Written questions

106 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce the rates that will be paid to (a) locally maintained and (b) Multi Academy Trust schools for universal infant free school meals this academic year.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take further steps to ensure that Government Food Standards are adhered to in (a) locally maintained and (b) Multi Academy Trust schools.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance entitled School food standards: resources for schools, published on 26 March 2019, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure that this guidance is being followed in all

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

Planning: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce backlogs of cases before the Planning Inspectorate.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Education: Childbirth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that children born prematurely are not disadvantaged in education.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voice over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure those switching from public switched telephone network landline phones to Voice over Internet Protocol landline phones are not sold unneces

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voice over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department holds data on phone-only Voice over Internet Protocol products available for consumers.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voice over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information his Department holds on whether customers who are required to transition from Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) landline phones to Voice over Internet Protocol (

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on average response times to queries from users of the Child Maintenance Service since 2019.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent data her Department holds on the number of complaints made per month about the Child Maintenance Service.

15 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to protect retail staff from (a) intimidation and (b) assault.

15 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the wait time to report assaults on retail staff by telephone in Leicestershire.

15 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to introduce a licensing scheme under the Health and Care Act 2022 for people administering botox and lip fillers.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the percentage of driving test bookings where the initial driving licence number on the booking form was subsequently changed in each month since January 2019.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of driving test bookings where the initial driving licence number on the booking form was subsequently changed in each month since January 2019.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What recent steps her Department has taken to ensure consistency in local authorities' taxi license-issuing regimes.

Source: official written-questions record.