Written questions
3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Jul 2021 · Cabinet Office
Coronavirus: Death
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 with covid-19 being mentioned on the death certificate; and how many of those people were (a) over 65 and (b)
7 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the Clean Maritime Plan by May 2024.
7 Jul 2021 · Home Office
Mobile Phones: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the increase in the number of sophisticated scam text messages being received and resultant financial losses by the victims of those scams.
7 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capabilities of the Afghan army and police to withstand any upsurge in violence once NATO forces have withdrawn from Afghanistan.
6 Jul 2021 · Treasury
Corporation Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits to the UK of introducing an international minimum corporation tax rate of 15 per cent.
6 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Diets
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the pilot low calorie diet programme launched in 2020 includes children under the age of 16.
6 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Military Aid: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to deployments of Military Aid to the Civil Authorities in Northern Ireland during the covid-19 outbreak, whether he has received complaints from political parties or representatives in Northern Ir
6 Jul 2021 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2021 to Question 22225 on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud, how many (a) employers and (b) employees have received payments under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; and ho
6 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Bridges: Northern Ireland and Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for publishing an update on the viability of the construction of a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland.
5 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with rail companies on potential changes to train announcements on covid-19 compliance measures for passengers.
5 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Colour Vision Deficiency: Males
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the rates of colour vision deficiency among men.
5 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of applicants to (a) the British Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force were rejected in each of the last five years.
5 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prepare for a covid-19 booster vaccination programme before winter 2021.
30 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice
HMP Holme House: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his timetable is for the Drug Recovery Prison pilot at HMP Holme House to (a) conclude and (b) report its findings.
30 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office
Ports: EU Countries
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information he holds from the European Commission on the average number of weekly checks which being undertaken at EU ports compared to the number of similar weekly
29 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Taiwan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to offer support to the Taiwan people in respect of the current political climate involving China.
29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Streptococcus: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health Research is on schedule to report the results of clinical trials on universal screening for Group B Strep during pregnancy in 2023.
29 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Money
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of the use of cash by people since April 2020.
29 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nutrition: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce targets for the promotion of healthy eating as identified in the National Food Strategy.
29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Perinatal Mortality: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch to report on the national review entitled Intrapartum stillbirth during COVID-19.
28 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Bounce Back Loan Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many loans have been issued under the Bounce Back Loan scheme and to what value in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
IVF
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any research has been carried out into the reasons for which the number of patients having IVF treatment compared to the number of successful cycles has not improved in recent years.
28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Streptococcus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the Group B Strep trial to report.
28 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Air Passenger Duty: Regional Airports
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the rate of air passenger duty on regional airports.
28 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office
Cybercrime
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 23 December 2020 to Question 130109 on Cybercrime, what the outcome was of his Department's work on developing the UK’s strategic directio
25 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pregnancy: Smoking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy to include a target in the forthcoming Tobacco Control Plan to reduce the prevalence of women smoking during pregnancy to less than 6 per cent by the end of 2022.
25 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for fraudulent use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
25 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Sugar
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Public Health England on progress on the sugar reduction programme and the voluntary ambition.
24 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the level of total expenditure by his Department in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in each year between 2010 and 2020.
24 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Perinatal Mortality
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the outcome was of the national review by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch to examine the reported recent increase in the number of stillbirths.
Source: official written-questions record.