Mr Richard Holden

15 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Pensioners: Tax Rates and Bands

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2024 to Question 6585, how much and what proportion of the money accruing to the Treasury as a result of changes to eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment she expects to come fr

14 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Coal: Imports and Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the potential environmental impact of (a) importing coal from abroad for domestic consumption and (b) mining coal in the UK.

14 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Productivity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2024 to Question 7568 on Civil Service: Productivity, what metrics his Department uses to assess productivity in the (a) Civil Service and (b) wider public sector.

14 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Home Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the insurance industry on ensuring that premiums for homeowners do not increase substantially.

14 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Financial Services: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help reduce the impact of off-payroll working rules on the financial services sector and those working in it; and whether she plans to review those rules.

14 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the new Early Release Scheme on the families of those released.

14 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that the children of those imprisoned are (a) identified and (b) offered support.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to prepare the BBC for its charter review.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting protected food status to traditional pie and mash.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Vans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an recent assessment of the potential merits of extending the plug-in grant for vans.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Buses: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of buses operating in London that were made in the UK.

7 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Productivity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) increase productivity in the civil service.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his has had with Openreach on plans for full-fibre broadband rollout (a) nationally and (b) in Essex; and whether there has been any change in the speed of the rollout

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Essex and Suffolk Water on levels of investment in local water infrastructure.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish advice for local transport authorities on best practice for on-street charging.

7 Oct 2024 · Scotland Office

Buses: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on its purchase of new zero-emission buses from non-UK manufacturers.

7 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Police: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have left each police force since 4 July 2024.

4 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Pensioners: Tax Rates and Bands

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of pensioner households have at least one (a) higher rate and (b) additional rate taxpayer.

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were deported from the UK between November 1990 and May 1997.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether pay rises for (a) doctors and (b) other NHS staff will be met from existing NHS budgets.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the involvement of the People’s Republic of China in joint marine research work with universities in

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Georgia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the territorial integrity of Georgia.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mexico: Judiciary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Mexico on recent changes to judicial appointments.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Coal: Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 1982 on Coal: Imports and Production and the Answer of 30 August 2024 to Question 3169 on Coal: Railways, if he will make an assessment of

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Cars: Spare Parts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether there is an embargo on spare parts for foreign cars.

30 Aug 2024 · Treasury

Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) restricting early repayment charges on debt to benefit customers and (b) encouraging early repayment.

30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Genetically Modified Organisms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory labelling for genetically modified food.

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid his Department is giving to India annually; and what programmes that aid is spent on.

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tibet

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Chinese counterpart on (a) closing down the residential boarding schools system, (b) preserving the (i) language, (ii) history,

30 Aug 2024 · Treasury

Public Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2024 to Question 1813 on Public Expenditure, what the overspend was in each Departmental budget at the end of (a) July and (b) August 2024.