Written questions
6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tigray: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of Eritrean forces in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
19 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Gender Recognition
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biologically male (a) prisoners and (b) prison staff have a Gender Recognition Certificate.
19 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to revise the policy on the searching of prisoners, staff and visitors.
19 Apr 2021 · Home Office
Dangerous Driving: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Metropolitan Police are enforcing road traffic laws to protect cyclists from dangerous drivers.
15 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Spacehive: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether Spacehive has a role in allocating grants to community projects from the (a) Arts Council and (b) other organisations funded from the public purse.
15 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Arts Council England: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether funding from the Arts Council which is allocated to unwanted community projects is in breach of the Arts Council Management Agreement 2016-20.
15 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Ground Rent
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made with plans to allow leaseholders to extend their lease for 990 years with zero ground rent.
14 Apr 2021 · Prime Minister
St George's Day
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his Engagements for St. George’s Day on 23 April 2021.
14 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
St George's Day
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make St. George’s Day a public holiday in England.
14 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Flags
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on requiring the St. Georges' Cross to be flown from local authority buildings on St. George’s Day.
14 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: St George's Day
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on requiring schools to fly the St. George’s cross on St. George’s Day.
14 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: St George's Day
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to ensure that schools are celebrating St. George’s Day on 23 April 2021.
14 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
St George's Day
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to promote the importance of celebrating St. Georges day.
14 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
St George's Day
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to promote celebrations for the upcoming St. Georges Day on the 23 April 2021.
14 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
St George's Day
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to celebrate St. Georges Day on 23 April 2021.
14 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Visual Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring planning permission from local authorities before large public artwork can be installed.
14 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Artworks
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of giving local authorities more powers to stop public artwork being installed on private property.
14 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Artworks
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring a full public consultation before public artwork can be installed.
14 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Artworks
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what accountability structures exist for the (a) installation and (b) maintenance of public artwork.
13 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with stakeholders and businesses in the food and drink manufacturing industry on the decision to schedule a six month implementation period following the introduction of
13 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
St Vincent and the Grenadines: Volcanoes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with its counterpart in St. Vincent on UK support following the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano.
13 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Russia: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Ukrainian counterpart on the level of threat posed to them by the build up of Russian troops at the border.
13 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with stakeholders and businesses in the food and drink manufacturing industry on the timeline for the introduction of proposed restrictions on the online advertising of
13 Apr 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 effectiveness of covid-19 lockdown restrictions once herd immunity has been reached.
13 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the timescale for herd immunity to covid-19 being reached in the UK.
13 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Greyhounds: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the welfare of greyhounds that have finished their racing career.
13 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: NHS Covid Pass
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has undertaken an equality impact assessment of the effect of introducing a covid-19 vaccine passport on people being able to enter outdoor sporting events.
13 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Greyhounds: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with the Greyhound Board of Great Britain on protecting the welfare of greyhounds that are being exported to Pakistan once they have been ret
13 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Greyhounds: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the welfare of greyhounds of their export to Pakistan once they have been retired from racing.
13 Apr 2021 · Home Office
Religious Practice: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) ensure that police officers are aware of the covid-19 guidelines on religious services and (b) prevent religious services from being shut down unlawfully und
Source: official written-questions record.