Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mobile Phones: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help improve mobile phone coverage in (a) London and (b) England.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Educational Visits: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to help increase the number of visits by UK schools to EU countries.

13 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

France: Educational Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on facilitating school visits to France.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Educational Visits: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of school visits to EU countries that took place in (a) 2019 and (b) 2023.

13 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to (a) reassess his Department's funding allocation for overseas aid and (b) prioritise spending on the improvement of (i) water, (ii) sanitatio

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Disposable Wipes: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what legal mechanism her Department plans to use to ban wet wipes containing plastic.

19 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help mitigate the risk of atrocity crimes in Nagorno-Karabakh in the context of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces and mi

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to reform the private rented sector.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Hammersmith Bridge Task Force last met; and when the next meeting will be.

18 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken with (a) the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and (b) Transport for London to help reopen Hammersmith Bridge to vehicles as quickly as possible.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Mortgages: Interest Rates

What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Growth Plan of 23 September 2022 on mortgage rates.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Gardens: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2023 to Question 183276 on Grass: Plastics, what steps her Department plans to take to help people and companies make the right choice, in the context o

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Gardens: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a (a) ban and (b) tax on artificial grass for domestic use.

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

Housing: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the progress made to remediate fire safety defects in housing blocks by Taylor Wimpey in Putney constituency.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

South West Main Line: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with South Western Railway on ticket office closures.

18 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure the safety and religious freedom of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan.

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

Disposable Wipes: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of a ban on wet wipes containing plastic using section 140 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

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

Disposable Wipes: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the questions her Department plans to ask in its consultation on banning plastic in wet wipes.

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

Disposable Wipes: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's expected timescale is for (a) opening and (b) closing its consultation into banning plastic in wet wipes; and who will be invited to submit views.

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the cost of public transport on students' (a) finances and (b) mobility.

30 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds of the level of supply of Utrogestan; and what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) pharmacies and (b) hospitals without access to that medicine as o

30 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to secure the supply of Utrogestan; and on what date his Department expects the national supply of that medication will meet demand.

30 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of allowing biometric residence permit holders to use e-gates at passport control.

27 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Standards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs is taking to reduce (a) the number of lost records, (b) other administrative errors and (c) IT problems.

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity and Renewable Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that gas prices determine the cost of (a) electricity and (b) renewable electricity prices.

14 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to work with the international community to help reduce poverty in Sri Lanka.

12 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Adenomyosis and Endometriosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on (a) the number of people with (i) endometriosis and (ii) adenomyosis and (b) the average waiting time for (A) diagnosis and (B) medical treatment.

9 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps the Government has taken to (a) improve the complaints process for families living in service family accommodation and (b) ensure that complaints are dealt with (i) quickly and (ii) effectively.

9 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce incidences of (a) disrepair, (b) mould and (c) heating issues in service family accommodation.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Business Premises: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on average commercial rents per square metre in (a) Putney, (b) Wandsworth and (c) London.

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