Written questions

502 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who became homeless following a section 21 notice in (a) the last six months, (b) 2022, (c) 2020 and (d) 2018.

10 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households were placed in temporary accommodation outside of their local borough in (a) 2022, (b) 2020, and (c) 2018.

5 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the potential impact of the conflict in Sudan on its neighbouring countries.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with football governing bodies on the potential merits of reducing the gender pay gap between male and female footballers.

14 Apr 2023 · Treasury

UK Infrastructure Bank

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the paragraph 3.26 of the Office for Budget Responsibility's Economic and fiscal outlook - March 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that report's findings tha

14 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Waste: Crime

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the economic impact of waste crime and landfill tax fraud.

30 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Treasury: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on reviewing (a) the public sector balance sheet

30 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Treasury: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on developing a technology framework to support n

30 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Treasury: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his Department has made with HMRC on strengthen the analytical approach t

30 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Treasury: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on developing the green book in line with environ

30 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Treasury: Economic Situation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the his Department's policy paper entitled Net Zero Review Final Report, published on 19 October 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on building macroeconomic modelling capability.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) stop the long-term decline in the number of deaf teachers and (b) increase the ratio of deaf children to teachers in (i) Erith and Thamesmead constituency and (ii) the

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Experiments and Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to (a) establish the UK as a leader in the protections for animal rights and (b) reduce animal testing that does not constitute vital medical research.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Thames: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to clean the banks of the river Thames from plastics and other waste.

13 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard private care home residents from being subject to hidden costs for their care.

7 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the process of applying for Personal Independence Payments for people with multiple sclerosis.

7 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Bexleyheath Line: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any hon. Members were informed of the additional services on the Southeastern Bexleyheath line prior to the announcement at Transport questions on 2 March 2023.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Southeastern: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the level of overcrowding on train station platforms for Southeastern services.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Bexleyheath Line: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Southeastern Railway’s timetable changes of December 2022, whether the recent announcement of additional services on the Bexleyheath line will be extended to cover the Woolwich line.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Bexleyheath Line: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Southeastern Railway’s timetable changes of December 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of adding additional off-peak services to the Bexleyheath line but no

28 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2022 to Question 61739, what recent estimate he has made of the number of applications that have been (a) received and (b) granted under the scheme allowing former armed force

28 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Convictions: Prerogative of Mercy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to commence Part 12 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

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

Energy Bills Rebate: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to tackle scams related to the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.

10 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Windrush Lessons Learned Review

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy to implement all the recommendations of the report by Wendy Williams entitled Windrush Lessons Learned Review, published on 19 July 2018.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release published 28 September 2020 entitled PM commits to protect 30% of UK land in boost for biodiversity, what percentage of (a) land and (b) sea is curr

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

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of recipients receiving the Warm Homes Discount earlier in the Winter; what discussions he and his official h

6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antibiotics: Erith and Thamesmead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pharmacies in Erith and Thamesmead constituency have an adequate antibiotics, including those used to treat Strep A.

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he expects the UK to meet its Global Ocean Alliance 30by30 target to protect England's seas by 2030.

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many UK Marine Protected Areas her Department expects will meet their conservation goals.

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many supertrawlers were given permission to fish in UK Marine Protected Areas in the last year for which data are available.

Source: official written-questions record.