Written questions

879 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 May 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to help tackle issues with using (a) Irish passports and (b) Northern Ireland driving licences for online verification for Universal Credit.

7 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has given to the potential merits of increasing the level of funding for research into (a) pancreatic cancer and (b) other cancers with lower survival rates.

7 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sustainable Development

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of progress made towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

7 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Sanitation and Water

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many (a) clean water and (b) sanitation projects his Department has funded through official development assistance since 2021.

25 Apr 2024 · Treasury

Public Finance: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is for agreeing a new fiscal framework for Northern Ireland.

25 Apr 2024 · Treasury

Public Finance: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department commenced negotiations with the Northern Ireland Minister of Finance on a new fiscal framework for Northern Ireland.

25 Apr 2024 · Treasury

Childcare: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 17 April 2024 to Question 21426 and 24 April 2024 to Question 22418 on Childcare: Taxation, if he will make a (a) comparative assessment of the average cost of childcare (i) when the tax-f

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help (a) mitigate the risks associated with loot boxes in video games and (b) increase awareness of the potential dangers associated with gambling for yo

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Northern Ireland: Air Routes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the number of commercial long haul (a) routes and (b) flights operating from airports in Northern Ireland.

17 Apr 2024 · Treasury

Childcare: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 21426 on Childcare: Taxation, if he will make it his policy to increase the childcare tax free cap in line with inflation.

17 Apr 2024 · Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to review the (a) rate of and (b) threshold for Stamp Duty Land Tax in Northern Ireland in the context of trends in average house prices.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact for his Department's policies of defined benefit pensions.

12 Apr 2024 · Treasury

Childcare: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the childcare tax free cap.

12 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels are being used to house asylum seekers in Northern Ireland.

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on achieving its target to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042.

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Treaties

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made in negotiations of a new international, legally binding plastics treaty.

12 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on increasing the amount of aid entering Gaza.

25 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the ability of the fishing industry to attract seasonal workers.

25 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's policies on tackling labour shortages in the fishing industry.

25 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on how his Department can take steps to help tackle labour shortages in the fishing industry.

25 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on plans to tackle labour shortages in the fishing industry.

25 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the labour supply in the fishing industry.

25 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Regional Planning and Development: Belfast South

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much and what proportion of levelling up funding allocated to Northern Ireland has been for projects in Belfast South constituency.

25 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to paragraph 2.22 of the National Audit Office's report entitled Progress with the merger of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for Internat

25 Mar 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people are employed in the gas and oil industry; and what methodology her Department uses to calculate this statistic.

25 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Climate Change

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made recent representations to his Ugandan counterpart on the (a) detention and (b) treatment of climate protesters in that country.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to introduce a compensation scheme for women affected by the Pensions Act 1995.

20 Mar 2024 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure interim payments to infected blood bereaved families are made without delay.

20 Mar 2024 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether funds have been allocated for (a) interim and (b) full compensation payments in response to the infected blood inquiry.

20 Mar 2024 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had on the appointment of a chair for the compensation arms length body for infected blood victims.

Source: official written-questions record.