Written questions
2,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a comparative assessment of difficulties in recruitment to each of the armed forces.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Iron and Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of Port Talbot blast furnaces on the timetable of his Department's procurement contracts.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Iron and Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Minister for Defence Procurement has met UK Steel since his appointment.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met representatives of UK steel since his appointment.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Iron and Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the closure of the Port Talbot blast furnaces by Tata steel.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Iron and Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of the Port Talbot blast furnaces on defence capability.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
AWE: Industrial Action
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to help resolve industrial action at the Atomics Weapons Establishment.
30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
AWE: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budget was provided to the Atomic Weapons Establishment to enable the negotiated settlement of the 2023 pay disputes.
29 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Veterans: Hearing Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the closure of the Veterans Hearing Fund on NHS auditory services.
29 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Veterans: Hearing Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Veterans Hearing Fund.
29 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Discharges
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of Armed Forces personnel who are medically discharged due to hearing related (a) damage and (b) impairments.
29 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Veteran: Hearing Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on integrating commissioning for veteran-specific hearing (a) treatments and (b) equipment in the NHS.
29 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Veteran: Hearing Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to re-establish the Veterans Hearing Fund.
24 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 48 of his Department's Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, published on 20 July 2023, what the total budget was for DE&S World Environment and Safety Day.
24 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 48 of his Department's Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, published on 20 July 2023, what the cost to the taxpayer was of the mock health and safety prosecuti
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 51 of the Defence Equipment & Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, when he plans that the new IT system PSyA are developing will be completed.
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 51 of the Defence Equipment & Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, how many (a) mobile sensor and (b) communication technologies have been deployed.
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Equipment & Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, how many people work in the Integrated Technical Services team.
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Equipment & Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what steps the DE&S Digital team have taken to deliver (a) internal information assurance and (b) the application o
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Haythornthwaite Review of Armed Forces Incentivisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) budget and (b) spending was of the Independent review of UK Armed Forces incentivisation.
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) budget and (b) spending was of the Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans.
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
LGBT Veterans Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) budget and (b) spending was of the Independent Review into the service and experience of LGBT veterans who served prior to 2000.
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Pain
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2023 to Question 3438 on Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Pain, whether the tariff system within the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme allows for a separate award to be made f
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Pain
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2023 to Question 3438 on Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Pain, when the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme started to recognise both primary and secondary chronic pain as a co
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 49 of the Defence Equipment & Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, when he plans that the design phase of solar installation for four of his Department's sites will be completed.
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 48 of the Defence Equipment & Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, whether he has established high-level environmental objectives and targets.
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 48 of the Defence Equipment & Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what the conclusions of the Training Needs Analysis were.
23 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Remote Working
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 48 of the Defence Equipment & Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what weakness he has identified in delivery management oversight from staff working remotely.
18 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 47 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, how many (a) experience sessions, (b) masterclasses and (c) communication campaigns there were to raise awareness
18 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 40 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what the 16 sub-targets were; and of those, which (a) were and (b) were not met.
Source: official written-questions record.