Written questions

438 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Offshore Industry: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to (a) end funding for the Ring Fence Expenditure Supplement for oil and gas companies and (b) redirect any savings to international climate finance.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Investment: Colombia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions of the UK/Colombia: Bilateral Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments on the

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

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the amount of social housing available for families in need of housing support who need four or more bedrooms.

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

Eels: Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the issuing of licenses to export endangered European eels.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: North Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 on Question 16304, how many pensioner households who are in receipt of Housing Benefit and who have been identified as being potentially entitled to, but not cl

4 Dec 2024 · Leader of the House

Environment Protection

To ask the Leader of the House, when she plans to update the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation to provide guidance on the environmental principles duty in section 19(1) of the Environment Act 2021.

4 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Environment Protection

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) templates and (b) guidance for (i) ministerial submissions, (ii) the write round process, (iii) post implementation reviews of legislation and (iv) the preparation of departmental business cases have

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to update guidance for the Better Regulation Framework to include section 19(1) of the Environment Act 2021.

2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with local authorities to ensure that tied accommodation provided to seasonal agricultural workers meets the Housing Health and Safety Rating System stan

2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the standard of accommodation provided to seasonal agricultural workers on UK farms in line with the Housing Health and Safety Rating System

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to collect data on the number of children in care that are living in placements that are not in line with their care plan.

18 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Immigration: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the disbanding of Multi-Agency Assurance Panels on independent assurance of National Referral Mechanism decisions in the review of negative Conc

5 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his expected timetable is for the publication of an updated list of significant public appointments; and whether this will include the Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection.

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

Agriculture: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether data collected through his Department’s farm practices survey informs the assessment of progress on meeting legally binding targets set out in the Environment Act 2021.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Internal Trade: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any environmental (a) policies and (b) programmes are impacted by the UK Internal Market Act 2020.

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

Forest Products: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish regulations to implement Schedule 17 of the Environment Act 2021 to introduce a due diligence scheme for products of illegal deforestation.

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

Land Use: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2024 to Question 4844 on Land Use, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of establishing a na

17 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

UK Relations with EU: Citizens' Assemblies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a citizens assembly to consider the future relationship between the UK and the EU.

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

Housing: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to require all newbuild homes to include solar photovoltaic panels.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the procurement of sustainable local food for school meals.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) monitor and (b) manage the standard of food provided by schools.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to fund the holiday activities and food programme on a permanent basis.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Foods: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the report by the Food Foundation entitled Broken Plate Report 2023, published on 27 June 2023; and what

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on introducing auto-enrolment for Healthy Start vouchers.

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) rapes and (b) other sexual offences were reported to police in (i) Herefordshire and (ii) each neighbouring area in each of the last five years; and what the rate of (A) rape and (B) othe

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of implications for his policies of the points of action in the statement entitled Experts warn international order on a knife’s edge, urge States

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to UK Visas and Immigration guidance entitled Register of licensed sponsors: workers, updated on 2 October 2024, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of provision in place to

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs' Humanitarian Situation Update No. 221 on the Gaza Strip, if he will have discussions wit

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs' Humanitarian Situation Update No. 221 on the Gaza Strip, if he will have discussions wit

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

Housing: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the ITN investigation into seasonal worker accommodation, broadcast 5 September 2024; and if

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