Written questions
106 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations his Department has received in relation to the potential impact of travel costs on (a) rates of completed recruitment into the armed services in the last 12 months and (b) rates of completed
5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations his Department has received in relation to the potential impact of uncompensated devolved (a) taxes and (b) other charges between (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Irelan
5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: STEM Subjects
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received representations from relevant stakeholders on the potential impact of the (a) STEM curriculum and (b) attainment differences between (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and
3 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) relocation assistance and (b) other support for travel costs are provided by his Department for (i) prospective students and apprentices considering (A) defence apprenticeships, (B) university graduate s
3 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what outreach programmes are being conducted by (a) Defence Nuclear Enterprise, (b) Defence Equipment and Support and (c) other bodies responsible to his Department to engage with diverse and underrepresented gro
3 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what outreach programmes are being conducted by (a) Defence Nuclear Enterprise, (b) Defence Equipment and Support and (c) other bodies responsible to his Department to engage with diverse and underrepresented gro
27 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Roding: E. coli
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of E. coli levels in the River Roding during dry weather; and what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on those levels.
27 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Roding: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Environment Agency in tackling pollution of the River Roding by Thames Water outfalls without permits.
23 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Housing: Leyton and Wanstead
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what rank Leyton and Wanstead constituency has in relation to average energy efficiency score for housing; and what steps he is taking to support the roll-out of home energy efficiency measur
23 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Insulation: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing loan schemes for homeowners to fund insulation retrofitting, where repayments are collected from the energy bills of the pr
23 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Insulation: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in demand for insulation retrofitting over the last 20 years; and whether he is taking steps to promote greater stability in the market for insulation re
23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Aiding and Abetting
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing the effectiveness of legislation relating to joint enterprise.
23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on eligibility for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy of Afghans of changes of refugee policy in the United States of America; and what discussions he
10 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence
University Officer Training Corps
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of participants in university Officer Training Corps complete the (a) Army Reserve Commissioning Course and (b) Commissioning Course for Regular Officers.
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Reserve Forces: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with refence to the Council of Reserve Forces and Cadets’ Associations' Annual Statutory Report 2024, published on 17 December 2024, what steps he has taken to ensure training courses are adapted to take account
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Reserve Forces: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding options are available to students in (a) higher education and (b) further education who commit to joining the Reserves.
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Reserve Forces: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the his Department's report entitled Reserve Forces Review 2030: Unlocking the reserves’ potential to strengthen a resilient and global Britain, published in May 2021, what targeted programmes e
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Reserve Forces: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to increase recognition and accreditation of relevant civilian courses to facilitate recruitment of university students into the Reserves.
7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken between developers signing the remediation contract and cases reaching the works contract signing stage on
7 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: UNRWA
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support access for UNRWA to northern Gaza.
3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) his Ukrainian counterpart, (b) MOAS, (c) other humanitarian charities and (d) other stakeholders on the value of frontline medical evacuation services provided by humanitarian
19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Strategic Defence Review: Department of Health and Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with health and care stakeholders on the potential impact of the Strategic Defence Review on areas for which his Department is responsible; and whether his Department have
19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to compare the (a) recommendations and (b) objectives of (i) Strategic (A) Defence and (B) Security Reviews, (ii) Defence Industrial Strategies and (ii)) Defence Equipment Plan
19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to learn lessons from the implementation of (a) Strategic (i) Defence and (ii) Security Reviews, (b) Defence Industrial Strategies and (c) Defence Equipment Plans over the last 25 year
18 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Troika and (b) other partners on (i) monitoring and (ii) rapid diplomatic responses to escalations in the levels of atrocity risks
18 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Insulation: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to increase the rate of retrofitting insulation in social housing in London.
18 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the UK National Screening Committee’s public consultation on prostate cancer screening will open.
18 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Visas: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to help facilitate access to the UK for Palestinian family members of UK nationals in (a) Egypt and (b) Gaza.
18 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
13 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Sick Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Trade Union Congress report entitled Sick pay that works, published February 2021, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) current Statutory Sick Pay
Source: official written-questions record.