Written questions
184 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's original budget for the Ajax armoured fighting vehicle programme was; how much his Department has spent since that programme started; and what the estimated final cost is in (a) real and (b)
4 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending his target for reducing household energy bills in the context of recent increases in energy prices.
31 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heating
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what survey data his Department (a) has commissioned and (b) holds since July 2024 on regional averages for when different areas turn on their heating systems in Great Britain.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reforms to the personal independence payment on the employment (a) rights of and (b) obligations of employers to disable
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reductions in the welfare budget on local government services.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reforms to the personal independence payment on children living in families in receipt of that benefit.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reforms to the personal independence payment on the NHS.
12 Mar 2025 · Home Office
British Nationality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the new guidance on the good character requirement for British citizenship complies with the UK’s obligations under Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Co
4 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Attendance Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will review the name of the Attendance Allowance.
4 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Attendance Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has targets for the time taken to process Attendance Allowance.
4 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Trade Agreements: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has a policy on the inclusion of provisions on the supply of services to the NHS within the proposed free trade agreement with the US.
4 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Trade Act 2021 to prevent future intern
4 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: NHS
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Trade Act 2021 to prevent future international trade agreements from including provisions re
4 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she will reply to correspondence sent from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East on pensioner poverty of (a) 25 November 2024 and (b) 14 January 2025.
4 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he will reply to correspondence from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East on climate change emissions of (a) 11 October 2024, (b) 25 November 2024 and (c) 14 January 2025.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Products: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the potential inclusion of US (a) beef and (b) chicken products being included in a trade deal with the US.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has (a) made an assessment and (b) commissioned analysis of the potential impact of a trade deal with the US on agriculture.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has (a) made an assessment and (b) commissioned analysis of the potential impact of a trade deal with the US on the NHS.
3 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Trade Agreements: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of a free trade agreement with the US on the NHS.
11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Oral Statement of 19 December 2024 on Hospice Funding, Official Report, column 451, what the level of the Barnet consequentials will be for each of the devolved Administration
10 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for (a) carbon capture, usage and storage projects and (b) track two processes.
3 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Landfill
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the landfill gas to energy sector.
10 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes made to employer's National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on bed provision in the private adult social care sect
10 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes made to employer's National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on costs to the private adult social care sector in (a
7 Jan 2025 · Treasury
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 17 October 2024 from the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East, reference number MC2024/14787.
19 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) the scope and (b) her planned timeline is for the upcoming review into Universal Credit; whether this review will make an assessment of whether Universal Credit enables claimants to afford esse
19 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) introducing a protected minimum floor for Universal Credit and (b) limiting the benefit cap so it cannot reduce the Standard Allowance b
19 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent process to set benefit levels according to the cost of essential goods and services.
28 Nov 2024 · Scotland Office
Whisky: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to alcohol duties on Scotch whisky at the Autumn Budget 2024 on the Government’s plans for Brand Scotland.
5 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office
Infected Blood Inquiry
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to (a) respond to the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry and (b) involve people affected by infected blood.
Source: official written-questions record.