Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided for the early detection of breast cancer in the 2024-25 financial year.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote the heritage of county Essex.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Woburn Safari Park: Antelope

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to visit Woburn Safari Park to see the new-born Eastern Mountain Bongo.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising of the bus fare cap in England on working families.

28 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent persecution of Christians in China.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help fill job vacancies in Romford constituency.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve access to artificial intelligence training.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Artificial Intelligence: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve access to artificial intelligence training.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Drugs: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of drug-related deaths.

28 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Disabled Facilities Grants: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been provided through the Disabled Facilities Grant in Romford constituency in each year since 2022.

28 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Cladding Safety Scheme: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many buildings have registered for the Cladding Safety Scheme in Romford constituency.

28 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress her Department has made on simplifying the planning process for house building.

28 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land Use: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of green belt land that could be re-designated as grey belt land in (a) Romford constituency and (b) Havering.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Coal: Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Coal Authority plans to award new licences for the (a) mining and (b) extraction of coal.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the North Sea Transition Authority plans to award new licences for the (a) production and (b) extraction of oil and gas.

23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans her Department has to increase the number of daily sitting hours by Crown Court judges.

22 Oct 2024 · Scotland Office

Offshore Industry: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision not to issue North Sea oil and gas licences on employment in Scotland.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve the condition of (a) court buildings and (b) other physical infrastructure in the courts system.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to tackle the backlog of cases awaiting Crown Court hearings.

21 Oct 2024 · Attorney General

Prosecutions

To ask the Solicitor General, if she will hold discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service on reducing the number of pre-charge cases awaiting decision.

21 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

St Helena: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the St Helena Government on levels of police resources on St Helena.

21 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the agreement with St Helena on future migrants arriving on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

18 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

St Helena: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consultation his Department has conducted with the resident community on St Helena on the housing of illegal migrants from the Chagos Islands archipelago.

18 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with residents of St Helena on the housing of illegal migrants from the Chagos Islands archipelago.

16 Oct 2024 · Home Office

British Nationality: Chagossians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of Chagossian descent have applied for (a) British overseas territories and (b) British citizenship in the last five years for which data is available, broken down by the country in wh

16 Oct 2024 · Home Office

British Nationality: Chagossians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of Chagossian descent have taken British nationality since 2022.

15 Oct 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

UK Internal Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help maintain the UK internal market.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies House

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies have been reported to Companies House for using (a) names and addresses and (b) other personal information without consent when registering in the last year; and whether his Departme

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

London Airports: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of outbound flights from the six largest airports serving London that were delayed over the last three months; and whether she has had discussions with

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Universities: Student Numbers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a cap on student numbers per university, in the context of recent trends in the availability of student housing.

Source: official written-questions record.