Written questions

641 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she had made of the potential merits of introducing (a) additional technical guidance and (b) a formal advisory service to assist dutyholders in preparing Gateway

13 May 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Public Sector: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to help improve public services in Northern Ireland.

13 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Geoengineering: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made on the potential impact of solar radiation modification on the environment.

12 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the welfare system on people with disabilities.

12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Steel: Company Liquidations

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of British Steel entering liquidation during or after the period of special measures under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Ac

12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Restless Legs Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of restless leg syndrome with (a) GPs and (b) neurologists.

12 May 2025 · Treasury

Bank Services: Cryptoassets

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that banks apply case-by-case assessments to banking services for (a) crypto asset businesses and (b) their customers; and whether she plans to have discussions with (i) the indust

12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Steel: Company Liquidations

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 46621, whether he has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of British Steel entering liquidation during the period of special meas

8 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Farnborough Airport: Pollution

Whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of Farnborough Airport on levels of pollution.

8 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of operational changes to Access to Work on disabled people who (a) are self-employed and (b) work in small businesses.

8 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment on people with severe disabilities.

8 May 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Pensioners

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Income Tax threshold for pensioners.

8 May 2025 · Home Office

Hamas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) the use of pro-Hamas slogans, (b) other public displays of support and (c) online displays of support for Hamas.

7 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Project Gigabit

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking with (a) broadband network infrastructure providers, (b) local authorities and (c) utility companies to prevent vouchers issued under the Gigabit Bro

7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the upcoming 10-Year Plan for the NHS will include specific commitments to improve (a) diagnosis, (b) access to treatment and (c) support for research outcomes for people living with dement

7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reinstate a national target for local health systems to improve dementia diagnosis rates in future iterations of the NHS Operational Planning Guidance.

7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alzheimer's Disease: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) Lecanemab and (b) other new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are made accessible to eligible patients through the NHS.

7 May 2025 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of limiting sponsored workers to 20 hours of secondary employment on migrant workers; and if she will make an assessment of the potentia

7 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Clean Air Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of expansions in clean air zones on levels of costs for road users.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether mobile network operators were consulted on the deployment of communications infrastructure in areas of planned housing growth as part of the process to inform the Decembe

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department assesses the impact of new housing on the mobile telecommunication networks at any stage post-approval.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the NPPF to include guidance on the integration of passive telecommunications infrastructure at the masterplann

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring housing developers share (a) occupancy projections, (b) site layout data and (c) construction timelines with mob

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider issuing guidance to local authorities to treat mobile network operators as statutory consultees for large-scale residential developments.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a formal requirement for local planning authorities to notify mobile network operators when a housing developm

6 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Fees and Charges

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of (a) third-party organisations and (b) quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations that charge for facilitating access to free government services.

6 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Fees and Charges

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to prevent unofficial websites from charging fees for government services that are otherwise free of charge.

6 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Fees and Charges

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has considered establishing a regulatory framework for third-party entities that charge for assisting with (a) Government transactions, (b) DVLA licence renewals and (c) passport applicati

6 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Fees and Charges

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the Advertising Standards Authority on tackling misleading advertising by commercial intermediaries offering access to government services.

6 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Fees and Charges

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to prohibit (a) Government agencies and (b) Departments from (i) engaging and (ii) endorsing commercial intermediaries that charge users for access to otherwise free public services

Source: official written-questions record.