Written questions

687 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 384 on Solar Power: Supply Chains, which section of the Decision Letter sets out the Secretary of State’s views on the adequacy of the measu

23 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 373 on Solar Power: Supply Chains, which section of the Decision Letter addresses the (a) ethical sourcing of solar panels for the Mallard P

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 3.9.92 of the report by the Planning Inspectorate entitled Mallard Pass Solar Farm: Examining Authority’s Report of Findings and Conclusions and Recommendation to

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 3.9.92 of the report by the Planning Inspectorate entitled Mallard Pass Solar Farm: Examining Authority’s Report of Findings and Conclusions and Recommendation to

17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kosovo: Serbia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Kosovan authorities on the Banjska attack on Kosovo in September 2023; and whether his Department has received reports

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: East Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether it is his Department's policy to provide £71.5 million funding for the roll-out of fast broadband to rural areas in Stamford, Rutland and Leicestershire.

17 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Iran and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the influence of the (a) Iranian regime and (b) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the UK.

17 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.

17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Balkans: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure stability in the Western Balkans.

17 Jul 2024 · Home Office

National Security: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential security threat from China to the UK.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Import Controls: Forced Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing controls to prevent the import of products made with Uyghur forced labour.

17 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Oppression: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect (a) Hong Kongers, (b) Uyghurs and (c) Chinese dissidents who are resident in the UK from transnational repression by the Chinese Commun

17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase dementia diagnosis rates.

17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Farmers: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve mental health provision for farmers.

17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve healthcare (a) access and (b) outcomes in rural communities.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

A1

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve safety on the A1.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the use of Uyghur forced labour in the supply chains of the solar industry.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department (a) monitors and (b) plans to monitor the (i) area, (ii) type by agricultural grade and (iii) geographical location of land proposed for solar development.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to require the solar industry to pay a standardised level of compensation to affected communities.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Statement on Solar and protecting our Food Security and Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Land, published on 15 May 2024, HCWS466, whether it is his policy to retain

15 May 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Fertilisers: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 24720 on Fertilisers: Russia, from which countries have imports of fertiliser increased since March 2022.

14 May 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Solar Power: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a 50% tariff on Chinese-made solar cells in the context of US tariff policy.

14 May 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Solar Power: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the decision by the US to impose a 50% tariff on Chinese-made solar cells.

13 May 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Quarrying

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether there are any statutory requirements for the minimum distance between a (a) proposed and (b) existing mineral extraction site and a site of critical national infrastructure.

7 May 2024 · Home Office

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Captogan has been found in the UK; and whether his Department is taking steps to prevent it becoming available.

7 May 2024 · Department for Transport

Local Transport Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's planned timescale is for issuing guidance to local authorities on allocating funding for the Local Transport Fund.

2 May 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Fertilisers: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the UK has imported fertiliser from Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.

26 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Srebrenica: Genocide

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he plans to support the draft UN resolution tabled by Rwanda, Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina on declaring 11 July as an international day of reflection and remembrance of the Srebrenica genocide.

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Allergies: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of allergy guidance in schools.

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UK Research and Innovation: Postgraduate Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many and what proportion of PhDs funded (a) in whole and (b) in part by UKRI are allocated to Chinese nationals.

Source: official written-questions record.