Written questions

182 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether entitlement to a defined benefit occupational pension affects entitlement to Universal Credit if that pension is not drawn.

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

Civil Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen communities in the aftermath of the recent riots.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to use maritime spatial planning to identify areas with high potential for the development of offshore wind energy.

12 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Police: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to improve the effectiveness of data collection from mobile phones by the police in relation to crime.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support job creation in the renewable energy sector.

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

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to communicate the recent changes to the Right to Buy scheme to eligible social housing tenants.

29 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support (a) people with dementia and (b) their carers.

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Community Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of incentivising people serving non-violent custodial sentences to undertake more community service work.

26 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Tourism: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of a tax on tourism.

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

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.72 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on social care of a £600 million investment.

25 Nov 2024 · Treasury

National Insurance Contributions: Exemptions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to exempt (a) academy trusts, (b) further education colleges, (c) the NHS and (d) other public services from the increase to employer National Insurance contributions.

25 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Social Services: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason her Department categorises social care providers specialising in supporting working-aged disabled adults as businesses rather than public services.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biofuels: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reallocating subsidies for burning bioenergy towards lower carbon renewables.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to embed nature as a core priority in (a) the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan and (b) other energy planning frameworks.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on giving GB Energy a nature recovery duty.

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

Peatlands: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the target for peatland restoration to help meet net zero targets.

14 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Police: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship.

14 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Courts: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with the Ministry of Justice to (a) reduce court delays and (b) ensure timely hearings.

14 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the funding formula for police forces to ensure that it is proportionate to (a) population and (b) demand.

6 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing Aids: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential risk to vulnerable people of the accidental ingestion of hearing aid batteries.

6 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing Aids: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the yearly cost to the NHS is of the provision of replacement hearing aid batteries.

6 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing Aids: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on the provision of rechargable hearing aids on the NHS.

12 Sep 2024 · Women and Equalities

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps is she taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the adequacy of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide capital funding to Air Ambulance charities.

12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the work of Air Ambulance charities.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes his Department has made to the testing system for bovine TB since August 2021.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure movement restrictions as a result of reported disease outbreaks are reviewed in a timely manner.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers who experience outbreaks of bovine TB to recover.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that incidents of bovine TB in livestock are properly (a) monitored and (b) dealt with.

5 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) protections and (b) support mechanisms are in place for whistleblowers in prisons.

Source: official written-questions record.