Written questions

137 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Cannock Chase

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding from the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme has been allocated to projects in the (a) Cannock Chase constituency and (b) the Cannock Chase National Landscape ar

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Landscapes: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the farming in protected landscapes programme.

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Pupil Referral Units: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of variations in per pupil funding for places in pupil referral units on pupils' educational outcomes.

23 Jan 2025 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and Members: Staff

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the percentage increases were for (a) MP's staffing budgets and (b) IPSA staffing expenditure between financial y

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Pupil Referral Units

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that pupil referral unit premises are fit for purpose.

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Pupil Referral Units: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there is adequate capacity in pupil referral units in (a) Cannock Chase constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Eating Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish the outcomes of NHS England trials of bespoke services for patients with type 1 diabetes with disordered eating.

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Eating Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support people with type 1 diabetes with disordered eating in (a) Staffordshire and (b) other areas that are not included in the pilot scheme.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability Aids: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will take steps to work with the Lead Ministers for Disability to help ensure disabled children receive specialist equipment in a timely manner.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability Aids: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the length of time taken to provide equipment for children with disabilities.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability Aids: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that children with disabilities receive equipment in a timely manner.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability Aids: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to issue guidance on the (a) roles and (b) responsibilities of (i) health, (ii) education, (iii) social care, (iv) education services and (v) the charitable sector

6 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making (a) Integrated Care Boards and (b) NHS trusts statutory consultees in the planning process.

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) development and (b) evaluation of (i) non-animal test methods and (ii) new approach methodologies to replace animal testing.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Farmers: Income

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11619 on the Groceries Code Adjudicator: Finance, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the £1 billion turnover thre

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Heavy Goods Vehicles: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the use of hydrogen for decarbonising heavy goods vehicles.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biomethane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the production of biomethane on farms using organic waste.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biomethane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to use biomethane generated from mandatory food waste collections from 2026-27 for (a) injection into the gas grid and (b) combustion for electricity generation.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support waste collection authorities to deliver mandatory household food waste collections from 2026-27.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Anaerobic Digestion

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of anaerobic digestion facilities, in the context of the planned introduction of mandatory food waste collection

19 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Children's Play: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of the indoor play sector on her planned review of business rates.

19 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Children's Play: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of zero-rating Value Added Tax on admission fees for indoor play facilities.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Universities: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to care leaver university students outside of term time.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a mandatory charge for single-use coffee cups.

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: Cannock Chase

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many recipients of pensions under the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme in Cannock Chase constituency will be affected by the Government's return of money from the investment reserve fund to th

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme: Cannock Chase

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) pensioners and (b) dependents are recipients of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in Cannock Chase constituency.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Groceries Code Adjudicator: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of lowering the turnover threshold of £1 billion for businesses that are required to fund the Groceries Code Adjudicator.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce response times for applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was lost to fraud in the NHS in each of the last five years.

24 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Cooperatives

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the growth of co-operatives.

Source: official written-questions record.