Written questions
561 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
International Criminal Court: Arrest Warrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the expected timeframe is between an ICC arrest warrant being issued and an arrest being made in the UK; and whether any preparatory legal or operational steps can be ta
6 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
International Criminal Court: Arrest Warrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will ensure that (a) warrants requested by the International Criminal Court are prepared promptly and (b) he is aware of potential visits by individuals subject to Inte
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport
Minibuses
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the maximum authorised mass permitted for volunteer minibus drivers to over 3.5 tonnes.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport
Minibuses
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the maximum age threshold of driving volunteer minibus services to 80.
4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Devolution: Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral response to the hon. Member for North Cornwall during Prime Minister's Questions on 16 October 2024, if she will meet with hon. Member
4 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to support small-medium enterprises in Cornwall, in the context of the proposed rise in employers' National Insurance contributions.
4 Feb 2025 · Treasury
Employers' Contributions: Small Businesses
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed rise in employers' National Insurance contributions on small businesses.
3 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Cornwall Council: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in employer's National Insurance on public services provided by Cornwall Council.
3 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environmental Land Management Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason Sustainable Farming Incentive and Environmental Land Management scheme payments have been delayed.
3 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environmental Land Management Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications his Department has received for the (a) Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) Environmental Land Management scheme; and what the status is of each application.
3 Feb 2025 · Treasury
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the potential merits of implementing a tapered clawback mechanism for agricultural property relief for farmers whose agricultural assets margina
29 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Public Houses: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish his timetable for the third Statutory Review of the Pubs Code and the Pubs Code Adjudicator.
29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Houses: Change of Use and Demolition
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty on local planning authorities to remedy breaches of planning law for unlawful (a) demolition
29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Houses: Change of Use and Demolition
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many public houses have been unlawfully (a) converted to another use and (b) demolished in (i) Cornwall and (ii) England since 2017.
29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Houses: Change of Use
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to prevent the permanent conversion of public houses to other uses through the High Street Rental Auctions scheme in (a) Cornwall and (b) England.
29 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 24102 on Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances, whether his Department has conducted work into assessing the suitability of pe
14 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to ratify the UN Global Ocean Treaty.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Marine Environment: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of investing in the marine economy.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Environment
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate he has made of the value of UK’s marine natural capital to coastal communities.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Environment
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the UK’s marine natural capital.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy that no offshore energy development projects will take place in the most sensitive marine habitats.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the needs of sea users, in the context of food security.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to consult with sea users on the development of offshore energy projects.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to balance the needs of different sea users, in the context of offshore energy.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) The Crown Estate to help ensure that the deployment of offshore energy does not negatively impact the marine environment.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the the creation of offshore energy does not harm marine habitats and ecosystems.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to further restrict the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances where there are alternatives.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances where there are alternatives.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Environment: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce new measures to tackle perfluoroalkyl substances in the marine environment.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Environment: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to tackle perfluoroalkyl substances in the marine environment.
Source: official written-questions record.