Written questions

1,596 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Drinks: Industry

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which representatives of the drinks industry (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have met since 1 August 2023.

8 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department gathers on the potential impact of alcohol duty increases on SME (a) winemakers and (b) spirits producers.

8 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of of the impact of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on the delivery of HIV and TB services.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many rough sleepers have refused accommodation offered in each of the last five years.

7 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria she uses to distinguish which rough sleepers do so as a lifestyle choice.

24 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Nitrous Oxide: Motor Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the consultation outcome entitled Nitrous oxide: legitimate uses and appropriate controls, published on 25 September 2023, whether she plans to exempt motorsports from the proposed b

23 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with refence to her Department's press release entitled Crackdown on rip-off university degrees, published on 17 July 2023, on which degree courses she plans to increase controls.

20 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Parkinson's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors, published on 5 September 2023, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of

20 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Parkinson's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors, published on 5 September 2023, whether his Department has made an assessment of the poten

19 Oct 2023 · Treasury

UK Spirits Alliance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet the UK Spirits Alliance to discuss the rate of duty on spirits.

19 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times he met spirits distillers to discuss the August 2023 changes to alcohol duty.

19 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Spirits: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Brexit Pubs Guarantee on the price of spirits in pubs.

19 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the August 2023 changes to alcohol duty on inflation.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require buyers and sellers to be compensated when the other party withdraws from an agreement to purchase a residential property.

13 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Defibrillators: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy not to charge VAT on defibrillators.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of how many and what proportion of graduates in each plan will repay their (a) undergraduate and (b) post graduate loans.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Local Government: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the evidential basis is for his statement made on 3 October 2023 that local authorities were planning to use CCTV to restrict people’s movements.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS dentists are accepting new adult patients that are not entitled to free dental care as of October 2023.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has plans to resume issuing multi-year financial settlements to local councils.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of local councils warning that they may have to issue section 114 notices on (a) service delivery and (b) budgets.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many local authorities have (a) raised concerns relating to their financial position and (b) requested financial assistance since 1 January 2023.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of councils that will issue a section 114 notice in the next 24 months.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many requests have been made by local councils for capitalisation directives in the last 12 months; and of those, how many were accepted.

13 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Credit: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to protect people from credit and loan scams; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it a requirement for lenders to request ID from customers before credit can be issued.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS physicians there were per 10,000 people in January (a) 2010 and (b) 2023.

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

Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's authored article entitled What the PM’s new approach to Net Zero means for you, published 20 September 2023, whether he had held discussions with

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the interest rate on student loans is set higher than the Bank of England base rate.

13 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Meat: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the authored article entitled What the PM’s new approach to Net Zero means for you, published by the Prime Minister's Office on 20 September 2023, whether he had discussions with Cabinet colleagues

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Emergency Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to establish a mental health emergency helpline.

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

Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the (a) quality and (b) suitability of temporary accommodation offered to (i) families and (ii) individuals who have become homeless.

Source: official written-questions record.