Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Burglary: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce domestic burglaries.

13 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help de-escalate recent violence in Artsakh or Nagorno-Karabakh.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils are eligible for the pupil premium in Romford constituency.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Romford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Havering receive Universal Credit as of 19 September 2023.

19 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase diabetes diagnosis rates in (a) Romford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Havering.

19 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the cancer diagnosis rate in (a) Romford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Havering.

19 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tunisia: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to Christians in Tunisia.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of using electronic shock collars on (a) dogs with hearing impairments and (b) other dogs.

19 Sep 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 she has made of the number of XL Bully dogs in the UK.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where her Department plans to keep seized XL Bully dogs.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what evidential basis her Department decided to ban the XL Bully breed of dog.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is taking steps to fund research into technologies that would provide an alternative to animal testing.

19 Sep 2023 · Cabinet Office

Immigration: Australasia and Canada

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of recent trends in the level of immigration from (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand and (c) Canada; and how many people from (i) Australia, (ii) New Zealand and (iii) Canada reside in

19 Sep 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Puffins: Rathlin Island

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Government is taking steps to help Rathlin Island protect its native puffin population.

19 Sep 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Ulster Scots Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he is taking steps to promote (a) the usage and (b) education of the Ulster Scots language.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to promote the erection of heritage and traditional street lamps.

14 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Public Buildings: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that facilities for people with disabilities in public buildings are kept in adequate condition.

13 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has a strategy for tackling modern-day slavery in Commonwealth countries; and whether he has had discussions with representatives of the Commonwealth S

13 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Gibraltar: Spain

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions his Department has recorded the presence of a Spanish naval vessel in Gibraltarian territorial waters in each of the past six months.

13 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timeline is for converting the remaining diesel-powered Royal Navy surface fleet to nuclear power.

13 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's projected spending on nuclear powered surface vessels for the Royal Navy is in the (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26 financial year; and if he will make a statement.

13 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Libya: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is providing to Libya following recent flooding.

13 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Property Management Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to require property management companies to keep (a) public and (b) transparent records of expenses incurred on each building they manage.

13 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Libya: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British nationals in Libya have requested consular assistance in each of the past three months.

13 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Libya: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing to Libya following recent flooding.

13 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Morocco: Earthquakes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar on the recent earthquake in Morocco; and if he will make a statement.

13 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in Romford constituency have been diagnosed with special educational needs; and how many are waiting for a diagnosis as of 13 September 2023.

13 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) verbal and (b) physical abuse of shopkeepers and retail staff.

13 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

First Time Buyers: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help first-time home buyers in the London Borough of Havering.

13 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing restrictions on the creation of new onshore wind farms.

Source: official written-questions record.