Written questions

311 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Financial Services

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on whether private asset management companies can play a role in the delivery of key public services.

22 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Wealth: Equality

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce wealth inequality in the UK.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will ensure that people on the housing waiting list are included in planning consultation.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage the expansion of SME housebuilders.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will require councils to identify sites suitable for fewer than 100 dwellings to support SME construction.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to emphasise the importance of delivery of affordable housing in her proposals for planning reform.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Associations: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to negotiate a long-term rent settlement with housing associations.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on providing interim guidance to local authorities pending implementation of measures in the Sup

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an estimate of the number of people made homeless by the consultation on the new powers introduced by the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the consultation on the implementation of the new supported housing licencing regime and national supported housing standards will be launched.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Section (a), point 7 of Flying flags: a plain English guide, updated on 20 July 2021, what guidance her Department issues on the flying of the Jammu and Kashmir

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peat: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce legislation to end retail sales of horticultural peat.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Menopause: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that employers are supporting women managing menopause.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Flexible Working: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support women with flexible working.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Further Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle low pay in the further education sector.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to means test the winter fuel payment on the expected number of excess deaths in winter 2024-25.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

TGI Fridays: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with D&D London on the closure of 35 TGI Fridays branches.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of fare charging arrangements on morning peak rail tickets for (a) 16-25 and (b) 26-30 Railcards.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of rail ticketing arrangements under which Anytime Singles have been offered for sale at peak times to people with 16-25 railcards.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Private Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on how many private prosecutions have been undertaken by the Operator of Last Resort against people using Anytime Singles at peak times with 16-25 railcards in each of the

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Northern: Private Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with Northern Rail on its use of private prosecutions.

12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the Medical Defence Union to discuss NHS staff morale.

12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a system of fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence claims.

12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) repeal Section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948 and (b) make an assessment of the potential merits of other reforms of legislation covering clinical negligence cos

4 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria his Department uses to assess whether a water company should lose its licence.

4 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Thames Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing Thames Water into special administration.

4 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure a (a) secure and (b) affordable water supply for households.

4 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grouse Moors

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the environmental impact of grouse moor management.

4 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: National Parks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the state of nature in national parks.

4 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help restore peatlands.

Source: official written-questions record.