Written questions

179 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 3550 on Probation, what access does the unified Probation Service have to information that was previously held by the Community Rehabilitation Companies; an

17 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for South Devon during the Oral Statement of 7 October 2024 on Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage, Official Report, colum

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

Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his expected timetable is for implementing Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to deliver standardised sustainable drainage systems in new developments.

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

Sewage: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environment Agency guidance entitled Water companies: environmental permits for storm overflows and emergency overflows, published on 13 September 2018, how excep

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies House

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring Companies House to carry out checks on the validity of companies addresses when they first register.

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

Fisheries: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) economic, (b) social and (c) employment factors are taken into consideration in fisheries consultations between the UK and the EU.

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

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reintroduce the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill; and whether he plans to ban the use of snares.

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Clergy: Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Church of England on its response to allegations of abuse by clergy.

4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Education and Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help ensure the (a) rehabilitation and (b) education of offenders who took part in violent disorder during summer 2024.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with Ofcom on further regulating (a) gambling advertising and (b) gambling advertising associated with sports to help prevent (i) children and (ii) vulnerable people

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

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the water industry invests in proven nature-based solutions for natural flood management.

4 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid and ME/CFS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support biomedical research into (a) long covid and (b) myalgic encephalomyelitis.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has to work with Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to help reduce reoffending by people in the criminal justice system.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many recalls to prison there were of people on licence in England and Wales in each of the last ten years for which figures are available; and what plans she has to reduce the number of recalls to prison.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average caseload of probation officers in England and Wales was in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the work of the prison and probation services work with (a) smaller organisations that cannot easily compete for commissioned contracts and (b) other third sector o

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to help ensure that the probation service works closely with other services critical to reducing reoffending.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the scope will be of her Department's strategic review of probation governance.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost was of (a) a prison place, (b) the supervision of a person on licence following release from prison and (c) the delivery of a community order by the Probation Service in the latest 12 month

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many licences have been issued for trail hunting on his Department's land in 2024-2025; and whether he plans to revoke any of these licences.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contractual penalties will be incurred by (a) the A303 Stonehenge tunnel, (b) the A27 bypass project and (c) other major infrastructure projects that have now been cancelled.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the feasibility of expanding eligibility for the winter fuel payment to include low-income households not in receipt of Pension Credit.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the decision to change eligibility requirements for the winter fuel payment on the public purse.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: South Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people in South Devon constituency who will be affected by the decision to change eligibility requirements for the winter fuel payment.

30 Aug 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed application of VAT on private school fees on families who are unable to access appropriate SEND support in state schools.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential financial impact on state schools of the introduction of VAT on private school fees.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Crimes of Violence and Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing funding for support services for victims of sexual assault and violence.

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to increase Bereavement Support Payments in line with inflation.

29 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 83 of the HM Treasury's policy paper entitled, Fixing the foundations public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, if she will take steps to ensure the 2024 pay award fo

Source: official written-questions record.