Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Greyhound Racing: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the reopening of greyhound tracks across the UK as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

24 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Lighting: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage the provision of greater street lighting in London boroughs.

24 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to improve access to support services for women suffering from domestic violence in east London boroughs.

24 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Isle of Man

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on using the Isle of Man to host a UK asylum processing centre.

24 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Gibraltar

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on using Gibraltar to host a UK asylum processing centre.

24 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Housing: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce air pollution in homes.

24 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of covid-19 safety measures put in place to allow visitors to care homes.

24 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Airspace

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the increase in the number of intrusions by Chinese warplanes into Taiwan’s air defence identi

24 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Food Insecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussion he has had with the leadership in Myanmar on support for people threatened by food shortages in that country.

22 Mar 2021 · 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 offering covid-19 vaccination to patients before planned in-patient hospital surgeries.

22 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring a fire safety test for buildings with unsafe cladding to ensure the other fire safety regulations were correctly

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19-related economic pressures on dog owners on the welfare of their dogs.

18 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Coronavirus: Isle of Man

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Lieutenant Governor on the Isle of Man on the number of covid-19 cases on that island.

18 Mar 2021 · Home Office

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the British Nationalities Act 1948 to allow citizenship to be passed down from the mother as well as the father.

18 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the number of illegal immigrants to the UK in 2021 who tested positive for covid-19 upon apprehension.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Parliament Square: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of flying the flags of the Commonwealth countries in Parliament Square for the full week around Commonwealth Day in 2022

18 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of flying the flags of the Historic Counties for the full week in the lead up to Historic County Flags Day.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the EU’s decision to continue export controls on the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine produced in Halifax on the availability of

18 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing sanctions on Hong Kong officials who supported the recent electoral reforms in that country.

18 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Taliban

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on their proposal to facilitate the restart of peace talks between the Afghanistan Government and the Taliban.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electronic Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department plans to publish for small electronic companies to help them comply with right-to-repair legislation.

16 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending covid-19-related financial support to include businesses which were set up in between national lockdowns and have fixed costs but did not begin

16 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the study of covid-19 vaccine responses in cancer patients conducted by King’s College and the Francis Crick Institute with preliminary findings reported in March 2021, what asses

15 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Census: Forms

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support his Department is providing to people without access to a computer to ensure that they can access the paper forms for the 2021 census.

11 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that police officers retain the trust of the public to keep them safe while both on duty and off duty.

11 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Urban Areas: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support local authorities to improve the safety of streets in their area at night.

11 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government is providing assistance to developers to help meet the increased demand for cladding remediation work and avoid delays in sales of leasehold property.

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that pupils who do not take covid-19 lateral flow tests continue to receive (a) good quality education and (b) face-to-face teaching.

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on using the funding outlined in the Road Investment Strategy announced as part of Budget 2021 to fund upgrades to Gallows Corner in Romford.

10 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that GPs offer face-to-face appointments to patients during the covid-19 outbreak.

Source: official written-questions record.