Written questions

1,131 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Academic Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release entitled Government reaffirms commitment to Free Speech in universities, published by her Department on 15 January 2025, what the terms of reference are for the (a) review of

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) its arms-length bodies has made of the potential impact of grid-scale battery energy storage solution systems on the safety of nearby residential un

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the staff time taken in ambulance trusts to meet the target for the NHS to reach net zero by 2040, broken down by (a) FTE positions and (b) salary.

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of the (a) name and (b) postcode of all ambulance depots in (i) England, (ii) East of England and (iii) Suffolk; and how many (A) ambulances and (B) other vehicles are bas

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) start and (b) end dates are of all lease agreements held by NHS ambulance trusts for (i) ambulances and (ii) other vehicles.

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many vehicles other than ambulances used by the NHS were (a) petrol, (b), diesel, (c) hydrogen, (d) hybrid, (e) plug-in hybrid and (f) fully electric in (i) England, (ii) East of England and (i

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulances were (a) petrol, (b), diesel, (c) hydrogen, (d) hybrid, (e) plug-in hybrid and (f) fully electric in (i) England, (ii) East of England and (iii) Suffolk in each of the last 10 y

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Ambulance Services: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department is having with Distribution Network Operators to accelerate upgrades to substations near ambulance stations.

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many electric vehicle charging points were available at ambulance stations in (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c) Suffolk in each year between 2014 and 2024.

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) electric ambulances and (b) other electric vehicles were there in the ambulance service fleet for (i) England, (ii) the East and (iii) Suffolk in each year between 2014 and 2024.

22 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison Service: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) interviews and (b) security checks there are for foreign nationals applying for positions in the prison service; and whether their country of origin is a factor.

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

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish internal analysis produced by her Department on the impact of asylum accommodation in hotels on violent disorder in summer 2024.

22 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish (a) terms and (b) guidance for pilots for asylum accommodation administered by (i) city mayors and (ii) local authorities.

22 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister is responsible for the (a) implementation and (b) assessment of pilots for asylum accommodation administered by (i) city mayors and (ii) local authorities.

22 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides funding for each pilot for asylum accommodation administered by (a) city mayors, and (b) local authorities.

22 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of each pilot for asylum accommodation administered by (a) city mayors and (b) local authorities.

22 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many social houses are being used by each pilot for asylum accommodation administered by (a) city mayors and (b) local authorities.

22 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are covered by the pilots for asylum accommodation administered by (a) city mayors and (b) local authorities by (i) number of family units and (ii) average number of children.

22 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which areas are covered by the pilots for asylum accommodation administered by (a) city mayors and (b) local authorities.

22 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities

Police and Crime Commissioners: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 23033 on Equality, whether the duty will require police and crime commissioners to prioritise specific (a) crime types, (b) localities and (c) minority grou

22 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison Service: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how are jobs in the prison service advertised (a) domestically, and (b) overseas.

22 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison Service: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will outline the recruitment process for foreign nationals applying for positions in the prison service; and if she will publish all related documents.

22 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Credit Reference Agencies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to simplify the process for requesting a credit freeze from consumer credit reporting companies.

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

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to introduce new fisheries management measures in England’s Marine Protected Areas on (a) bottom trawling and (b) dredging.

22 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Elon Musk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Homeland Security Group has assessed social media posts written by Elon Musk as part of its disinformation work.

21 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Axel Rudakubana

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she was made aware that Axel Rudakubana had (a) sought to manufacture ricin and (b) possessed an Al-Qaeda training manual.

21 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Axel Rudakubana

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Prime Minister was made aware that Axel Rudakubana had (a) sought to manufacture ricin and (b) possessed an Al-Qaeda training manual.

20 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Ambulance Services: Vehicles

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January to Question 23520 on Ambulance Services: Vehicles, for what reason HMRC issues guidance that ambulance services must sign up to a maintenance package in order to reclaim VAT in r

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment (a) his Department, (b) its arms-length bodies and (c) planning authorities have made of the potential impact of grid-scale battery energy storage solution systems on the safe

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

Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to home efficiency regulations on house prices.

Source: official written-questions record.