Written questions

Joe Robertson

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Cryptography

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that backdoor access to encrypted data is not misused by unauthorised actors.

5 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Privacy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect people's (a) privacy and (b) security in the context of Government access to encrypted data.

5 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Cryptography: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that Government access to encrypted data is compliant with human rights standards.

5 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) technology companies, (b) legal experts and (c) privacy advocates on the potential implications for her policies of requiring companies to create backdo

5 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of requiring technology companies to build backdoors into encrypted systems on public (a) safety and (b) privacy.

5 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Department for Work and Pensions: Muslim Council of Britain

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 31697 on Department for Work and Pensions: Muslim Council of Britain, if the Prime Minister will have discussions with the Minister for Social Security and

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Exploitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to establish a full investigation into exploitation within social care.

4 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Ministers have met with security staff workers and their representatives to discuss possible strikes.

4 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to minimise disruption to government business during the security staff strike.

26 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 31747 on Radicalism, tabled on the 13 February 2025.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to answer Questions (a) 31696 and (b) Question 31697 on Department for Work and Pensions: Muslim Council of Britain, tabled on 13 February 2025.

26 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 31252 on Home Office: Equality, tabled on 12 February 2025.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 31228 on Wolves: Conservation, tabled on 12 February 2025.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 30823 on National Parks, tabled on 11 February 2025.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 29973 on Agriculture: Inheritance Tax, tabled on 7 February 2025.

25 Feb 2025 · Scotland Office

Transport: Scottish Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on improving transport connectivity to Scottish islands.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Insects

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2025 to Question 26637 on Food: Insects, what his policy is on the use of insect-based novel foods for human consumption to deliver net zero goals

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voice over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) enforce compliance with the checklist for communication providers; and how customers will be informed of their rights and the

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voice over Internet Protocol: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the migration of analogue phone lines to digital voice over internet protocol on elderly people in the Isle of Wight East constitu

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability: Impact Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has undertaken an impact assessment for the (a) Motability Scheme and (b) Motability Operations.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding her Department has provided to the Motability (a) Foundation, (b) Scheme and (c) Operations.

25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Members

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether hon. Members serving a custodial sentence at His Majesty’s Pleasure are permitted by HM Prison & Probation Service to receive Parliamentary casework by post.

25 Feb 2025 · House of Commons Commission

Members: Prisoners

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether hon. Members serving a custodial sentence at His Majesty’s Pleasure can have their Parliamentary (a) mail and (b) casework delivered to them at the

25 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Members: Prison Sentences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to review the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 in relation to hon. Members serving custodial sentences.