Written questions

431 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure work coaches are able to assist people with (a) ADHD and (b) autism in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: ADHD

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those refor

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people under 22 in (a) Dunfermline and Dollar constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK will be impacted by changes to the limited capability for work and work related activity element of Unive

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those refor

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Disability Confident Scheme on the ability of disabled people to find work.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have used the Disability Confident Scheme.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Disability Confident Scheme.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Dunfermline and Dollar constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK receive the maximum award from PIP.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Dunfermline and Dollar constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK receive the health rate top-up for Universal Credit.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what support will be available for new claims for Universal Credit

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, how she plans to introduce more active (a) engagement and (b) suppo

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she last met with Motability; and what she had discussions on.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's work with Motability.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to continue her Department's relationship with Motability.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Optical Equipment: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support innovation in the manufacturing of optics equipment.

20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Hawk Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) the RAF and (b) defence industry suppliers on the replacement of the Hawk training jet.

20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) the RAF and (b) defence suppliers on he future of the RAF fast jet training aircraft.

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Type 83 Destroyers: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce the next stages of the Type 83 Destroyer programme.

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last held discussions with the (a) Scottish Government and (b) (i) further and (ii) higher education sector in Scotland to encourage the effective supply of skills for the defence industrial sector from S

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what bases in the UK will have capability to hold Dreadnought class submarines for (a) repairs and (b) maintenance by 2035.

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines: Dockyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many docks in the UK are able to hold Dreadnought class submarines for (a) repairs and (b) maintenance.

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines: Dockyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many docks will be required to hold Dreadnought submarines by 2035.

28 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will restrict Chinese-manufactured components in the UK’s energy infrastructure projects.

28 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the security risks posed by the use of Chinese-manufactured technology in (a) smart grids, (b) renewable energy systems and (c) the UK’s energy infr

28 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Smart Devices: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether the Procurement Act includes adequate measures to limit the procurement of Chinese-made cellular IoT modules in UK critical national infrastructure.

28 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: China

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Chinese made electric vehicles were imported into the UK in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

28 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

China: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will conduct an investigation of the potential national security threats posed by Chinese-made connected vehicles.

28 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

China: Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessmenhis Department has made of the (a) prevalence of and (b) security risks posed by Chinese-manufactured technology used in UK defence procurement and supply chains.

28 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

China: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential security risk posed by Chinese-made electric vehicles being used by (a) senior officers and (b) other security officials.

Source: official written-questions record.