Written questions

156 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Council Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support councils to provide and maintain adequate council housing.

31 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure low-paid workers do not miss out on receiving the full new State Pension due to zero rate National insurance Contributions.

31 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who will not meet the 35 qualifying years in order to receive the full new State Pension due to prolonged periods of low-income work.

25 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full complements of the ground crew the RAF currently has available.

25 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the longest period of time an RAF pilot has taken to complete their flight training from commencement.

25 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average waiting time is for a pilot between selection for and beginning Typhoon flight training; and what the longest time is that a pilot has waited to begin that training.

25 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pilots fully trained to fly Typhoon aircraft are employed in the Royal Air Force.

12 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will undertake an impact assessment on the effect of military personnel cover for workers engaged in industrial action over winter 2022-23 on the UK's armed forces' capability over that period.

12 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel have been seconded to cover for workers engaged in industrial action in (a) December 2022 and (b) January 2023.

12 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of homeless veterans in winter 2022-23.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of inflation on rural bus services.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

South West Water: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has issued been to South West Water in fines since 1 January 2019.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

South West Water: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fines were issued to South West Water since 1 January 2019.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been issued in fines to water companies since 1 January 2019.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fines have been issued to water companies every year since 2019.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retail Trade: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many high street businesses are currently at risk of financial insolvency in each region of England.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support is available to local bus franchises to protect rural bus routes.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

School Rebuilding Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the next allocation of School Rebuilding Programme funding will take place.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in receipt of Universal Credit (a) are economically inactive as of 28 November 2022 and (b) were subject to monthly deductions in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2021-22 and

14 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Project Gigabit: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish figures on the amount of time taken for her Department to review and approve applications for Project Gigabit vouchers.

14 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Project Gigabit: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how long the current average wait is for Project Gigabit vouchers to be issued is following a successful application.

14 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Project Gigabit: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many Project Gigabit vouchers have been issued since June 2022.

27 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liothyronine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, What steps he has taken to improve access to Liothyronine (T3) for the treatment of hypothyroidism?

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Project Gigabit: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish a list of (a) the projects funded and (b) the amount of funding each project has received through Project Gigabit.

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Project Gigabit: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Project Gigabit funding has been spent to date; and what proportion of that funding has been spent in Devon.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to utilise new technology to support people's physical and mental wellbeing in educational settings.

12 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopian Airlines: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Ethiopian counterpart on (a) supporting the families of those killed in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302, (b) the rel

12 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to ensure the energy bill discount reaches rural households off the gas and electricity grids.

11 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Police: Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police shooting ranges (a) have adequate boundaries and (b) operate at times that ensure (i) maximum safety and (ii) minimum disruption to local resi

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Civil Society: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government is taking steps to provide financial support to (a) community organisations and (b) self-funding charities to help them become more energy efficient.

Source: official written-questions record.