Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many environmental permits were (a) suspended, (b) revoked and (c) remain under consideration for revocation following Operation Unite.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many waste sites in (i) England and (ii) Lancashire are currently categorised by the Environment Agency as high risk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the cost to households of bus fare increases between July 2024 and July 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of reservoir capacity to provide water to households in Lancashire.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of removing VAT from domestic electricity bills in 2026-27.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of what expenditure has already been incurred on the Digital ID programme prior to its cancellation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment she has made of value for money of (a) removing VAT from electricity bills and (b) targeted support for households in fuel poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanisms will be used to ensure that electricity suppliers pass on the full value of the VAT reduction to domestic customers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Budget Responsibility was consulted before the announcement of the VAT reduction on electricity bills.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria will be used at the Autumn Budget to determine whether the VAT reduction on electricity bills should continue beyond the current financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many toys have been recalled due to asbestos contamination in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when his Department first became aware of asbestos contamination in sand-containing toys.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what guidance has been issued to manufacturers and importers on demonstrating that sand-containing toys are free from asbestos contamination.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to notify consumers who purchased toys subsequently recalled because of asbestos contamination.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued to local authorities on enforcing mandatory folic acid fortification requirements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of whether there is sufficient laboratory capacity in the UK to monitor compliance with mandatory folic acid fortification.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants in the Pathways to Work adviser programme have entered paid employment since the programme commenced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants have been supported through the Pathways to Work adviser programme in (i) England, (ii) Lancashire, and (iii) Fylde constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the quality and sustainability of jobs entered by participants in the Pathways to Work programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants left the Pathways to Work programme without entering employment.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints relating to Buy-Now, Pay-Later products were received by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Ombudsman Service in each of the last five years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance has been issued to Buy-Now, Pay-Later providers on referring customers in financial difficulty to debt advice services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance has been issued to Buy-Now, Pay-Later providers on referring customers in financial difficulty to debt advice services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria were used to determine the allocation of funding for new railway ticket gates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of fare evasion at stations in Lancashire.