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Written questions allow MPs and Members of the House of Lords to ask for information on the work, policy and activities of Government departments, related bodies, and the administration of Parliament. Oral or written statements to Parliament are also made by the Government and others to inform both Houses of their work. Written statements are normally used to put the day-to-day business of Government on the official record and in the public domain.

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Question for Department for Transport
Driving Tests
Shivani Raja
Conservative, Leicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to improve the equitable distribution of practical driving test slots in (a) England and (b) Leicester East constituency.

Asked 15 January 2025
Answered 21 January 2025
By Lilian Greenwood (Labour, Nottingham South)
24293
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Domestic Visits
Alison Griffiths
Conservative, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small businesses the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has visited since 4 July 2024.

Asked 15 January 2025
Answered 21 January 2025
By Gareth Thomas (Labour, Harrow West)
24352
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Transport
Driving: Eyesight
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat, Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the DVLA on the potential merits of accepting eye tests from certified opticians other than Specsavers for frequent license renewals where they are required.

Asked 15 January 2025
Answered 21 January 2025
By Lilian Greenwood (Labour, Nottingham South)
24349
Answered
Commons
Question for Scotland Office
Scotland Office: Reviews
Joe Robertson
Conservative, Isle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Department launched between 5 July 20...

Asked 14 January 2025
Answered 21 January 2025
By Kirsty McNeill (Labour, Midlothian)
24049
Answered
Commons

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Question for Treasury
Mortgages
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure mortgage rates remain affordable for customers.

Asked 16 January 2025
Answered 21 January 2025
By Lord Livermore (Labour, Life peer)
HL4162
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Churches: VAT
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce a zero rate of VAT for church repairs and renovation.

Asked 14 January 2025
Answered 21 January 2025
By Lord Livermore (Labour, Life peer)
HL4051
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Business: Employers' Contributions
Lord Rose of Monewden
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Bank of England Monthly Decision Maker Panel data for December 2024, which show that, of the businesses surveyed, 54 per cent expect to raise prices, 53 per cent expect lower employment...

Asked 13 January 2025
Answered 21 January 2025
By Lord Livermore (Labour, Life peer)
HL4007
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Treasury: China
Lord Rogan
Ulster Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government why representatives of the UK media were refused permission to accompany the Chancellor of the Exchequer on her visit to China; and whether representatives of the government of China were consulted before this decision was ...

Asked 9 January 2025
Answered 21 January 2025
By Lord Livermore (Labour, Life peer)
HL3945
Answered
Lords

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Department for Work and Pensions
Automatic Enrolment: the Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band Review 2025/26
Torsten Bell
Parliamentary Secretary, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions)
Labour, Swansea West
Statement made 21 January 2025
HCWS376
Commons
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The State of Digital Government and Blueprint for Modern Digital Government
Peter Kyle
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Labour, Hove and Portslade
Statement made 21 January 2025
HCWS375
Commons
Northern Ireland Office
Stormont Brake: Response to the notification made under Schedule 6B Northern Ireland Act 1998
Hilary Benn
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Labour, Leeds South
Statement made 21 January 2025
HCWS374
Commons
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Company Obligation 4 and Great British Insulation Scheme
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Consumers)
Labour, Peckham
Statement made 20 January 2025
HCWS373
Commons

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The State of Digital Government and Blueprint for Modern Digital Government
Lord Vallance of Balham
Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 21 January 2025
HLWS373
Lords
Department for Work and Pensions
Automatic Enrolment: the Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band Review 2025/26
Baroness Sherlock
Minister of State (Minister for Lords)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 21 January 2025
HLWS372
Lords
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Company Obligation 4 and Great British Insulation Scheme
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 21 January 2025
HLWS371
Lords
Northern Ireland Office
Stormont Brake: Response to the notification made under Schedule 6B Northern Ireland Act 1998
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Government Spokesperson for Northern Ireland
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 21 January 2025
HLWS370
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
20 January 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
17 January 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
16 January 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
15 January 2025
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20 January 2025
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17 January 2025
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House of Lords written answers and statements
16 January 2025
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House of Lords written answers and statements
15 January 2025
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