Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,193 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of unregulated entry into the barbering industry on apprenticeship uptake and professional training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he intends to review the effectiveness of the voluntary register established under the Hairdressers Registration Act 1964.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of modular construction as a way of helping to deliver more affordable housing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans are there to evaluate the success of the homelessness strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy will be available to families in Oxfordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential contribution Sustainable Drainage Systems towards drought resilience and levels of demand on public water supplies over the next 25 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what principles will guide decisions on water allocation where the water requirements of major infrastructure projects may potentially conflict with environmental flow requirements for
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to amend (a) environmental permitting and (b) waste licensing requirements to facilitate the reuse of treated wastewater for non-potable industrial uses.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of rural crime prevention measures in reducing thefts of agricultural machinery, livestock and fuel in rural communities; and what further support her
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a policy requiring drivers to report collisions with cats.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police forces serving predominantly rural areas have sufficient resources to investigate and prevent rural crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of organised criminal gangs on rural crime levels; and what steps she is taking to disrupt those activities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms exist to ensure that the interests of members with pre-1997 pension accruals are represented in decisions on surplus extraction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence underpins the assumption in the Pension Schemes Act 2026 impact assessment that members will receive a broadly equal share of benefits arising from surplus extraction; and what mechanisms
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to conclude the review of the Deer Act 1991 and other legislation underpinning the protection and management of deer; and when she expects to publish the review's find
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide targeted funding for sustained, independent careers guidance for students most at risk of becoming NEETs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the value of UK seafood exports to the EU was in each year since 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the volume and value of UK seafood exports to the EU were in each quarter since January 2021, by country of destination.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the fishing industry of additional export documentation and border checks introduced since January 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the change has been in UK fishing quota share since the Trade and Cooperation Agreement came into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the UK fishing and seafood processing sectors in each year since 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what modelling his Department has undertaken comparing (a) predicted and (b) actual outcomes for the UK fishing industry following the UK's departure from the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of employment in coastal fishing communities since 2020.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC Valuation Office's performance in conducting timely revaluations of domestic properties where improvements have been made in England; and what assessment he has ma
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many foundation year doctor posts were unavailable to newly appointed foundation doctors this year because they were occupied by doctors granted extensions to complete training competencies; an