Written questions

773 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Pensions: Statistics

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to National Audit Office's report entitled, public service pensions, published on 19 March 2021, whether her Department plans to publish updated statistics on the balancing payments made to pensions s

9 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services and Speech and Language Therapy: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made in reducing waiting times for (a) speech and language therapy services and (b) neurodevelopmental services.

9 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients waiting over 52 weeks for elective care in (a) England, (b) Norfolk and Waveney ICB area and (c) Queen Elizabeth King's Lynn Hospital Trust; and

7 Jan 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund Taskforce: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether members of the National Wealth Fund Taskforce are remunerated.

18 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Crown Estate: Great British Energy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press notice entitled New Great British Energy partnership launched to turbocharge energy independence, published on 25 July 2024, if her Department will publish the partnership agreement betwe

18 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Digital Services Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax revenue the Digital Services Tax has raised since 2020.

18 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Large Goods Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the rules on the taxation of double cab pickup trucks on (a) consumers and (b) rural communities.

18 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases in (a) vehicle excise duty and (b) the HGV road user levy on the logistics industry.

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage foreign direct investment.

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses have been supported by the British Business Bank since 2014.

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Investment: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase private investment as a proportion of GDP.

18 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Productivity

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help improve (a) public and (b) private sector productivity.

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional emergency NHS dental appointments have been provided in the Norfolk and Waveney integrated care board area since 4 July 2024.

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) the forecast spend on NHS dentistry by Norfolk and Waveney ICB and (b) its allocated budget for the fin

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Norfolk and Waveney Acute Healthcare Collaborative on its proposal to move to a group model of operation.

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been released to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Trust under the New Hospitals Programme.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to promote the use of timber framing in construction.

2 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Essential Tremor: Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's commissioning guidance entitled Transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for treatment of medication-refractory essential tremor, update

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2024 to Question 14758 on Special Educational Needs: Finance, and with reference to Table 5.1 in the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, on what evidential basis item 62, page 121,

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the £1 billion funding for Special Education Needs announced in the Budget she expects to be used (a) by local authorities to reduce deficits and (b) to improve support for pupils.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 29 October to Question 11052 and of 8 November to Question 12117 on Free Schools, for what reason she has not provided the list requested.

6 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand Fracture Liaison Services in England.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October to Question 11052 on Free Schools, if she will list the 44 projects.

29 Oct 2024 · Attorney General

Ministers: Law Officers

To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to paragraph 7.16 of the Ministerial Code, how many ministers have consulted the law officers on legal proceedings in a personal capacity since 4 July 2024.

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new provisional registration status for overseas-qualified dentists whose qualifications are not automatically recognised by G

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken to process applications to the dental performers list.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the independent appeals process for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme will start accepting applications.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 October 2024, HCWS150 on Mainstream Free Schools, what her policy is on opening free schools approved under the last Government.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Written Statement of 22 October 2024 on Mainstream Free Schools, HCWS150, what the 44 centrally delivered, mainstream projects are on which her Department will engage with local authoritie

22 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the temporary freeze on alcohol duty.

Source: official written-questions record.