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has made of the capabilities of the Afghan army and police to withstand any upsurge in violence once NATO forces have withdrawn from Afghanistan.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.