Written questions

810 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Benefits Rules: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of applying adult rate (a) Universal Credit and (b) other benefits to people aged over 21.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the cost of damage to pavements caused by pavement parking in the last 12 months.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all roads have an accessible width of footway.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Liverpool City Council on the potential merits of prohibiting pavement parking in Liverpool.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle pavement parking in Liverpool.

17 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Learning Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility for the NHS Learning Support Fund to people studying pharmaceutical science at (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase public awareness of minimally invasive cancer therapies.

23 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Ceasefires

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implication for his policies of the three-month ceasefire announced as part of peace negotiations in Colombia.

15 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy to require workers to be paid at least (a) £10.90 per hour in the UK and (b) £11.95 per hour in London.

12 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Biometrics: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with suppliers of facial recognition technology and equipment on the use of live facial recognition surveillance in the retail sector.

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of closing train station ticket offices in Liverpool Riverside constituency on the (a) safety and (b) accessibility of passenger rail travel in th

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the £100 million fund for frontline charities announced at the Spring Budget 2023; how charities will be able to apply for funding; wh

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Multi-Sensory Impairment fund with £34.3 million ring-fenced funding available to local authorities in England to increase the number of M

26 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Saudi Arabia: Air Force

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the (a) number of occasions of training, (b) dates of training, (c) number of personnel trained and (d) programme of training provided by UK (i) armed forces personnel and (ii) contractors to t

20 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Vodafone Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential security implications of the proposed merger between Vodafone and Three.

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Three: Vodafone Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has held wth Ofcom on the merger between Vodafone and Three.

20 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Home Office: Vodafone Group

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential security implications of the proposed merger between Vodafone and Three.

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Music: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of her Department's spending on supporting music goes to (a) gospel music and (b) other individual music genres; and what was the cost to the public purse of her Department's supp

15 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timetable is for phase 2 of the veterans' recognition scheme roll-out.

24 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Travellers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by the Traveller Movement entitled Available but not Accessible, published on 27 March 2023; and whether he plans to take steps to

22 May 2023 · Department for Education

Model History Curriculum Expert Panel

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times the Model history curriculum expert panel has met since its establishment; when those meetings took place; whether a draft of the model curriculum has been (a) written and (b) circulated to membe

15 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Plastics: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will create a National Plastic Health Impact Research Fund.

9 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Business Services

What recent steps his Department has taken to relocate the Defence Business Services from Liverpool to Blackpool.

2 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any sites owned by his Department have been considered for use as accommodation for people seeking asylum.

2 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help tackle (a) requirements that ban women from travelling without male authorisation and (b) other barriers to humanitarian

2 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for (a) child protection and (b) other projects through the Yemen Humanitarian Response

28 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the renewal of the truce in Yemen.

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Broadcasting and Radio

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Prime Minister on support for UK radio and audio in the forthcoming Media Bill.

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Broadcasting and Radio

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including measures that support UK radio and audio on digital platforms in the forthcoming Media Bill.

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

Deposit Return Schemes: Plastics and Tin

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of plastic and tin deposit return schemes; and what progress her Department has made on rolling out these schemes.

Source: official written-questions record.