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Written questions

James Wild

773 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of waste incineration plant capacity required to meet the target to reduce residual waste set out in the Environmental Targets (Residual Waste) (England) Regu

29 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the waste incineration plant capacity that is (a) operational, (b) consented but not yet operational and (c) not consented but where a permit application

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Growth: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 102 of her Department's response to the Regulating for Growth Consultation, published in February 2024, what her planned timetable is for laying secondary legislation to ext

16 Apr 2024 · Treasury

Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.67, page 75 of the Spring Budget 2024, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of the Furnished Holiday Lettings tax regime on the number of businesses that

19 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 January 2024 on Local Government Finance Update, HCWS206, when he plans to announce the allocation of funding for local auth

14 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Oral Statement of 7 February 2024 on NHS Dentistry: Recovery and Reform, Official Report, columns 251-253, which areas will be included in the first cohort to offer golden hel

14 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Oral Statement of 7 February 2024 on NHS Dentistry: Recovery and Reform, Official Report, columns 251-253, what her planned timetable is for the deployment of mobile dental te

14 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Oral Statement of 7 February 2024 on NHS Dentistry: Recovery and Reform, Official Report, columns 251-253, what her planned timetable is for the deployment of dental vans in (

5 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on establishing an ombudsman for the gambling sector since publication of the Gambling Review in April 2023.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what peat-free working exemptions will be in place in the professional horticulture sector from 2026.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the average cost to farmers of switching agricultural machinery from using existing plant plugs to non-peat alternatives.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of the professional horticulture sector on plans to ban the sale of horticultural peat.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of alternatives to peat-based soils for the professional horticulture sector.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of (a) water and (b) fertiliser usage for (i) peat and (ii) coir in the growing of plants.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the potential cost of the proposed ban on the use of peat by 2030 on the professional horticulture sector.

4 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the number of offenders refusing to attend sentencing hearings who were convicted of an offence where (a) a life sentence must or may be imposed and (b) where the maximum sentence d

26 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Norfolk Constabulary: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers from Norfolk Constabulary have provided mutual aid to the Metropolitan Police for policing protests since 7 October 2023.

5 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the exemptions granted by the Office of Rail and Road under Section 5 of the Railway Safety Regulations 1999 on central door locking by the date they (a) were issued and (b) expire.

29 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Iraq: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what specialisms the Armed Forces are providing training to Iraqi Security Forces in Iraq.

29 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Iraq: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces are deployed in Iraq as of 29 January 2024.

24 Jan 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Fujitsu

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Fujitsu has brought a legal claim against his Department since 2016.

16 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made on clearing the backlog of local audits in England since the 2015-16 financial year.

11 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Islamic State: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) diplomatic and (b) military contribution the UK is making to the Global Coalition Against Daesh.

11 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Iraq and Syria: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Global Coalition Against Daesh in reducing the threat from terrorists in (a) Iraq and (b) Syria.

11 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Iraq and Syria: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) flying hours and (b) air strikes have been conducted by UK armed forces against Daesh in (a) Iraq and (b) Syria in each of the last 12 months.

11 Dec 2023 · 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 ensure the Covid-19 public inquiry represents overall value

6 Dec 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Efficiency Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has taken on the role of the Energy Efficiency Taskforce.

6 Dec 2023 · Treasury

Natwest: Shares

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2023, whether his Department has appointed advisers to review the potential merits of a NatWest retail share offer.

6 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Community Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of community sentences were completed (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully due to (i) the committal of an additional offence and (ii) a breach of sentence stipulations in each of t

21 Nov 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports Competitors: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing deaf athletes to access funding allocated to Olympic and Paralympic sport through UK Sport.

Source: official written-questions record.