Written questions

1,131 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to (a) businesses and (b) public services of building charging points for electric vehicles in each year between 2025 and 2035.

12 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) ministers, (b) special advisors and (c) officials in her Department have had with (i) Distribution Network Operators and (ii) National Grid on the power capacity of grid infrastructure to s

12 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) ministers, (b), special advisors and (c) officials in her Department have had with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on the implementation of the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate

12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Sugar Beet: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increasing the Autonomous Tariff Quota on the domestic sugar beet industry.

12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beet Sugar: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to prevent anti-competitive practices in the domestic beet sugar industry.

12 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beet Sugar: Trade Barriers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect the domestic beet sugar industry from (a) tariff and (b) non-tariff barriers.

12 May 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have been carried out as a result of arrests made by the Grooming Gangs Taskforce.

12 May 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) local councillors, (c) council officials and (d) social workers have been (i) investigated, (ii) arrested, and (iii) charged in connection to crimes committed by groo

12 May 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) investigated, (b) arrested and (c) charged following work by the Grooming Gangs Taskforce by (i) category of offence, (ii) police officers, (iii) local councillors, (iv)

12 May 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the terms of reference for the Grooming Gangs Taskforce.

12 May 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Grooming Gangs Taskforce will investigate (a) police officers, (b) local councillors, (c) council officials and (d) social workers.

12 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has conducted an impact assessment for the introduction of a youth mobility scheme with the European Union.

12 May 2025 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received from schools on the adequacy of funding for the breakfast clubs early adopters scheme.

12 May 2025 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which early adopter schools have opted out of the free breakfast club pilot programme.

12 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 41542 on Packaging: Recycling, which stakeholders his Department plans to engage with to discuss changes to the Package Recovery Note s

12 May 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on contingency accommodation for (a) asylum seekers, (b) people granted asylum and (c) people in the country illegally in each year since 2020.

12 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on homelessness and rough sleeping in each year since 2020.

12 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on contingency accommodation for (a) asylum seekers, (b) those granted asylum, and (c) those in the country illegally in each year since 2020.

12 May 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Fraud and Maladministration

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will take steps to improve the accuracy of (a) identifying and (b) reporting data on fraud as distinct from administrative error.

12 May 2025 · Treasury

Research: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41176 on Research: Tax Allowances, if she will publish a breakdown of the data provided for (a) error and (b) fraud.

12 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the Child Maintenance Service helpline's performance in responding to phone calls against its service level standards.

6 May 2025 · Treasury

Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of shipments worth less than £135 to the UK was in each year since 2015, by country of origin.

6 May 2025 · Treasury

Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average value of shipments worth less than £135 to the UK was in each year since 2015, by country of origin.

6 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the proportion of imports worth less than £135 that did not meet UK safety standards by country of origin in each year since 2015.

6 May 2025 · Treasury

Imports: China

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the proportion of imports from China that were worth less than £135 in each year since 2015.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Game: Gun Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Natural England on the potential impact of issuing a GL43 on the shooting season this year.

30 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase funding for asylum dispersal to (a) West Suffolk District Council, and (b) other local authorities.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sugar Beet: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing support to the homegrown sugar industry in fast-tracking trials to help tackle Virus Yellows disease.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sugar Beet: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the beet sugar industry’s Virus Yellows resilience fund.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sugar Beet: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the beet sugar industry to tackle Virus Yellows disease.

Source: official written-questions record.