Joe Robertson

21 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) the sparsity factor and (b) other elements of the national funding formula in supporting small rural schools.

21 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the sparsity factor in the national funding formula is (a) calculated and (b) applied to small rural schools for 2025-26.

20 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for project licences to use animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were approved on average in each week in 2024.

20 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) inspectors were responsible for assessing project licence applications and (b) project licence applications were approved for licences to use animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedu

20 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 31403 on Animal Experiments: Licensing, when that project licence application was refused; for what reason it was refused; and what the intended

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Logos

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether external (a) firms and (b) individuals were hired for the Great British Energy logo redesign.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Logos

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost was of redesigning the Great British Energy logo (a) in total, (b) for design, (c) for consultancy and (d) for legal fees.

19 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the average duration that civil service employees remain under performance management before a resolution is reached.

19 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of civil service employees under performance management procedures.

19 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Ministers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of (a) 28 February 2025, to Question 31166 and (b) 5 March 2025 to Question 34449, on Ministers: Aviation, if he will list the number of individual journeys that aggregates to the £4,282 co

19 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministers: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34448, on Ministers: Helicopters, how much of the post-4 July Ministerial expenditure to date relates to helicopter travel (a) before 1 January 2024 and (b) afte

19 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Aviation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to (a) the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34453 on Prime Minister: Aviation and (b) his letter to the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East of 13 March 2025 on helicopter travel, if he will publish an

19 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Aviation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has issued on publishing (a) details of individual helicopter flights under £25,000 in value on gov.uk and (b) the total annual spend on helicopter flights by (i) each Department and (ii) all De

18 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Helicopters

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 34447 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, which suppliers supply helicopter services under the Ministerial Air Transport administered contract.

18 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministers: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34448 on Ministers: Helicopters, how many journeys this figure relates to; and whether this cost was the total cost of the journeys or a pro-rata cost for Minist

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Pensioners: Poverty and Television

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of pensioners who (a) are in poverty and (b) rely on free terrestrial television to watch TV.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that her Department’s Future of TV Distribution Stakeholder Forum takes account of the needs of rural communities.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of digital terrestrial television on rural connectivity.

18 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Small Businesses: Conditions of Employment and Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to introduce a feedback mechanism for small-to-medium sized businesses to report issues relating to the (a) National Procurement Policy Statement procurement criteria and (b) obligations fo

18 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Small Businesses: Conditions of Employment and Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the (a) updated National Procurement Policy Statement and (b) Employment Rights Bill on the capacity of small and medium enterprises

18 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Small Businesses: Conditions of Employment and Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Procurement Policy Statement on 13 February 2025, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of small-to-medium sized enterprises on the potential impact of the (

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of net zero requirements on the competitiveness of British manufacturers in public procurement.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of public transport procurement projects contracted by her Department since 5 July 2024 have included net zero requirements; and if she will make an estimate of the total extra cost as a result

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of public sector projects contracted by his Department have had cost overruns due to mandatory net zero requirements since 5 July 2024.

18 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of procurement training for Cabinet Office officials has been delivered by organisations affiliated with trade unions since 5 July 2024.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many infrastructure contracts awarded by her Department have included mandatory collective bargaining clauses since 5 July 2024.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many public contracts awarded by his Department since 5 July 2024 have required suppliers to recognise trade unions as a condition of contract award.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of contracts awarded by his Department have been to British SMEs since 5 July 2024.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any procurement contracts awarded by her Department have included mandatory commitments to equality, diversity, and inclusion training since 5 July 2024.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any contracts awarded by his Department have included diversity quotas since 5 July 2024.