Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,399 questions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) the Prudential Regulation Authority on the regulation of age-based insurance premiums.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Bank of England on updated designs on bank notes.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the creative talent pipeline of expanding post-16 creative provision within T-levels; and whether the current T-level model is suitable for the nature of creative subjects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to present a timeline for the implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Bangladesh on the protection of Christian converts and religious minority civil society organisations, following re
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Hughes Report, what estimate she has made of the timescale for the relevant department to reach conclusions and decisions on the report's recommendations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Qatar on due process and freedom of religion or belief for members of the Bahá’í community.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of access to (a) covered and (b) indoor sports facilities, particularly in socially deprived areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that future capital funding helps to tackle disparities in access to year-round sporting provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she had made of the potential merits of providing multi-year capital funding settlements for community facilities to help national governing bodies and local partners to (a) plan,
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department ensures that public funding for sports facilities supports a wide range of sports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure public funding for sports facilities increases participation among (a) women, (b) people with disabilities, (c) and inactive communities.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of businesses who had a bank account closed in each of the last 5 years by reason for closure.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of regional variation in England in access to, and take up of, biologic medicines for people with (1) severe asthma, and (2) chronic pulmonary obstructive disease.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many business bank accounts each bank regulated by the FCA closed down in each of the last three years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the FCA allows banks to close down business bank accounts.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ensure the FCA reviews every business bank account closure before it is allowed to proceed.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ensure the FCA reports on the number of businesses which close down each year due to a lack of banking facility, broken down by sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to publish the findings, recommendations and conclusions of the independent workplace investigation into John Edwards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the independent workplace assessment, whether she plans to require the Information Commissioner's Office to implement any recommendations relating to workplace culture
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many positions on standards bodies does the department currently fund and how many will be funded in 2030 following the implementation of the UK's Digital Standards Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of human rights conditions in countries in receipt of UK development aid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) monitor and (b) report on the protection of the rights of women and girls overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of UK-funded programmes to support freedom of the press globally.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people with (1) severe asthma, and (2) chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, are currently prescribed biologic medicines in England, with figures for each integrated care board and NHS region.