Written questions

1,596 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to ban all gambling sponsorships in association football.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Mersey Gateway Bridge: Tolls

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will end the toll on the Mersey Gateway Bridge.

21 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to disapply the local connection tests for veterans seeking social housing who left service over five years ago.

20 Apr 2023 · Women and Equalities

Disability: Cost of Living

What recent assessment she has made of the impact of increases in the cost of living on disabled people.

19 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to appoint the new Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner; and if she will make a statement.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the potential impact of the introduction of sustainable aviation fuel on the cost of flights in the next five years.

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

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many people are located in temporary accommodation because they are unable to be offered a permanent property due to rent arrears.

18 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Microsoft

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2023 to Question 174463 on NHS: Microsoft, whether Microsoft Teams has been assessed for compliance with the digital technology assessment criteria in the period

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will increase the level of funding for the fixing of potholes.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Microsoft

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2023 to Question 174463 on NHS: Microsoft, whether NHS Digital has assessed Microsoft Teams for compliance with the digital technology assessment criteria for hea

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the findings of the report entitled The Impact of Benefit Sanctions on Employment Outcomes: draft report, published by his Department on 6 April 2023, on the impact of benefit sanction

14 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending small producer relief beyond 8.5 per cent for small English distilleries and vineyards; and if he will make a statement.

14 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of recent alcohol duty changes on the competitiveness of the UK spirits industry.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her department has made on the potential impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.

14 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to make it mandatory for those who are convicted of a crime to attend sentencing.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of how many (a) landlords and (b) owner-occupiers will apply for the the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what benefit joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will have for the economy.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the availability of labour on crop production.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycleways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has a target on the proportion of highways with a dedicated cycle lane by the end of this Parliament; and how many highways had a dedicated lane in 2019.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to increase Local Housing Allowance in line with increases in rental prices.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Power Stations: Education and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to support (a) education and (b) training to help people gain skills to support the construction, commissioning and operation of new nuclear plants.

30 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Paramedical Staff: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reduce the retirement age for paramedics.

29 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Nitrous Oxide: Motor Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her proposals to ban the use of nitrous oxide, what the exceptions will be for legal use of nitrous oxide; and whether those exceptions include motorsport.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff there were at the Child Maintenance Service in (a) 29 March 2018 and (b) 29 March 2023.

29 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Bank Services: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that bank savings accounts offer interest rates of at least the same level of the Bank of England base rate.

28 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2007 to Question 125276, on Nurses: Pay, if he will publish a version of the table in that Answer for the years 1992-93 to 2021-22.

28 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government and health unions agree pay deal paving way for an end to strike action, dated 16 March 2023, whether that offer if accepted wou

28 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government and health unions agree pay deal paving way for an end to strike action, dated 16 March 2023, what source of funding his Departm

28 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Entertainments: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with ticket sales and distribution companies on the level of their fees to customers.

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

Council Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of former council-owned properties that are owned by private landlords seeking to let those properties.

Source: official written-questions record.