Written questions

314 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Food: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help support food producers from Norfolk to increase exports.

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

Water Abstraction: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 13929 on Water Abstraction: Licensing, what the regional breakdown of these water abstraction licences was in each of the last 10

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

Agriculture: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what value of water resource management grants were (i) granted and (ii) rejected by the Rural Payments Agency in each of the last 10 financial years.

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

Water Abstraction: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Water Abstraction License applications were (a) made and (b) granted in each of the last 10 financial years.

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

Water Abstraction: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Water Abstraction Licenses were not renewed in each of the last 10 financial years.

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

Water Abstraction: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Water Abstraction Licenses were operational in each of the last 10 financial years.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the attendance rate in education was at Young Offender Institute (a) Feltham, (b) Parc, (c) Werrington and (d) Wetherby in each of the last 10 financial years.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that senior leaders in Young Offender Institutes respond rapidly to an Ofsted requires improvement grade.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the turnover of main governors in Young Offender Institutes.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many planned education courses in young offenders institutes have been cancelled in each of the last five financial years; and what information she holds on the reasons for those cancellations.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teachers in young offenders institutes receive adequate (a) training and (b) support to help them address potentially challenging behaviour by offenders in those

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will issue guidance to staff in young offenders institutes to ensure that the allocation of courses is based on the educational needs of young offenders.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have been kept apart from one another on the way to and from classes in young offenders institutions in each of the last 10 financial years.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the employee turnover rate in (a) young offenders institutions and (b) Category (i) A, (ii) B, (iii) C and (iv) D estates was in each of the last 10 financial years.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff were employed in the provision of education in young offenders institutions in each of the last ten financial years.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to take steps to increase the number of hours that children in young offender institutions have access to education.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve young offenders institutions' grades for overall effectiveness under the education inspection framework.

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

Horticulture: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the horticulture sector.

5 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Inheritance Tax: South Norfolk

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many estates were subject to inheritance tax in South Norfolk constituency in the (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22 financial year.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Living Wage and Minimum Wage: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of workers that will be affected by the increase to the (a) National Minimum Wage and (b) National Living Wage in Norfolk.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Living Wage and Minimum Wage: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of workers aged above 16 years old are paid within 50p of the (a) National Minimum Wage and (b) National Living Wage in (i) East Anglia and (ii) Norfolk.

5 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Heat Pumps

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many heat pumps are installed on Government property.

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

Devolution: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a devolution deal for Norfolk on (a) local housing supply and (b) economic growth.

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

Housing: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of building a new settlement in Norfolk.

5 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding that will be allocated to NHS services in Norfolk in each of the n

29 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people engaging in the Single Justice Procedure are aware of the HM Courts and Tribunal Service guidance which states that courts should not issue targets for th

29 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has had discussions with the Magistrates Association on reports of the use of targets for the number of Single Justice Procedures completed.

25 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners on Remand

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to address the increase in the remand population across the prison estate.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people facing homelessness are discharged safely from hospital.

15 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure defendants under the Single Justice Procedure are aware they have the option to elect for a court hearing.

Source: official written-questions record.