Written questions
609 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Great British Insulation Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he will confirm funding for the Great British Insulation Scheme for the 2025-26 financial year.
30 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her timeline is for implementing the decent homes standard.
30 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she will publish the Warm Homes Plan.
29 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that the UK's Nationally Determined Contribution (a) facilitates a just transition and (b) commits to increased climate finance.
20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Insomnia: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) funding and (b) availability of the Sleepio app for people with insomnia.
20 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of tariffs with night-time low electricity pricing for people with (a) electric vehicles and (b) solar panels.
20 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Hepatitis
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when affected family members of people with blood infected by hepatitis B will be able to apply for compensation.
20 Jan 2025 · Treasury
Employers' Contributions: Agency Workers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes made to employer's National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on agency workers under IR35.
20 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Land Use
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking legislative steps to introduce a land use framework.
10 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Insomnia: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of NHS cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia; and whether he plans to increase the coverage of that therapy.
10 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heat Pumps: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing non-compliance fines in the Clean Heat Market Mechanism on the uptake of heat pumps.
10 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heat Pumps: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce non-compliance fines in the Clean Heat Market Mechanism on the UK's ability to meet carbon budgets.
10 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heat Pumps: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to return non-compliance fines for the clean heat market mechanism to the level proposed for 2026 in the document entitled Clean Heat Market Mechanism Consultati
6 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Whizz Kidz on their report entitled Beyond fare Equality through Concessionary Bus Travel; and if she will mandate free travel for disabled bus pass holders.
6 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Child Maintenance Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for responding to the Gingerbread report entitled Fix the Child Maintenance Service, published on 25 November 2024.
6 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Disability Living Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department issues to Disability Living Allowance claimants during the wait for their claim to be assessed; and what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times.
29 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Shingles: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of shingles vaccines for all over 65s.
20 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with energy suppliers on providing additional support for households with energy bills in winter 2024-25.
20 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Insulation: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to provide vulnerable households with emergency home insulation in winter 2024-25.
20 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to improve the energy efficiency of homes for winter 2024-25.
19 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing local supply rights to allow smaller-scale renewable energy schemes to sell their power directly to local customers.
13 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuel Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of people at risk of fuel poverty in winter 2024-25.
13 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuel Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of progress on meeting targets to end fuel poverty by 2030.
13 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuel Poverty: Children and Pensioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of changes in the number of (a) children and (b) pensioners living in fuel poverty since 1 January 2024.
13 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuel Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of people living in fuel poverty.
13 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Deposit Return Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing a return-to-retail deposit return scheme on local council revenue streams.
13 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Deposit Return Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including a digital option in the UK’s deposit return scheme to enable consumers to recycle their in-scope containers from home
13 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Trusts: Building Societies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulation of family trusts sold by building societies.
12 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the support provided by her Department in helping disabled people (a) find and (b) maintain employment.
12 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Music Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a social care strategy which includes support for the use of musical techniques for people living with dementia.
Source: official written-questions record.