Sir Desmond Swayne

26 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Agricultural Machinery: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will consult the Agricultural Engineers Association on the drafting of regulations under the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023.

17 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Hospitals

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Second Church Estates Commissioner on 11 January 2023, Official Report, column 443, whether his Department has sought information on

10 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to implement section 113 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 relating to the power for local authorities to take into account a developer's previous performan

15 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spinal Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to increase (a) awareness and (b) training for clinicians on the Getting It Right First Time pathway for (i) Cauda Equina and (ii) other spinal injuries.

15 Nov 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Lotteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 203179 on People's Postcode Lottery, if she will publish a consultation on removing the charity lottery annual sales limits.

15 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Deer: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the deer management strategy.

18 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Rodenticides: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Health and Safety Executive requires people to have specific accreditation to purchase rodenticide from vendors.

18 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

People's Postcode Lottery

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number charities that are funded through the charity lotteries managed by People’s Postcode Lottery that reached their annual sales limit in the last

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has taken steps to pilot the use of acoustic cameras to identify vehicles that breach noise limits.

6 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Water: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that his proposals to reform the nutrient neutrality regime accommodate schemes already agreed with (a) Natural England and (b) local planni

12 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish audit reports of the Palestinian Recovery and Development Programme.

13 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has taken steps to press the UN Security Council to (a) review and (b) report on how the UN could better respond to violations of freedom of religion or belief (i)

13 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken through the UN General Assembly to help implement the recommendations on freedom of religion or belief in the Bishop of Truro’s 2019 Independent Revie

13 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK has (a) initiated and (b) supported any UN Human Rights Council resolutions to combat intolerance relating to religion or belief since the Bishop of Truro’s 20

13 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken through the UN Human Rights Council to help implement the recommendations on freedom of religion or belief in the Bishop of Truro’s 2019 Independent R

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Park Authorities: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the provisions in her Department's guidance for the appointment of Parish Councillors to National Park Authorities which exclude co-opted councillors are mandatory and enforcea

8 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Lotteries: Charities

What representations she has received on increasing fundraising limits for charity lotteries.

24 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding was allocated to the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations and Defence Relationship Management for entertaining reservist employers in the financial years (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 and (c) 202

18 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Shorthold Tenancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Renters (Reform Bill) on assured shorthold tenancies.

9 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to enable the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to restore the full value of their grants in cases where a deduction has been made in respect of a compensation order but subse

9 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of average time it takes to register a death.

11 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to include public sector swimming pools within the scope of the energy and trade intensive industries which will receive additional government support with e

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Pre-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to prevent the customers of energy suppliers being moved to prepayment arrangements without being consulted.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the impact of increases in the rate of inflation on the ability of highways authorities to deliver maintenance programmes.

7 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Adult Social Care Discharge Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to announce the allocations from the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care published in May 2022.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the timetable is for the Government's local government Fair Funding Review.

1 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the availability of residential places in social care settings.

19 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Defence

University Air Squadrons: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether hours flown as a member of a University Air squadron reduce the flying hours required at the first stage of the pilot training pipeline.

19 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Boeing P-8: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any current Poseidon pilots hold civilian airline licences.