Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Official Gifts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance is available to the partners of Ministers on the acceptance of gifts.

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his the Prime Minister’s comments on BBC Newscast on 12 October 2024, when did the Government's view on P&O change.

4 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Communication

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the announcement on freeports in October 2024 at the Commonwealth visit, what processes are in place to coordinate policy announcements between Departments and the Prime Minister's office.

1 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Mission Boards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister’s speech of 6 July 2024 and to the Cabinet Office guidance entitled List of Cabinet Committees and their membership, updated on 21 October 2024, for what reason the Prime Min

31 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

National Security Committee: Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to (a) written statement entitled Cabinet Committees, published on 10 October 2024, HCWS118 and (b) his Department's publication entitled List of Cabinet Committees, updated on 21 October 2024, fo

31 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Artworks

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to reinstate the portrait of Horatio Nelson in 10 Downing Street once it has undertaken its restoration work by the Government Art Collection.

31 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Official Gifts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2024, to Question HL1279, on Ministers: Official Gifts, whether the Prime Minister will pay a tax charge on his gifts from Lord Alli.

31 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Council of the Nations and Regions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Prime Minister’s new Envoy for the Nations and Regions did not attend the first meeting of the Council for the Nations and Regions.

31 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Elton John

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there was a cost to the public purse of the performance by Sir Elton John at the International Investment Summit.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 11172 on Workplace Pensions, what her planned timetable is for the Pensions Review.

31 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Internet and Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of (a) online and (b) telephone services for voluntary National Insurance contributions.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to issue revised guidance to schools on requirements for developing individual health care plans for pupils with epilepsy.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Syringes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequate supply of needles for (a) diabetic and (b) other healthcare provision.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Pornography: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with her international counterparts to tackle the sharing of illegal pornographic material online.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Pornography: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to close down online websites and platforms that host illegal pornographic material.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Demonstrations: Hamas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police forces on expressions of support for Hamas during protests.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Demonstrations: Hezbollah

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police forces on expressions of support for Hezbollah during protests.

25 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the criteria for auto-enrolment for workplace pensions in the Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023.

25 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Police: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are not able to have contact with the public due to ongoing misconduct investigations in each police force; and for how long the ten police officers who have not been able to

24 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of abolishing business rates.

24 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Myasthenia Gravis: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making (a) rozanolixizumab, (b) zilucoplan and (c) efgartigimod available to NHS patients with myasthenia gravis (MG); and w

23 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of people no longer eligible for the winter fuel allowance are higher or additional rate taxpayers.

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve waiting times for radiotherapy treatment.

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of radiotherapy machines are beyond their recommended working life in each (a) integrated care board and (b) hospital.

22 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Pensioners: Tax Rates and Bands

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9237 on Pensioners: Tax Rates and Bands, for what reason does Government not publish this data.

22 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Hezbollah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with international partners to help protect United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) personnel from attacks by Hezbollah in southe

22 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Hezbollah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of alleged reports that Hezbollah plans to advance into Galilee in Israel on the UK's strategic interests.

22 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lithuania: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Lithuanian counterpart on the decision of that country to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organi

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Pupil Numbers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils are in state education per year group in England.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teachers, (b) teaching assistants and (c) other staff are employed in state schools in England.

Source: official written-questions record.