Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Locksmiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to improve the (a) regulation and (b) monitoring of locksmiths to help prevent exploitative practices in that industry.

7 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential efficacy of the use of (a) exoskeletons and (b) wearable robotics as a technical aid to help prevent musculoskeletal disorders; and whether the Gover

4 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth: British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Commonwealth Secretariat on the potential merits of including the (a) British Overseas Territories and (b) Crown Depende

4 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential implications for its policies of the Palestinian Emirates plan published in 2012.

4 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Timor-Leste: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many British nationals requested consular assistance in East Timor in each of the last five years.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to promote English baroque musical tradition in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.

4 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to visit the sovereign base areas in (a) Akrotiri and (b) Dhekelia in the next six months.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Timor-Leste

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government has plans to pursue a free trade agreement with East Timor.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Namibia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to promote British business opportunities in the Namibian (a) mining and (b) renewable energy sectors.

4 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Overseas Trade: Southern Africa

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the value of the UK's trading relationship with (a) the Southern Africa Customs Union and (b) Mozambique.

4 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the most common reason for rejecting an application for asylum was in each year since 2016.

4 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stem Cells: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have made stem cell donations in each year since 2020.

4 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to tackle obesity in people under 25 years old.

4 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase retention levels of experienced hospital staff.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Financial Services: Switzerland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to negotiate closer cooperation with the Swiss financial services industry.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to help improve the regulation of the pet industry.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will create a Dog Licensing Agency.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the ban on American Bully XL dogs.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,what his planned timetable is for publishing the Responsible Dog Ownership Steering Group report.

30 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Constitutional Reform Act 2005

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will (a) repeal the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and (b) re-establish the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords.

30 Nov 2023 · Cabinet Office

House of Lords Reform Act 2014

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to amend the House of Lords Reform Act 1999 to restore the position of hereditary peers.

30 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to not bring forward legislative proposals to ban the sale of tobacco products to people currently under the age of 14.

30 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Swine Flu: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the spread of the new swine flu strain in humans.

30 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Child Sexual Abuse Material: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle AI-generated (a) child abuse and (b) pornography images online.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Self Harm and Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken with rail companies to help reduce rates of (a) suicide and (b) self-harm at railway stations in (i) Romford constituency and (ii) England.

30 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Embassies: Flags

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what his Department's policy is on the flying of the Union flag at UK embassies and consulates.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Montenegro

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with her counterpart in Montenegro on a free trade agreement.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating financial support to the Romford Film Festival.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions on fishing negotiations he has had with his counterparts in the Crown Dependencies.

24 Nov 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Historic Buildings: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will provide additional funding for the remediation of buildings on the Historic England Heritage at Risk Register in the London Borough of Havering.

Source: official written-questions record.