Written questions

773 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Aarhus Convention

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the limit on costs recoverable from an individual party in an Aarhus Convention claim.

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Literacy: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme.

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average amount of per pupil funding in mainstream schools in (a) North West Norfolk constituency, (b) Norfolk and (c) England is (i) in the 2023-24 and (ii) planned for in the 2024-2025 financial year.

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Home Upgrade Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, by what date local authorities are required to start processing applications under the Home Upgrade Grant 2 scheme.

14 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ploughshare: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial returns Ploughshare has delivered in each of the last five years; and what financial performance targets have been set for Ploughshare in each of the next three years.

14 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what efficiency targets he has set for the top level budget areas in his Department for each of the next three years.

14 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 20 September 2023 to Question 199262 on Ministry of Defence: Assets, if he will take steps to require asset sales to be reported to his Department's Director General Finance.

14 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the written statement of 13 November 2023 entitled Service Family Accommodation and Winter Planning, HCWS28, what steps his Department is taking to fund damp and mould mitigation packages in all

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the Mott MacDonald report commissioned by his Department on RAAC.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sugar Beet: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) British Sugar and (b) the National Farmers Union on the 2024/25 sugar beet price negotiations.

9 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Agricultural Machinery

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with EU counterparts on exports of agricultural equipment by EU companies to Russia.

9 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Agricultural Machinery

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what sanctions apply to the export of agricultural equipment to Russia by UK manufacturers.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to respond to the Climate Change Committee’s 2023 Progress Report to Parliament.

12 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many gliding hours were made available to air cadets in each of the last three years.

12 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value was of asset disposals made by his Department in each of the last five years.

12 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Remembrance Day

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of road closure fees on the number of Remembrance Service parades.

12 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many referrals he has made to the Parole Board for eligible Imprisonment for Public Protection offenders; and how many such offenders have been released in the last 12 months.

12 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are minimum notice period requirements for dentists to stop providing NHS dental services.

12 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent guidance his Department has provided to hospitals affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity and Natural Gas: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will discuss with Ofgem the potential merits of reviewing variations in energy providers' (a) gas and (b) electricity standing charges.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of financial support available to kinship carers.

5 Sep 2023 · Attorney General

Sentencing

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to her Department's transparency data on Outcome of unduly lenient sentence referrals updated on 5 September 2023, for what reason ULS reference 461 2023 is listed as application withdrawn.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of fuel prices on the competitiveness of the haulage industry.

17 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Rail Delivery Group on the potential impact of proposed rail ticket office closures on the availability of ticket types; and whether he is taking steps to ensure the availab

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the White Paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for a digital age, what her planned timescale is for publishing a consultation on a stake limit for online slots.

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to section four of the White Paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, what progress her Department has made on establishing an ombudsman to rule on social r

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Holiday Accommodation: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing small business rate relief for furnished holiday lets.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Tenure

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local authorities to determine property tenure types when allocating sites for housing development.

6 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what payments to (a) Pinnacle Group, (b) VIVO and (c) Amey have been withheld on performance grounds in the last three years.

6 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid to (a) Pinnacle Group, (b) VIVO and (c) Amey under the service accommodation contracts awarded in June 2021.

Source: official written-questions record.