Written questions

268 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of reforming the provision of statutory paternity leave.

23 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help farmers with cashflow.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the National Food Strategy white paper; and whether that white paper will assess the impact of solar farm developments on agricultural land.

22 Oct 2021 · Church Commissioners

Churches

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what representations he has received from (a) lay parish members and (b) clergy on the Mission from (i) from Grantham and Stamford constituency and (ii) areas of England

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has plans to consult on the use of expert reports in the family court system.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold and Freehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timeframe is for bringing forward legislative proposals to grant freeholders equivalent rights to leaseholders to challenge the reasonableness of service charges for com

1 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to review the effectiveness of Form A restrictions in protecting third party interests for a tenancy in common.

25 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence

National Security: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to upgrade British cyber security capabilities in response to misinformation and wide-scale hacking by malign state sponsored entities.

25 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mali: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure British troops deployed on the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali tackle conflict-related sexual violence against women.

15 Apr 2021 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil proceedings for non-compliance by financial institutions under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 have been (a) applied for and (b) granted since the introduction of that legislation.

15 Apr 2021 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage institutional investors to consider modern slavery risks inherent in wider investment portfolios under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

15 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Footpaths: Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is able to take steps to prevent off-road vehicles causing damage and disruption to footpaths in rural villages.

15 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Big Society Capital: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the value for money of Big Society Capital since its inception.

15 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Big Society Capital

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Big Society Capital at mobilising private capital for investments in the social enterprise sector.

11 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office

Brexit

What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential opportunities for the UK of leaving the EU.

19 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indo-Pacific Region: Foreign Relations

What diplomatic steps he is taking to strengthen UK relations in the Indo-Pacific.

7 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the potential benefits to SMEs of creating unfair competition legislation similar to the German Unfair Competition Act of 2004 or the US

7 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the potential benefits to SMEs of codifying the legal doctrine of passing off.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Infectious Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the prevalence is of healthcare associated infections in hospitals in England.

28 Aug 2020 · Home Office

Burglary: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the use of drone devices on the rate of home burglaries in England; and how many crimes were recorded involving drones in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019.

6 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that students in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas have an adequate transport service to reach their place of work under the T-level requirement to do 315 hours of work

30 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sahel: Security

What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help improve the security situation in the Sahel.

17 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding will be allocated to the Primary PE and Sport Premium in academic year 2020-21.

5 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Public Lavatories

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that (a) public and (b) hospitality venue toilet facilities accessible for people with hidden disabilities and disabled children.

22 Jan 2020 · Treasury

Government Securities: Environment Protection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has plans to issue a sovereign green gilt as part of the transition to a net zero economy.

22 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents there were on the Lincolnshire stretch of the A1 since 2015; and how much funding the Government plans to allocate for highways in Lincolnshire to improve road safety in the next 12 months.

22 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

South Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department plans to allocate to South Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group in the next three years.

22 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients attended A&E at (a) Grantham and District Hospital, (b) Pilgrim Hospital Boston and (c) Lincoln County Hospital in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018 and (iv) 2019.

Source: official written-questions record.