Written questions

150 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to ensure AI training models are subject to existing copyright laws; and what assessment he has made of the impact of the proposed exemption for text

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of recent trends in Royal Mail’s postal service deliveries times; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure that customers receive a reliable and timely

21 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Health Services: Fire and Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will make an assessment of the adequacy of existing health checks for retired firefighters; and if she will work with (a) NHS Trusts and (b) local healthcare providers in Essex to im

8 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Select Committee on Work and Pensions letter on the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme payments of 17 December 2024, what progress she has made on implementing

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Eurostar: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the (a) Ebbsfleet and (b) Ashford services of the Eurostar line.

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

Buildings: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of fire safety risk assessors who are able to carry out fire risk assessments of external wall systems.

11 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Windrush Generation: Public Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a new public inquiry into the Windrush scandal.

10 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) providing support for victims to recover investments and (b) holding perpetrators accountable in cases of fraudulent

10 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Human Rights: Pakistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of British Pakistanis speaking out about human rights violations in Pakistan.

10 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of standardising of NHS IT systems to help increase levels of efficiency.

9 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Illnesses: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a hardship fund for parents of children who have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses and have been hospitalised for more t

9 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the flexible fund beyond February 2025.

22 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will legislate to cap annual service charge rises at consumer price index inflation rates.

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Endometriosis and Periods

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure problems arising from menstrual health conditions, such as endometriosis, are accepted by employers as justified workplace absences.

20 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of levels of carers pay.

19 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the asylum case backlog.

18 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Wines: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to alcohol duty on the wine industry.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) reduction to the National Insurance threshold and (b) costs for employing part-time (i) teaching assistants and (ii) school support staff on (A)

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

Disposable Wipes: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's timetable is for (a) introducing and (b) implementing a ban on wet wipes that contain plastic.

6 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted.

29 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of oversight of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme by her Department; and what steps she is taking to prevent abuse of that scheme.

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of an NHS-funded salaried training route to becoming a school counsellor.

22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing local council planning fees so that they cover the costs of local planning services.

22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Obligations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) infrastructure levy and (b) Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and section 106 system.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring senior people to retake their driving test upon reaching a certain age.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Summertime: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to make an assessment of the impact of daylight saving time on (a) mental health and (b) seasonal affective disorder.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Further Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on whether teachers in (a) sixth forms and (b) other further educational institutions will receive the same pay rise as teachers in other settings; and if she will make an

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees on the international competitiveness of Brit

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of introducing VAT on independent school fees on the number of children taking up sports scholarships.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insulin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the previous Government's directive not to prescribe diabetes medication for non-licensed purposes on the availability of insulin stock; and w

Source: official written-questions record.