Written questions
994 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office
Ministers: Codes of Practice
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 15193 on Ministers: Code of Practice, for what reason the Prime Minister included the previously removed duty for ministers to comply with international law
6 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Press Conferences
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who provided the lectern used by the Prime Minister for his press conference at Pinewood Studios on 5 December 2024.
6 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: 48 Group
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has issued guidance to Cabinet colleagues on engagement with the 48 Group.
6 Jan 2025 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2024 to Question 18268 on Firearms: Licensing, when she last held discussions with (a) the police, (b) gun control groups, (c) the British Shooting Sports Council
16 Dec 2024 · Treasury
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief on the profitability of farming businesses.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the delinked basic payment scheme on the profitability of farming businesses.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environmental Land Management Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department had with farmers before freezing the capital grant scheme.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of accelerated changes to delinked payments on farming businesses.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support people affected by changes made to (a) agricultural property relief, (b) Business Property Relief and (c) capital grants at the Autu
11 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Solar Power: Land Use
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the development of large-scale solar farms.
11 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Inland Border Facilities: Ashford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the overall (a) capital and (b) running costs are of the Inland Border Facility at Sevington; and what the budget is for that facility.
6 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the firearms licensing departments that have taken a year or more to process applications for (a) grants and (b) renewals in each of the last five years.
5 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sound moderators are held on firearms certificates.
5 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) efficiency of the National Firearms Licensing Management System; and whether her Department plans to update the system.
5 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Medical Records: Firearms
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of GPs who have downloaded the IT update to allow the placement of markers on the medical notes of firearms certificate holders.
5 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Medical Records: Firearms
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require General Practitioners to place a marker on the medical notes of firearms certificate holders.
5 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had meetings with representatives of (a) police, (b) gun control groups, (c) British Shooting Sports Council and (d) British Association for Shooting and Conservation to discuss firear
4 Dec 2024 · Treasury
Tobacco: Australia
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with her Australian counterpart on the impact of excise tax for tobacco products on (a) consumer and (b) organised crime group behaviour.
4 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tobacco: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential increase in illegal tobacco sales as a consequence of the implementation of a generational ban on tobacco sales.
4 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tobacco: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government will take steps to support the mental health of shopkeepers responsible with enforcing the implementation of a generational ban on tobacco sales.
4 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tobacco: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the potential increase in incidents of (a) violent crime, (b) physical abuse and (c) verbal intimidation against shopkeepers as a result of a generational ban on toba
3 Dec 2024 · Treasury
Ministers: Official Cars
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has been provided use of a vehicle for official Ministerial travel from outside the Government Car Service.
28 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mitigations from proposed changes to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief for farmers over 70 years old.
28 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Domicil: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the policy paper entitled Tax changes for non-UK domiciled individuals, published on 30 October 2024, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the non-domiciled
28 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Government Departments: Procurement
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Government departments have spent on procurement relating to both goods and services in total in the most recent year for which figures are available.
27 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Arden Strategies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list each of the business attendees who accompanied Arden Strategies at her Department's roundtable on 17 September 2024.
27 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Rachel Reeves: Members' Staff
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants, published on 11 October 2024, whether Nicholas Garland (a) attends meetings in her Department and (b) has provided policy
27 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
11 Downing Street: Government Art Collection
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the reference numbers are of Government Art Collection works that have been removed from 11 Downing Street since the general election; and what the reference numbers are of works that are sc
27 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Ian Corfield
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Ian Corfield has left his role at her Department following the International Investment Summit in October 2024.
27 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Kamella Hudson
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings Kamella Hudson attended with her Department since 5 July 2024.
Source: official written-questions record.