Written questions

1,596 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Public Sector Debt

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the additional cost of the UK's debt interest following the downgrading of the AAA credit rating in each year since 2013.

15 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation: Warrington

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time was for applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme by people resident in Warrington in each of the last five years.

15 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation: Warrington

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received awards under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in Warrington in each of the last five years or which figures are available; and what the value of those awards was.

6 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Eat Out to Help Out Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will assess the effectiveness of the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.

18 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Public Houses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take legislative steps to allow pubs to designate outdoor smoking and vaping areas.

13 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police officers in 2027.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce incentives for (a) manufacturers and (b) motorists to encourage take-up of electric cars.

2 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the British Council has to repay its pandemic loan on commercial terms.

28 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Birds: Pest Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted for (a) killing and (b) taking certain species of wild birds (i) in (A) 2021, (B) 2022 and (C) 2023 and (ii) since general license 42 was updated on 1 January 2024.

25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of his Department's spending relates to medical negligence and claims (a) nationally and (b) in Warrington North constituency.

20 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to make public a full register of beneficial ownership of land.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Nuclear Power: Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to help increase the number of students entering the civil nuclear sector.

15 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what treatments are (a) available and (b) due to become available in the next 12 months on the NHS for people who have experienced adverse side effects to Covid-19 vaccines.

13 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take urgent steps to allow children of British National (Overseas) (BNO) visa holders who (a) were born before 1 July 1997 and (b) do not hold a BNO passport of their own to access the BNO

13 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of children of British National (Overseas) (BNO) passport holders who are unable to access the BNO visa scheme because they (a) were born before 1 July 1997 an

12 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10496 on Hong Kong: Travel, what steps his Department is taking to (a) clarify and (b) mitigate risks of British-born ch

11 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Acquire Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of revising the discount offered through the Right to Acquire scheme.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the number of people eligible for child maintenance who are not claiming it.

6 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Equipment: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reintroduce the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill.

4 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what level of indemnity is required for each NHS job category.

1 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to increase the amount of freight transported by rail.

1 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

West Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.19 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, when she plans to publish further information on her plan to increase capacity on the West Coast main line.

1 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.72 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, whether she plans to publish a consultation on the proposed rolling stock strategy.

1 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Infrastructure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish the timetable for the consultation on the proposed infrastructure strategy.

28 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Voluntary Organisations

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report by the UK Covid Inquiry entitled Module 1 report: The resilience and preparedness of the United Kingdom, published on 18 July 2024, HC 18, what steps his Department is taking to help

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

First Aid: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including first aid training in the national curriculum.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to include first aid education in Young Futures Hubs; and what steps she is taking to consult with the voluntary sector on the 10-year knife crime plan.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Warrington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) help increase survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and (b) increase the availability of defibrillators in Warrington.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

First Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps under the NHS 10-Year Plan to improve public access to first aid (a) training and (b) equipment to help (i) increase the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival ra

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