Written questions

314 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of delivering Single Justice Procedure prosecution notices by (a) signed and (b) tracked post to ensure receipt.

15 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Single Justice Procedure prosecution notices went undelivered in 2023.

15 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which (a) people, (b) companies and (c) other organisations pursued prosecutions under the single justice procedure in 2023.

15 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted under the single justice procedure by offence in each month of 2023; and what the plea rates were for offences charged under the single justice procedure in the same period.

9 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will publish the findings of Lord Banner KC's review of national infrastructure projects.

9 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Life Imprisonment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the minimum tariff lengths were for people serving life sentences for second listed offences in prisons in England and Wales on 30 June 2024 who were sentenced (a) on or before 9 November 2000, (b) between 9

9 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Life Imprisonment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving life sentences for second listed offences in prisons in England and Wales on 30 June 2024 (a) were serving a recall and (b) have never been released.

9 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Life Imprisonment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving life sentences for second listed offences in prisons in England and Wales on 30 June 2024 were sentenced (a) on or before 9 November 2000, (b) between 9 November 2000 and 4 April 2005 and

9 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Life Imprisonment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were serving life sentences for second listed offences in prisons in England and Wales on 30 June 2024.

8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to work with local authorities to reduce the number of people in temporary accommodation.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Temporary Accommodation: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of Temporary Housing Subsidy rates on local authority budgets.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's proposed planning reforms on food security.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government’s intended planning reforms on Controlled Environment Agriculture.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the impact of Biodiversity Net Gain regulations on Controlled Environment Agriculture.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting Controlled Environment Facilities from Biodiversity Net Gain requirements.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will work with the relevant control bodies to enable vertical farms to apply for organic accreditation.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a new national accreditation for sustainable Controlled Environment Agriculture food production.

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

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to help foster responsible access to the countryside.

4 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will review the effectiveness of the single justice procedure.

4 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions and Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who will be in receipt of the Winter Fuel Payment by constituency from 1 April 2025; and what the total value of the (a) Winter Fuel Payment and (b)

4 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total uprated value of the State Pension will be from 1 April 2025, by constituency.

29 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting times were for (a) ADHD and (b) autism assessments in each year since 2010.

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of children and young people who were waiting for an Education, Health and Care Plan decision after (a) less than six months, (b) six months to a year, (c) on

25 Jul 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Horticulture: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase horticulture exports.

25 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Planning: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the preparedness of local planning authorities to meet their obligations under the biodiversity net gain regulations.

25 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of biodiversity net gain regulations on local pl

25 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to introduce exemptions for protected horticultural growers within the biodiversity net gain regulations.

25 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners found work within six months of their release in each year since 2010.

25 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release entitled New Prison Education Service to cut crime, published on 29 September 2023, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of giving prison governo

25 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have taken part in the Future Skills programme; and in which sectors they were trained.

Source: official written-questions record.