Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Infrastructure: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to protect (a) water plants, (b) power plants and (c) other critical national infrastructure.

18 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Cybersecurity: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to fund (a) training and (b) infrastructure in cyber technology for national defence purposes.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuels: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering Government backed loans for fuel costs spread over a number of years.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of a national retrofit strategy on the level of the UK's reliance on gas.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuels: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the impact of the rise in the cost of fuel on consumers.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Natural Gas: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of harnessing the UK's domestic energy potential for gas on levels of domestic energy production.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Taxis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support black cab drivers.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Universities

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that universities return to face-to-face teaching and in person learning.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department taking to ensure that provision for exams will be made for the summer 2022.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Government-approved covid-19 testing providers deliver a high standard of service to customers.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Travel Restrictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Government's covid-19 travel restrictions on the spread of the omicron variant.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of the figures from Scotland on the reduction of transmission of covid-19 connected with mask wearing in schools.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of NHS staff that are shielding as of 17 January 2022.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to liaise internationally with the scientists who sequence covid-19 variants of concern in the future.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing covid-19 booster vaccines for vulnerable people only in the future.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to isolate covid-19 patients from patients without covid-19 in hospitals.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the quantifiable effect of the NHS COVID pass on reducing the transmission of the virus.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to verify covid-19 PCR testing results and details on passengers' arrival from overseas.

6 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

National Anthems

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to promote the singing of the national anthem in the UK.

14 Dec 2021 · Home Office

European Arrest Warrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been extradited from (a) the UK to Europe and (b) Europe to the UK under the European arrest warrant in 2021.

14 Dec 2021 · Home Office

European Arrest Warrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of withdrawing the UK from the European Arrest Warrant.

14 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Olympic Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any UK (a) officials and (b) diplomats will be attending the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

14 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Olympic Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the terms of the diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

14 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nicaragua: Taiwan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she or her officials have held discussions with Nicaraguan counterparts on that county's termination of diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Zero Hours Contracts: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support the Government is providing to people on zero hours contracts who are required to self-isolate due to covid-19 restrictions.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the transmissibility of the omicron variant of covid-19 at large outdoor events.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the accuracy of reports that the omicron variant of covid-19 causes mild disease.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to limit the spread of covid-19 in hotels where international arrivals are required to quarantine.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of vaccine passports on the spread of covid-19.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if officials in his Department will hold discussions with their counterparts in the Scottish Government on the Scottish roll-out of c-peptide testing for type one diabetics.

Source: official written-questions record.