Written questions
30 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Thirlwall Inquiry: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding her Department has allocated to the Thirlwall Inquiry.
2 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of flooding on food production in the last four months.
20 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Young Offenders: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of accommodating young female offenders in all-male young offender institutions on the wellbeing of those female offenders.
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, With reference to the Fifty-first Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2022-23 on Tackling Defra’s ageing digital services, HC 737, published on 10 May 2023, how much
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Fifty-first Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2022-23 on Tackling Defra’s ageing digital services, HC 737, published on 10 May 2023, how much
30 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of flood defences.
18 Oct 2023 · Treasury
Inflation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place a copy of his Department’s internal projection of the CPI inflation figure for October 2023 in the House of Commons Library.
13 Oct 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that disabled people in the asylum system receive the care they need.
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if her Department will produce annual reports on the progress (a) of the Community Energy Fund and (b) towards establishing local supply rights.
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that water companies meet their target for reduced pollution incidents by 2025.
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that water companies (a) sample water entering their water treatment plants and (b) publish data on this.
18 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of (a) guidance and (b) information on participating suppliers to support the ECO4 flex application process.
8 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Social Rented Housing: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure energy companies inform (a) the landlord and (b) the relevant housing provider of any social housing tenant who is about to have their en
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that water companies publish the data they collect on water quality in a timely manner.
11 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of railway station ticket office closures on people with disabilities; and what steps he is taking to mitigate the potential impact of railway sta
7 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Animals: Fishing Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that fishers meet the mandatory requirement under their fishing vessel licence conditions to report any bycatch of marine mammals
2 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Home Discount Scheme: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria of the Warm Homes Discount Scheme to cover parents of children with special educational n
2 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
British National (Overseas): Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of refusals by the Hong Kong Police Force to provide criminals records of British National (overseas) Visa holders on
2 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British National (Overseas): Mandatory Provident Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his department is taking to ensure that British National (overseas) Visa holders from Hong Kong are able to access their money from the Mandatory Provident Fund of
21 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Social Rented Housing: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure tenants in housing association properties are aware of what actions to take to reduce moisture and damp in their property.
20 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce the number of young people recreationally using e-cigarettes and (b) prevent young people moving from using e-cigarettes to tobacco cigarettes or o
14 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Avanti West Coast: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure Avanti West Coast allocate an adequate provision of advance tickets on its Chester-London services.
10 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Gear: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent discarding of fishing nets in the sea by vessels landing at ports.
30 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Monuments: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authorities fund the management and upkeep of historic scheduled monuments as part of their highways budget.
19 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Bus Services
What assessment he has made of trends in the level of bus services in England since 2019.
16 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing for armed forces personnel.
6 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Avanti West Coast: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contractual requirements he has placed on the Avanti West Coast train company on the restoration of the frequency of direct train services linking North Wales, Chester and London Euston; and what penalties
6 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Transport: Levelling Up Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he expects to announce the outcome of bids to the second round of the UK Levelling Up Fund for transport-related investments.
6 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Union Connectivity Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will publish his full response to Sir Peter Hendy’s Union Connectivity Review.
6 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Chester
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the High-Level Output Specification and Statement of Funds Available for the railways, published on 1 December 2022, on what date he expects (a) to publish the next iteration of the Rail Netwo
Source: official written-questions record.