Written questions

504 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to require relevant public bodies to ask people whether they (a) are veterans and (b) have veterans in their immediate family for the purpose of ensuring that those p

5 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Mileage Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the HMRC mileage rate for reimbursing the use of private cars on (a) volunteer drivers and (b) organisations in the volunteer sector; and if she will take steps to rev

4 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Law Reporting: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the cost of court transcripts for victims.

4 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to establish (a) dedicated care pathways, (b) specialist clinics and (c) home support for people with long covid.

2 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of how many unpaid carers of state pension age will be affected by the removal of the universal entitlement to Winter Fuel Payments.

2 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the removal of the universal entitlement to Winter Fuel Payments on (a) vulnerable and (b) low income pensioners.

2 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make her policy to raise the cap for Lifetime ISAs in line with house price inflation.

2 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners whose income is less than 10% above the threshold for Pension Credit who will not qualify for Winter Fuel Payment during Winter 2024-25.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Stratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve SEND provision in Stratford-on-Avon constituency.

30 Aug 2024 · Treasury

Holiday Accommodation: Rural Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of abolishing the Furnished Holiday Lettings regime on rural areas depending on tourism; and what steps she is taking to support people who let short-term furnis

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve school transport for children living in rural areas in Stratford-on-Avon constituency.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of funding per pupil in (a) Stratford-on-Avon constituency, (b) Warwickshire and (c) nationally.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education

Teachers: Stratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teachers in Stratford-on-Avon constituency.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure that new housing is (a) of high quality, (b) highly energy efficient and (c) built to zero carbon standards.

30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Hospitals: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of community hospitals with (a) in-patient wards and (b) other integrated healthcare facilities on healthcare provision in rural areas.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Ofwat in regulating water companies.

30 Aug 2024 · Treasury

Shares: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a share buyback tax.

30 Aug 2024 · Treasury

Shares: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of (a) the impact of share buybacks on economic inequality and (b) the potential impact of a targeted tax on this issue.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Warwickshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in Warwickshire; and whether she plans to take steps with Warwickshire County Council to help improve the (a) funding and (b) delivery of SEND se

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

France: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating a reciprocal agreement with his French counterpart to allow British citizens with properties in France to

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to help improve the accessibility of (a) bus provision and (b) other public transport in rural areas.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Stratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to increase the number of test centres serving Stratford-on-Avon constituency.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure the UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocations are protected from future budget cuts.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to bring forward legislative proposals for a compensation scheme for women who are (a) born in the 1950s and (b) not notified of changes to the age at which they could cla

Source: official written-questions record.