Written questions

1,596 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who required social housing in (a) the last year and (b) in 2017 due to being issued a section 21 notice whilst living in private

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to extend the Energy Bill Relief Scheme beyond April 2023 for hospitality businesses; and if he will make a statement.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Beer: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the rate of closure of small and independent breweries in the UK in the last 6 months.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Beer and Licensed Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support he plans to provide to (a) pubs, (b) social clubs (c) breweries and (d) cider and perry producers for the cost of energy once the Energy Bill Relief Scheme ends; and

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy to pause the rollout of the NHS England Special School Eye Care Service.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Batteries: Factories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an estimate of how many gigafactories manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles there will be in 2030..

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Sign Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to fund free British Sign Language courses for parents or guardians of children who are deaf.

13 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Financial Services: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on financial stability of the proposals to amend regulation of the financial sector announced in Edinburgh on 9th December 2022.

12 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the electorate for whom a passport is the only valid form of identification for the purposes of the Elections Act 2022.

12 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Mould

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of households in the UK which contain mould.

12 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to bring forward the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme to 2023.

9 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Housing: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposals to review financial sector regulation on house (a) prices and (b) supply.

8 Dec 2022 · Cabinet Office

List of Ministerial Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to update the List of Ministerial Responsibilities.

7 Dec 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Social Media: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that social media companies prevent misinformation on their platforms.

6 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all babies of women taking Valproate during pregnancy receive a thorough examination at birth by a geneticist for diagnosis of Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disord

6 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to offer compensation to people effected by Valproate in pregnancy.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Pupils: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether extra funding is available for schools with pupils who have Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carers' Benefits: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the policies announced in the Autumn Statement 2022 on parents of children who have Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder who receive Carers Benefit

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with Fetal valproate spectrum disorder can afford the deposit for an electric vehicle.

6 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Offenders: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an estimate of the number of people with diagnosis of Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder who have been charged with a crime in each of the last five years.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with representatives of Motability on deposits for electric vehicles for people receiving Personal Independent Payments for Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder.

2 Dec 2022 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government will publish its complete response to the Sir Robert Francis KC Infected Blood Compensation Study before Christmas this year,.

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Company Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to bring forward the introduction of the ECO+ scheme to winter 2022.

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers and (b) representatives of rail franchises on planned strike action.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Barbecues: National Parks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce restrictions on the use of disposable barbecues in national parks.

25 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS England Special School Eye Care Service will only serve residential schools from 2023.

24 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for the launch of the emergency alert system.

24 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer: Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there has been an increase in the number of people with pancreatic cancer being prescribed Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy in the last year.

23 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy not to use public money to fund any new fossil fuel projects in the UK.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Salerno Mutiny: Prerogative of Mercy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will grant a pardon to people sentenced for the Salerno Mutiny.

Source: official written-questions record.