Written questions
231 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
West Bank: Ceasefires
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help negotiate a ceasefire in the West Bank.
13 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of audio-visual announcements by bus operators under the Bus Services Act 2017.
13 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Fireworks: Wildlife Parks and Zoos
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to protect (a) wildlife parks and (b) zoos from the impact of firework usage.
13 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Fireworks
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on revisions to firework safety legislation to include provisions on (a) community safety and (b) noise-level controls.
11 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chemicals: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to align the UK’s regulations with the EU’s recent prohibition on exporting banned chemicals to countries where they remain permitted.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that households without off-street parking are not left behind in the electric vehicle transition.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the disparities between households (a) with and (b) without off-street parking in accessing electric vehicle charging infrastructu
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the barriers facing households without driveways in the transition to electric vehicles.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of an increase in financial incentives to enable households without driveways to invest in home-connected on-street charging infrastructure.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that households without driveways have access to (a) infrastructure that can be supplied from their property at a cheaper domestic electricity tariff and (b) o
25 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of classifying bi-directional EV charging as an Energy Saving Material.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take fiscal steps to support households without driveways to access home electric vehicle charging equipment.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Motor Insurance: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the (a) car insurance industry and (b) Financial Conduct Authority on the potential merits of bringing forward regulations to require car insurance providers to not d
10 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve rail transport links in rural areas to increase access to (a) the Duke of Edinburgh Award and (b) other youth services.
4 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jagtar Singh Johal
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will publicly call for the release of Jagtar Singh Johal.
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Advertising Standards Authority upholds advertising standards in relation to pre-watershed online gambling adverts on (a) YouTube and (b) ot
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Levelling Up Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy to keep the allocations of funding set out in her Department's guidance on Levelling Up Fund Round 3: explanatory and methodology note on the decision-ma
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Long-term Plan for Towns
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Our Long-Term Plan for Towns, published on 1 October 2023, whether it is her policy to continue the £20 million endowment-style fund f
30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) tackle wait times experienced by (i) vulnerable people who require urgent assistance and (ii) other callers to her Department's helpline, (b) improve the (A) e
30 Aug 2024 · Treasury
Tax Allowances: Voluntary Work
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of introducing (i) an increased personal tax allowance, (ii) a tax code adjustment and (ii) other tax incentives for charity volunteers and (b) i
27 Aug 2024 · Treasury
Cost of Living
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to support households with the cost of living.
Source: official written-questions record.