Written questions

114 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Absent Voting

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to facilitate the registration of postal voters.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to introduce (a) incentives and (b) funding mechanisms to encourage businesses and public sector organisations to comply with strengthened cybersecurity req

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the public sector is adequately protected under the forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, and whether he plans to extend reg

13 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Video Games: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide (a) funding and (b) other support to the Tranzfuser programme.

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to strengthen the UK’s place within the international F-35 Lightning II supply chain programme.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on a Free Trade Agreement.

28 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of levels of demand for new housing in different areas of the UK; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of new homes on the economy

28 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a similar scheme to the Small Business Investment Company in the USA.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Power Stations: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the UK's nuclear energy capacity on delivering the AI Opportunities Action Plan, (b) the costs of regulatory processes on building n

28 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Regulations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 24615 on Housing: Carbon Emissions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned amendments to building r

16 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Billing: Digital Technology

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for the proposed consultation on e-invoicing.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Insulin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue new guidance on the use of (a) Novarapid, (b) Insulin flextouch, (c) Insulatard and (d) Levimir for diabetes patients before March 2025.

15 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities will be resuming the annual evidence reviews on tobacco-based products previously undertaken by Public Health England.

12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Hygiene

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory food hygiene rating scheme in England.

12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Hygiene

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the display of restaurant food hygiene ratings in all English licenced premises assessed.

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

Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to incorporate harvest control rules into future fisheries management plans.

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

Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish proposed measures for the Stage 3 offshore Marine Protected Areas.

13 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Electronic Cigarettes: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMRC's policy paper on making tax digital, updated on 19 December 2022, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a digital tax system for managing duty on vaping.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she had made of the adequacy of the condition of local roads in Kent and Medway.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce driving test waiting times in (a) Medway and (b) Kent.

15 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Nuisance: Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the use of section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 by police forces to tackle nuisance behaviour involving (a) motorbikes, (b) e-bikes, (c) e-scooters, (d) quad bike

15 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Medway

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for making a decision on the development Medway Maritime Trust elective care centre in Chatham.

10 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to increase Crown Court capacity in Kent.

Source: official written-questions record.