Written questions
359 written questions tabled, most recent first.
8 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
National Grid: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many properties are not connected to the national (a) gas and (b) electricity grid in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.
3 Jan 2025 · Treasury
Payment Methods: Visual Impairment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure the accessibility of touch screens for (a) card payment machines and (b) other services for people with visual impairments.
3 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Technology: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Government Digital Service's report entitled Accessibility monitoring of public sector websites and mobile apps from 2022 to 2024, published on 17 December 2024, w
13 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rodenticides: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the findings on trends in the level of rat poison found in birds of prey in the report by Wild Justice entitled The Rodenticide Stewardship Scheme, published on 10 No
13 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Agriculture
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many agricultural workers claim Universal Credit.
12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effect of access to nutritious, appetising hospital food on patient's health, recovery and time spent in hospital; and what plans he has to introduce policies t
12 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Wildlife: Rodenticides
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for (a) her policies on reducing Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticide exposure in wildlife and (b) the Rodenticide Stewardship Scheme
6 Dec 2024 · Treasury
Development Aid
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 210 on Development Aid, what fiscal circumstances are required for the restoration of the Official Development Assistance budget to 0.7% of gross national income.
6 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pets: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle trends in the (a) number of abandoned pets and (b) pressure on animal rescue centres.
5 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department plans to provide for rail infrastructure in Wales in each of the next three financial years; and whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing th
4 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether ETSU-R-97 is (a) the only framework methodology used for the assessment of onshore wind turbines and (b) the most (i) effective and (ii) up to date guidance; what assessment he has ma
4 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current level of spending on heavy rail infrastructure in Wales is.
3 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to review the noise limits for onshore wind turbines defined in the ETSU-R-97 guidance, in the context of (a) advancements in onshore wind turbine technology and (b) evidence
26 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to protect liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) customers from (a) market volatility surcharges and (b) fees to remove LPG tanks once a contract has fi
18 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of moving Child Maintenance Service payment calculations to a monthly Universal Credit style system.
12 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many former British Coal employees were recipients of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in (a) Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency, (b) Neath and Swansea East constituency
12 Nov 2024 · House of Commons Commission
House of Commons: X Corp
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission plans to review the use of X by the House of Commons.
11 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to improve the electricity grid to substation level to support the renewable energy transition.
5 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of how many farms in Wales will be affected by the changes to agricultural property relief in each of the next five years.
5 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Advisory Services: Older Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has undertaken an evaluation of the Mid-life MOT initiative.
4 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Advisory Services: Older Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has undertaken an evaluation of the Mid-life MOT initiative.
4 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Employers' Contributions: Wales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in Wales will benefit from changes to employment allowance.
29 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Pensions: Lump Sum Payments
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to extend eligibility for trivial commutation.
24 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Pensions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating trivial commutation following the changes to the Lifetime Allowance this year.
14 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Drugs: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will remove VAT from medicines for NHS hospitals.
14 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Hospitals: Drugs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the VAT charges on medicines dispensed in hospitals.
14 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pets: Insecticides
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of (a) Fipronil and (b) Imidacloprid in flea treatments for pets on the (i) water courses and aquatic ecosystems and (i
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department provides guidance to local planning authorities on (a) assessing the potential noise impact of proposed wind turbines and (b) the consideration of potential noise impac
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Immunosuppression
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that immunocompromised people with conditions that render them more vulnerable to covid-19 have timely access to effective (a) protective drugs and (b) support mea
Source: official written-questions record.