Written questions

663 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Africa: Maternal Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the maternal mortality rate in South Africa.

12 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Subject Access Requests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she will respond to the Subject Access Request, FCDO Ref: DPR2022/08995, submitted to her on 17 March.

5 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Passports: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of British passports that will require additional biometric details before the EU requires ETIAS for a visa waiver.

30 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Artworks: Royalties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many artists have received royalties through the artist's resale right.

29 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prisoners: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new prisoners have been screened for acquired brain injury since April 2021.

13 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to reply to the letter of 7 April 2022 from the hon. Member for Rhondda on the UK Sanctions regime.

18 May 2022 · Home Office

Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to improve the time taken to process passport applications.

18 May 2022 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to increase staffing levels on the dedicated advice line for hon. Members at UK Visas and Immigration in the context of widespread delays experienced by customers.

18 May 2022 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will increase levels of staffing on UKVI passport hotline following the widespread delays experienced by customers.

18 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will reinstate the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit in the context of 9 per cent inflation and the rising cost of living.

25 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is giving to customers of energy companies that have gone into administration to retrieve their personal data.

14 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that her Department processes passport applications on time and resolves delays as swiftly as possible.

23 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sanctions: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow the seizure of assets of sanctioned Russian individuals.

23 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what Russian banks (a) have and (b) have not yet been sanctioned by the UK.

23 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will introduce economic sanctions on Russian shipping.

21 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he will respond to correspondence from the hon Member for Rhondda to the Green Deal team on 16 September 2021 and subsequent correspondence to his Department on 1 November 20

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Propiconazole

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of products in UK supermarkets that contain any amount of propiconazole.

7 Feb 2022 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Special Advisers

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on whether the Deputy Chief of Staff at Downing Street is a designated member of Francis Maude Associates; and what shareholding she

7 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Nowzad: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the evacuation of Nowzad cost the Government in expenditure of time and money.

7 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Nowzad

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the evacuation of Nowzad cost the Government in expenditure of time and money.

7 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Nowzad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the evacuation of Nowzad cost the Government in expenditure of time and money.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Brain: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps officials in his Department is taking with officials in other Government departments to establish a joined up approach to support children and adults with an Acquired Brain Injury.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Brain: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure that children and young people with an Acquired Brain Injury have a return to school pathway plan that provides tailored support for them, their family and their teachers.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Brain: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Acquired Brain Injury Card for people under 18 years old produced by the Child Brain Injury Trust, what steps officials in his Department have taken with officials in the (a) Department fo

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure that additional training on acquired brain injury awareness is in place for school-based staff, particularly named lead professionals who support pupils with an Acquired Brain

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to include Acquired Brain Injury in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice.

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fruit and Vegetables: Supermarkets

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of supermarket chains on factors affecting the supply of fresh fruit and vegetables.

14 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional staff her Department has deployed to countries neighbouring Afghanistan to process Afghans fleeing Afghanistan.

14 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to provide substantive answers to hon. Members queries regarding Afghans seeking evacuation or resettlement.

14 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what provisions the UK is putting in place for consular services for people in Afghanistan either in country through another nation state or out of country.

Source: official written-questions record.