Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the National Wealth Fund’s core capitalisation of £27.8bn has been invested in Scottish clean energy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the National Wealth Fund’s core capitalisation of £27.8bn has been invested in Scottish advanced manufacturing.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the National Wealth Fund’s core capitalisation of £27.8bn has been invested in Scottish digital and technologies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the National Wealth Fund’s core capitalisation of £27.8bn has been invested in Scottish transportation and hubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the impact of standing charges on household bills in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of strength and readiness of UK military forces stationed in and around the Falkland Islands; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure sufficient
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he can clarify what specific (a) fiscal metrics and (b) economic thresholds will be used to determine when a return to the 0.7% ODA target is possible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will commit funding to British Cycling’s pipeline of ready-to-deliver projects, including BMX tracks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to develop a National Play Strategy for England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on establishing cross-government objectives for children's play.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the contribution of children's play to improving health, educational attainment and community cohesion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider providing additional funding for a second phase of the Playgrounds Fund in the Autumn Budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of playgrounds that could be improved through a further £18 million investment in playgrounds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria will be used to prioritise areas with high levels of child poverty and poor access to quality play spaces in future playground investment programmes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with which countries their Department plans to pursue new free trade agreements with.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered introducing a statutory duty on local authorities to assess and secure adequate play opportunities for children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of statutory play sufficiency duties elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to reduce geographic inequalities in access to playgrounds and play opportunities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support her Department provides to local authorities seeking to establish play streets and other child-friendly neighbourhood initiatives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of traffic levels on children's opportunities for outdoor play.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to issue guidance to local authorities on removing restrictions on children's active play, including ball games.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in children's outdoor play in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of children who do not have access to a high-quality playground within walking distance of their home.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children in deprived communities have equal access to quality play opportunities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has plans to legislate to enable local authorities to regulate minimum housing standards within individual rented park homes.