Written questions
1,596 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Drax Power Station: Timber
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will take steps to stop the burning of wood imported from the US at the Drax power station.
20 Sep 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the number of people in Afghanistan who are eligible to claim asylum in the UK.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Nationalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an assessment of the impact of bringing energy companies into public ownership on energy bills.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport
Avanti West Coast: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to issue penalties to Avanti due to the reduction in its services; and if he will make a statement.
2 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to Pakistan to assist that country in tackling floods.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Royal Mail: Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of (a) Royal Mail and (b) the Communications Workers Union to assist those parties to agree a pay deal.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education
Schools: Uniforms
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help support parents with the cost of school uniforms.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Charities: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial support to (a) charities and (b) other similar organisations with rising energy costs.
2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce ambulance handover delays.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of railway ticket office closures on (a) older people who do not use the internet and (b) other groups who may have difficulty purchasing a ticket online or f
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Hospitality Industry: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to assist (a) pubs, (b) bars and (c) restaurants with rising energy bills.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education
Students: Energy and Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support will be made available to students to assist them with rising energy and food costs.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to reduce waiting lists for social housing.
2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Huntington's Disease: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to increase funding for research into Huntington's Disease.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tree Planting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of trees.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education
BTEC Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that future BTec results are not delayed.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rents: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to introduce rent controls in the context of the increases in the cost of living.
2 Sep 2022 · Home Office
Burglary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of charges for burglary.
2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to exempt those people who were prescribed tetracycline from future dental costs.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Freeports: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is his policy that employment law and its application will be different in freeport areas compared to the rest of the UK.
2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a fourth dose of a Covid-19 vaccine to all people over the age of 12.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Bills Rebate
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make an assessment of the adequacy of funding awarded to households under the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Fire Extinguishers
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to require the fitting of sprinklers in (a) care homes, b) extra care facilities, (c) specialised housing, (d) flats and apartment blocks, (e) houses in
2 Sep 2022 · Home Office
Fire Extinguishers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the number of serious fires in buildings that may have been prevented by the installation of sprinklers over the last five years; and if she will make a sta
2 Sep 2022 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Flexible Working
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing HMRC's working from home allowance in the context of rising energy prices; and if he will make a statement.
2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neurology: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to reduce waiting times for children's neurodevelopmental assessments.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Shops: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to require shops selling cold food to have doors on their chillers.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Public Holidays
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the Government decided not to have a bank holiday in the event that the England Women's National Football Team won the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro Championship.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason he plans not to participate in the negotiations between rail operators and unions representing rail workers.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Freeports: Minimum Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the minimum wage will be the same in the Government's planned freeports as it is outside of these areas.
Source: official written-questions record.