Written questions

358 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the capacity of the courts.

26 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

NATO

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to help strengthen NATO unity.

25 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps the Government has taken to ensure that businesses, including hospices, are supported with their energy costs.

25 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Cars: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the fraudulent and criminal behaviour of car-hire companies which operate in tandem with organised crime to (a) use and (b) steal motor vehicles of custom

24 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent the closure of pharmacies.

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

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to provide residents with increased powers over planning decisions in their communities.

19 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Joint Submission by Human Rights Watch and Lawyers for Justice to the Committee Against Torture on Palestine, published July 2022, what recent discussio

17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance: Eastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to take steps to tackle the levels of (a) borrowing and (b) capital risk at Eastleigh Borough Council.

16 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

BGI Group: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of links between BGI Group and the People's Liberation Army; and if his Department will ban BGI Group in the UK in light of reports of that company's involve

16 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hikvision: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will extend the departmental ban on Hikvision to include (a) BGI Group and (b) other Chinese state linked companies implicated in abuses against Uyghurs.

8 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: BGI Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department or its Arm's Length Bodies has a working relationship, including on contractual or commercial terms, with BGI Group or any of its subsidiaries.

8 Dec 2021 · Ministry of Defence

China: Genetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the final report by the US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence on National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, what assessment he has made of the implications for

7 Sep 2021 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Coronavirus

What fiscal steps his Department is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses recover from the covid-19 pandemic.

12 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

School Milk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the range of milks covered by the Nursery Milk Scheme to include plant-based and other non-dairy milks.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Investment Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) capital and (b) revenue funding allocations are for the £500m Youth Investment Fund for each year for the next four years.

16 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department for Health and Social Care: Written Questions

(FAO Amelia) To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to Answer Question 97046, tabled by the hon Member for Eastleigh on 29 September 2020.

19 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Eastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of passengers using Hedge End train station in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.

29 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016, for what reason Public Health England has suspended its investigation into the selling of cigarette products which contain menth

23 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to new projects for wind-based renewable energy generation.

23 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change Convention

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what preparations his Department has made for the COP26 climate summit.

22 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Coronavirus

What steps his Department has taken to ensure that courts can continue to operate effectively during the covid-19 outbreak.

29 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of adopting a trauma-informed approach within the probation service.

29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the child and adolescent mental health services budget was allocated for service provision for (a) children under the age of 10 (b) children under the age of 5 in each year since

9 Jun 2020 · Treasury

PAYE

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of limited companies that operate an annual payroll system that made an RTI notification of payment to HMRC after 20 March 2020.

9 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of limited companies that (a) operate an annual payroll for the tax year 2019-2020 and (b) qualify for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

15 May 2020 · Home Office

Hezbollah

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has has with her EU counterparts on tackling Hezbollah fundraising efforts within the EU.

3 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of e-reading in different mediums on children’s literacy.

3 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage young people to read and (b) promote reading for pleasure in (i) Eastleigh constituency, (ii) England and (iii) the UK.

Source: official written-questions record.