Written questions

773 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress (a) Pinnacle Group, (b) VIVO and (c) Amey have made on implementing their service accommodation rectification plans.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the criteria of the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme to include new lorry parks.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Reservoirs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the length of water abstraction licences to incentivise investment in winter reservoir storage.

4 Jul 2023 · Cabinet Office

Sue Gray

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) severance and (b) exit payments have been made to the former Second Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office, Sue Gray following her resignation.

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Universities: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with university vice-chancellors on delays in marking exams and dissertations.

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Universities: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of university students whose exam and dissertation grades will be delayed.

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the performance of (a) inshore fisheries and (b) conservation authorities.

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Contracts and Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Part 4, Chapter 2, of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, what discussions her Department has had with businesses on (a) its provisions on subscription contracts and

5 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are plans to upgrade rolling stock on the Govia Thameslink Railway route from King’s Cross to King’s Lynn.

24 May 2023 · Treasury

VAT: Registration

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the VAT registration threshold on incentives for small businesses to increase their turnover above that threshold.

23 May 2023 · Treasury

VAT: Tax Thresholds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of businesses that are not required to register for VAT at the current threshold that would be required to register if the threshold were increased to (a) £90,000 and (b) £100,000 as o

23 May 2023 · Treasury

VAT: Tax Yields

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of increasing the VAT registration threshold by the retail price index in each year to March 2026 on annual VAT revenues.

2 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Maize: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of restrictions on the import of forage maize seed treated with (a) Kori bird deterrent, (b) Redigo M fungicide an

20 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on eliminating waits of more than 18 months for elective care.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Speech and Language Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan published on 2 March 2023, what the process will be for selecting Integrated Care Boards t

19 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to allow patients to recover the cost of privately funded treatment from the NHS where they were not offered the option of treatment at an independent hospital under the NHS

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail on the potential impact of the withdrawal of Mailwork contracts on the viability of post offices.

18 Apr 2023 · Treasury

New Businesses: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the VAT threshold on small business growth.

18 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS contract with pharmacies includes any provisions restricting the publicising of closing times.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Shared Rural Network: North West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which postcode areas in North West Norfolk constituency will benefit from improved mobile coverage under the Shared Rural Network; and when those improvements will go live.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Motorways: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing pilot schemes to use AI to identify vehicles from which litter is discarded on motorways.

18 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to bring forward measures to make a defendant’s refusal to appear in court for sentencing an aggravating factor judges can take into account.

18 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Norwich: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HMP Norwich’s Employment Advisory Board in developing links with private sector employers.

18 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to GPs on including independent providers in shortlists to patients requiring treatment.

28 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people have contacted the Warm Homes Discount helpline as a result of being ineligible for an automatic rebate.

28 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who were eligible for the Warm Homes Discount under the broader group criteria in the previous scheme but do not qualify under th

28 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Project Gigabit: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Project Gigabit Winter Update published on 27 February 2023, when she plans to award the contract for Norfolk (Lot 7).

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness with which regulators have complied with the duty to promote growth in the Deregulation Act 2015.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress her Department has made on developing proposals to replace the Business Impact Target set out in the Deregulation Target 2015.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving local authorities increased powers to secure the eviction of tenants for reasons of anti-social behaviour when the landl

Source: official written-questions record.