Written questions
301 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Ceasefires
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international counterparts to help secure a ceasefire in Gaza.
8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to take steps to increase legal aid fee rates.
8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits providing grants to legal aid providers to help increase the accessibility of legal aid.
8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of restoring the scope of cases covered by legal aid to those provided for prior to the Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
8 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit: Eligibility
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the eligibility threshold for Pension Credit.
8 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensioners: Low Incomes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support low-income pensioners.
8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: 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 introducing an independent appeals service for drivers to challenge parking charges.
8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that private car park charges are reasonable.
8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Property Management Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving leaseholders more powers to establish their own management companies.
8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Service Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle unreasonable service charges for leaseholders.
8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will take steps to replace the leasehold system with commonhold.
8 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to launch a consultation on cross-border working in the private hire vehicle industry.
8 Oct 2024 · Home Office
Protest
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to strengthen the right to peaceful protest.
8 Oct 2024 · Home Office
Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect the right to peaceful protest.
8 Oct 2024 · Home Office
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to repeal Part III of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.
8 Oct 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 boost energy efficiency of homes in Sheffield Central constituency.
8 Oct 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 has taken to develop a warm homes plan.
8 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy: Sheffield Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to build growth in community energy in Sheffield Central constituency.
8 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to build growth in community energy.
8 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Sheffield
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent sewage discharges into rivers in Sheffield.
8 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Debts: Developing Countries
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with the International Monetary Fund on the Debt Sustainability Framework for Low Income Countries.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education
Vocational Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding for vocational qualifications at level three for the 2025-26 academic year.
3 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of legal aid in the context of recent increases in the cost of living.
3 Sep 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure there is adequate provision for youth services in all regions.
30 Aug 2024 · Home Office
Sexual Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect workers travelling home late at night who are at risk of sexual violence.
22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for stakeholders to contribute to the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
22 Jul 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which key R&D institutions will receive a 10 year budget.
22 Jul 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish an Industrial Strategy.
22 Jul 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
EU Framework Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timetable is for commencing negotiations on the UK’s association to the EU’s Framework Programme 10.
22 Jul 2024 · Department for Education
Lifelong Learning Entitlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.
Source: official written-questions record.