Written questions
4,201 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32835 on Health Services: Migrants, whether (a) his Department and (b) the NHS has made an assessment of the potential merits of collecting patien
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Experiments: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of launching a review of animal testing in the UK.
3 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office
Covid-19 Inquiry
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each Department has spent on legal costs in responding to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
3 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office
Covid-19 Inquiry
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure the transparency of all spending related to the Government's response to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
National Security Online Information Team
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the collection of (a) political and (b) philosophical opinions by the National Security Online Information Team.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
National Security Online Information Team
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what personal data the National Security Online Information Team may (a) receive and (b) process in the course of its work.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
National Security Online Information Team
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will conduct a review of the work of the National Security Online Information Team.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
National Security Online Information Team
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the processes used by the National Security Online Information Team in determining what online content is a risk to (a)
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
National Security Online Information Team: Freedom of Expression
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Security Online Information Team on freedom of expression.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
National Security Online Information Team
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the National Security Online Information Team: privacy notice, published on 16 April 2024, what steps his Department is taking to identify the potential risks to (a) p
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Faculty
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has met representatives of Faculty AI.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support working age non-graduates find permanent employment.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Center for Countering Digital Hate
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many times his Department has met with the Centre for Countering Digital Hate; and when those meetings took place.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much online content was flagged as disinformation by his Department in the last 12 months; and what the nature was of that content.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding his Department plans to provide for countering disinformation online in each of the next three financial years.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with the Centre for Countering Digital Hate on monitoring online content.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much money has been spent on the Counter Disinformation Unit in each year since 2021.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what (a) themes and (b) trends will be monitored by the Counter Disinformation Data Platform.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Counter Disinformation Data Platform does not restrict freedom of speech.
28 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people in England owed homelessness prevention or relief duty.
28 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Pupils: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children living in temporary accommodation to ensure their access to a stable education in (a) Thurrock and (b) England.
28 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities experiencing a significant rise in the number of families requiring temporary accommodation.
28 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation: Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the recent increase in the number of households in temporary accommodation in Thurrock.
27 Feb 2025 · Treasury
Arms Length Bodies: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) arms-length bodies and (b) Non-Governmental departments have not published full financial accounts in the last five years.
27 Feb 2025 · Treasury
Arms Length Bodies: Public Expenditure
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has plans to introduce new financial reporting requirements for (a) arms-length bodies and (b) Non-Governmental departments that handle significant public expenditure.
27 Feb 2025 · Treasury
Arms Length Bodies: Whitehall
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the financial oversight delivered by (a) arms-length bodies and (b) non-Governmental bodies across Whitehall.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for Pension Credit applications; and what the target processing time is for the coming financial year.
27 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much Pension Credit was paid out in the latest reporting period; and what proportion of this was subject to fraud or error.
26 Feb 2025 · Treasury
Bank Services: Older People
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's policy is on support for elderly people who lack access to (a) online banking and (b) a physical banking hub.
26 Feb 2025 · Treasury
Bank Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is taking steps to ensure that people who rely on in-person banking services are provided with suitable alternatives.
Source: official written-questions record.