Written questions
169 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Wines: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on small and medium-sized wine traders of the introduction of a tax-by-strength alcohol excise duty regime within one year.
21 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Wines: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an estimate of the administrative cost to wine sellers of the an alcohol excise duty regime based on taxing wine by strength.
21 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Wines: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a separate duty charge for wine for each 0.1% of ABV.
18 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to (a) simplify the process and (b) reduce the costs of extending the lease period for existing leaseholders.
17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Charing Cross Hospital: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) business case status and (b) RIBA stage is for the scheme to (i) rebuild and (ii) modernise Charing Cross Hospital as part of the New Hospital Programme.
17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Charing Cross Hospital: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding had been allocated for (a) the scheme to (i) rebuild and (ii) modernise Charing Cross Hospital and (b) the New Hospital Programme by 2 July 2024.
17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Charing Cross Hospital: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his department has made of the cost of the scheme to (a) rebuild and (b) modernise Charing Cross Hospital.
17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Charing Cross Hospital: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department provided for the rebuild and modernisation of Charing Cross Hospital by the end of the 2023-24 financial year.
15 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Income Support
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of uprating the minimum income guarantee in line with inflation each year.
15 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he would make an assessment of the potential impact of removing social care charging on working-aged disabled adults.
11 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will amend the Future Homes and Buildings Standards to ensure that all newbuild homes include solar photovoltaic panels.
7 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Enforcement
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to prevent the spread of divisive content on social media; and what enforcement measures he plans to put in place to encourage the compliance of the (a) owne
7 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pesticides
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the maximum residue level of 49 pesticide residues between 2022 and 2024 on levels of pesticide residues on food; and
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Epilepsy: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of the supply of (a) Tegretol and (b) other epilepsy medications.
4 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Individual Savings Accounts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission research into the potential impact of the (a) property price limit and (b) exit penalty on first-time buyers who wish to use Lifetime ISAs to buy a property.
4 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Individual Savings Accounts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will (a) increase the Lifetime ISA property value limit and (b) reduce the early access penalty for Lifetime ISAs at the next Budget.
9 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Building Safety Fund will cover the cost for thermal performance improvements associated with fire safety measures for the external cladding of buildings, where those
3 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Royal Hospital Chelsea: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to reduce the annual grant-in-aid to the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
24 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with Europe.
Source: official written-questions record.