Written questions
1,279 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Beer and Public Houses
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 5.99 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, if he will publish a list of organisations that will be consulted over guest beers; and whether the Campaign for Pub
18 Nov 2024 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the criteria were for award of the contract for Research on the operation and impact of Safety Valve agreements on children, young people and their families.
18 Nov 2024 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on the future of the SEND Change Programme.
18 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
UK Youth Parliament: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has plans to continue funding the UK Youth Parliament after March 2026.
18 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of assessing entitlement to benefits on individual income.
18 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Clothing: Waste
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the environmental impact of fast fashion.
15 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Locksmiths: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making locksmithing a regulated profession to tackle rogue traders.
15 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Technology: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his policy is on the future of the Digital Growth Grant after April 2025.
15 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential risks associated with aggregating NHS performance data; and what steps he is taking to provide transparent data on an individual hospital level for emer
14 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Service Charges: Audit
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require (a) all service charge accounts to be audited every year by independent accountants and (b) that the cost of this audit
14 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Service Charges: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to extend to ten years the time limits for tenants and residents to request invoices and receipts in relation to service charges.
14 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Service Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to cap service charge rises annually at the rate of CPI inflation.
14 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tenants: Overcharging
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to pay automatic compensation to all tenants when landlords and managing agents are slow to reimburse tenants after overcharging.
14 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tenants: Overcharging
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require landlords and managing agents to pay automatic compensation to tenants when overcharging occurs.
14 Nov 2024 · Department for Education
School Meals: Animal Products
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will amend regulations on school meals so that there is no obligation to serve animal-derived foods.
14 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help strengthen communities after the riots in August 2024.
13 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Children's Hospital Grant will be (a) centrally distributed, (b) ringfenced and (c) take account of the recent proposed increase in employers National Insurance contributions.
13 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average pension paid for members of auto enrolled schemes is.
13 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workers are included in auto enrolled pensions.
12 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on extending the Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023 to (a) include auto-
12 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Boats: Synthetic Fibres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consider the potential merits of launching a pilot project in Poole to recover (a) stranded and (b) sunken glass fibre boats to help ensure that they do not pollute local wa
11 Nov 2024 · Home Office
Fire and Rescue Services: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a national capability for flood rescue (a) led by Fire and Rescue Authorities and (b) underpinned by a statutory duty.
11 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Social Media
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing guidance to all Departments to require them to use alternative social media sites to X.
11 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Boats: Synthetic Fibres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned recent research into the potential impact of glass fibre boats on ecology.
11 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Boats: Synthetic Fibres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the recycling of glass fibre boats.
8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Child health GP hubs on access to specialists in local GP settings.
8 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office
Child Poverty Taskforce
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions the child poverty taskforce has had with medical professionals.
8 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Ferries: Channel Islands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions officials in her Department have had with the (a) States of Jersey, (b) States of Guernsey, (c) ferry operators and (d) trade unions on the long term provision of ferry services from (i)
5 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Polling Stations: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will ensure that (a) audio and (b) tactile solutions are available at polling stations to enable (i) blind and (ii) partially sighted voters to vote (A) indepen
5 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with the Royal Household on the administration of the Duchies of (a) Cornwall and (b) Lancaster.
Source: official written-questions record.