment for the changes to the Winter Fuel Payment regulations.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time for a Pension Credit application was in the latest period for which data is available; and whether she has taken steps to improve that processing time.

11 Sep 2024 · Home Office

Action Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will undertake a review of levels of public awareness of the roles and responsibilities of Action Fraud in investigating fraud-related crimes.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment she has made of trends in the take up of Pension Credit between (a) July 2024 and September 2024 and (b) July 2022 and July 2024.

11 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals and Pharmacy: Vocational Guidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on encouraging young people to pursue careers in (a) hospitals and (b) community pharmacies.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the £2 bus fare cap on increasing bus usage in (a) the East Midlands and (b) Leicestershire.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that Transport Authorities work collectively to enhance cross-boundary bus routes.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the meeting between the Minister for Energy and energy firms on Wednesday 28 August 2024, what assessment he has made of the [a] potential impact of the costs of energy on p

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has plans to help increase the building of accessible housing for people with accessibility needs.

11 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Domicil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on growth and investment of changes in levels of the number of people with non-domiciled tax status resident in the UK.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 33 on State Retirement Pensions: Women and with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pensio

11 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) drug companies to secure supplies of ADHD medication.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of ensuring a structurally-robust canal network on levels of biodiversity in communities.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of ensuring a structurally-robust canal network on levels of active travel in communities.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways: Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Canal and River Trust on ensuring the long-term resilience of canal infrastructure in (a) the Midlands and (b) Leicestershire.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways: Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to support the long-term resilience of canal infrastructure in (a) the Midlands and (b) Leicestershire.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Political Impartiality

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Asserson report into the BBC, published in September 2024.

2 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Royal Commissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a royal commission on social care.

2 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money has been collected through NHS claims for charges from overseas visitors in the last five reported financial years.

2 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS claims for charges from overseas visitors were processed by the NHS in the last five reported financial years.

Source: official written-questions record.