Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,193 questions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the impact of the current tax treatment of surplus food donations on the financial incentive for businesses to redistribute edible surplus food for human consumption.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the (a) potential cost to the treasury and (b) additional volume of surplus food that could be redistributed, if businesses were permitted to claim deductions for the cost of donated
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with UNESCO on support for World Heritage Sites in Scotland, including New Lanark.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with VisitBritain on promoting New Lanark to overseas visitors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to prevent online marketplaces from selling e-bike conversion kits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) households and (b) businesses in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency that will receive gigabit-capable broadband through Project Gigabi
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone on opportunities for local people to access jobs and training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of practical driving tests at test centres serving Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of late payments on small businesses in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans in Scotland into employment after leaving the armed forces.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Civil Service Pension Scheme in processing retirement claims.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of families in Scotland eligible for Tax-Free Childcare and not receiving it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase levels of low-cost broadband options in Bexleyheath and Crayford.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to respond to the Law Commission's review of disabled children's social care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential exposure of UK taxpayers to fraud and misuse of funds through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what proportion of the programme's £67
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse has been of fraud prevention and management measures undertaken through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform programme sinc
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a Limb Loss and Limb Difference Liaison Nurse in every ICB to oversee care coordination.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many instances of suspected fraud or misuse of funds have been identified through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform programme since 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the v
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of seeking to fund the investment activities undertaken through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa P
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 23 of his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, published in January 2026, what the financial return to
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the adequacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the potential
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential i