Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Take-away Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for its policies of the predictions of industry leaders that one third of fish and chip shops will have to close

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

Animal Breeding: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what policies his Department has in place to prevent the breeding of animals with Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome.

21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clubs: Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help promote clubs and societies that support people with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the levels of pupil absence from schools in (a) Romford constituency and (b) the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to help tackle pupil absenteeism

21 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Cultural Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department has made an assessment of the benefits of establishing cultural exchange programs with the British Overseas Territories.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to prevent headteachers from requiring children to wear masks in schools following the end of compulsory indoor mask mandates.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Empty Property and Second Homes: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many houses are recorded as (a) empty or (b) second homes for the purposes of council tax in (i) Romford constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Havering and (iii) Greater Londo

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

Local Government: Storms

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help protect (a) private and (b) local government properties from the effects of Storms Eunice and Dudley.

21 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Crime: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the police at tackling crime in the London Borough of Havering.

21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequate provision of money to voluntary carers in the London Borough of Havering.

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

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish (a) a timetable and (b) plans for taking forward the recommendations from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report entitled Wildlife and Forest Crime Anal

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a taxi operator licensed under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 is required to enter into a contractual obligation with the passenger, and is therefore liable for paying VAT.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Institutes of Technology: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to establish an Institute of Technology in the London Borough of Havering.

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

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department (a) is taking steps and (b) plans to take steps to help reduce weekly road fuel prices for people in the Greater London area.

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

Research: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Levelling Up White Paper’s commitment to fund Research and Development Hot Spots across the country, what plans his Department has to promote research and de

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Education: Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that schools teach young people about (a) British veterans and (b) the Armed Forces Covenant.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

British Constitution: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that schools teach young people about the history of the British constitutional system.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

GCE A-level and GCSE: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that grading of (a) GCSE and (b) A-Level examinations are accurate.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

GCE A-level: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the average proportion of A-Level grades that are changed following an appeal (a) nationally and (b) in the London Borough of Havering.

21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to prioritise products from British producers under the Health Start scheme.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to (a) level up and (b) ensure appropriate job opportunities are available and accessible to young people in Romford constituency.

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

Bats: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the use of bat boxes near new developments to help protect bats.

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

Allotments: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote the use of allotment gardens in the Greater London area.

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

Nature Conservation: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to create wildlife habitats in urban areas.

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

Bats: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect bats.

21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clubs: Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to support clubs for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, as well as carers of people with those conditions.

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

Cats: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the provisions in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill in helping to prevent the smuggling of cats and kittens.

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

Cats: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the prevalence of cat smuggling; and what steps his Department is taking to prevent it.

21 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Channel Islands: World War II

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the deportations in 1942 from the then German-occupied Channel Islands, how many of the citizens who were deported (a) were British, (b) served as military personnel officers in WW1 and (c) were

21 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Channel Islands: World War II

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to commemorate the deportation of British nationals from the Channel Islands in September 1942 by the German occ

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