Written questions
695 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Refugees: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will provide a breakdown of how the £150 million of UK-wide funding in the 2023/24 financial year for local authorities and devolved governments to help Ukrainians move into th
2 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 24 May 2023 to Question 185627 on Offshore Industry: Skilled Workers, what recent discussions he has had with (a) employers and (b) trade unions in the offshore wind
24 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much energy is generated in total by councils and local authorities per annum; and if he will publish (a) a list of the councils and local authorities which generate their own power and (
17 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Exclusive Economic Zone: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to ensure that the National Minimum Wage applies to all staff on vessels working from UK ports in the supply chains of offshore wind farms in the UK Exclusive Economic Zone.
17 May 2023 · Cabinet Office
Offshore Industry: Employment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in offshore roles in the oil and gas industry in each year since 2010-11.
17 May 2023 · Cabinet Office
Wind Power: Employment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in offshore roles in the wind industry in each year since 2015-16.
17 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Offshore Industry: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 on basic safety training requirements for (a) self-employed and (b)
17 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Offshore Industry: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many full-time equivalent hours officials in (a) his Department and (b) the predecessor Department have spent working on the alignment of training standards between the offshore (i) oil a
17 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with representatives of the offshore wind industry on recognising the energy skills passport being delivered by OPITO.
17 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Offshore Industry: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the average cost to an offshore oil and gas worker of re-training for employment in the offshore wind sector.
17 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Offshore Industry: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of workers in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland who hold valid certification to work in both the offshore (i) oil and gas
11 May 2023 · Department for Education
King Edward VII School
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to pause the academisation process for King Edward VII School, Sheffield in the context of her Department and Ofsted reviewing the use of limiting judgments.
30 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Refugees: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time was for her Department to make a decision on a refugee family reunion application in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.
30 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Undocumented Migrants: Pregnancy
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pregnant women arrived in the UK by small boat in 2022.
30 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of how many families with children will be (a) detained and (b) removed from the UK under the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill in 2024.
30 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Immigration: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role the detention gatekeeper will have in decisions to detain people under clause 12 of the Illegal Migration Bill.
30 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Immigration: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people predicted to be detained under clause 12 of the Illegal Migration Bill in (a) 2024, (b) 2025 and (c) 2026.
20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Roads: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to assess the adequacy of the funding available to local authorities for road safety measures.
13 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide (a) a list of all firms engaged on advisory or consultancy work by the new hospital building programme in the financial year (i) 2021/22 and (ii) 2022/23 to date, (b) the number
13 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of staff working on the new hospitals programme are (a) management consultants, (b) NHS officials and (c) other civil servants.
13 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average daily rate paid to consultants working on the new hospitals programme was in the latest period for which data is available.
1 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published on 18 November 2020, how much of the £1.3bn the Government planned to spend to accelerate the roll out of EV chargi
27 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric vehicle charging points were installed in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what recent assessment he has made of progress on the Department's plan to support the UK market to reach 300,000
27 Feb 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of information published by her Department on the condition and safety of school buildings.
7 Feb 2023 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that children are not put under excessive pressure by tests in primary school.
7 Feb 2023 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to implement the recommendations of the Independent Commission on Assessment in Primary Education.
7 Feb 2023 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report of the Independent Commission on Assessment in Primary Education entitled Assessment for Children’s Learning: A new future for primary education, what assessment she has made of the
30 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that Ukrainian refugees can (a) register at NHS dentists and (b) access necessary dental healthcare.
26 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
King Edward VII School: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to concerns from parents and teachers on the most recent Ofsted report on King Edward VII School in Sheffield, whether she has made an assessment of the circumstances of the production and delive
26 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Levelling Up Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reasons guidance on the eligibility criteria for the Levelling Up Fund (a) changed from constituency area to local authority area and (b) was made public after the bidding p
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