Written questions

773 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Trade Union Officials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals in England provide office space to Unison representatives; and what rental charges are paid in each case.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the salaries are for the (a) Chairman and (b) Chief Executive of the new Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission Ofwat to provide an assessment of the potential impacts of extending competition to the residential retail water market.

30 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Buildings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on (a) maintenance and (b) refurbishment of 36 Whitehall in each of the last three years.

30 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Buildings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has for the use of 36 Whitehall.

30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the 40 most expensive substitute (a) service family accommodation and (a) single living accommodation properties were by (i) monthly rental and (b) location in each of the last 12 months.

30 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full time equivalent staff are employed in (a) each Ministerial office and (b) the Permanent Secretary's office.

30 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Communication

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's budget is for (a) advertising, (a) marketing and (c) communications in each year of this Parliament.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: North West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve access to public transport in North West Norfolk.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to end the Great Northern franchise at the core term expiry date.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

A47: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of dualling the A47 between Tilney and East Winch.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of privately owned e-scooters in England.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to allow the use of privately owned e-scooters on public roads.

30 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Covid-19 Inquiry: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled UK Covid-19 Inquiry Management Statement, published in August 2022, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Covid-19 public inquiry represents valu

30 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's consultation Strengthening the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, published on 28 April 2025, what estimate she has made of the annual revenue which would be generated from the proposed ch

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 23863 on Department for Education: Disclosure of Information, what recent progress her Department has made on the inquiry; and whether special advisers have

28 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Crown Estate: Great British Energy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on negotiating a partnership agreement between the Crown Estate and Great British Energy.

28 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Crown Estate Act 2025

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the Crown Estate on using the borrowing powers in the Crown Estate Act 2025.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

MV Solong and MV Stena Immaculate: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the total cost of the environmental clean-up operation, following the North Sea vessel collision on 10 March 2025.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

MV Solong and MV Stena Immaculate: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of the environmental clean-up operation to (a) charities and (b) local authorities, following the North Sea vessel collision on 10 March 2025.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

MV Solong and MV Stena Immaculate: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will be pursuing financial redress from the operators of the (a) MV Solong and (b) MV Stena Immaculate for the clean up operation, following the North Sea vessel collision on 10 March 202

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Environment: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) local authorities and (b) charities can claim financial compensation for environmental clean-up costs.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he expects fixed sum payments to be awarded to people harmed by Sodium Valproate and surgical mesh implants during 2025.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to create a two-stage financial redress scheme for people harmed by Sodium Valproate and surgical mesh implants.

7 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the (a) number and (b) administrative costs of arms length bodies.

1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Care Homes: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received any representations on fire safety guidance and the time within which care homes should aim to evacuate residents from protected areas.

1 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Pensioners

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40654 on Income Tax: Pensioners, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners that will be affected in each year.

31 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Court of Protection: Child Trust Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost of applying to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order was in cases relating to Child Trust Funds in the latest period for which data is available.

31 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Court of Protection: Child Trust Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order in cases relating to Child Trust Funds were made in each year since 2019.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Trust Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the DWP appointee scheme to cover Child Trust Funds with a value up to £5,000.

Source: official written-questions record.