Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish details of the hotel chains with which her Department has signed contracts for the exclusive use of asylum seeker accommodation within the last 12 months.

6 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on private security firms for asylum seeker accommodation within the London Borough of Havering in each of the last five years.

6 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on accommodation for asylum seekers within the London Borough of Havering in each of the last five years.

6 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Police Stations: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to improve recreational and fitness facilities within UK police stations for serving officers and police staff.

6 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Police: Stun Guns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of designating tasers as mandatory personal safety equipment for police officers.

6 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Falkland Islands: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle unlawful fishing in the territorial waters of the Falkland Islands.

6 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Falkland Islands: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of seabed mining in the territorial waters of the Falkland Islands on the local fishing industry.

6 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Economic Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase cooperation with British Overseas Territories to help tackle financial crime.

6 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Girlguiding UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with Girlguiding UK on their decision to end operations in British Overseas Territories.

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

Horses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce legislation to increase transparency in (a) investigations, (b) police reports and (c) prosecutions into cases of equine welfare.

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

Horses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce a national education programme into equine welfare.

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

Horse Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to (a) change and (b) eliminate the Horse Passport System.

6 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Christianity

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

6 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS diabetes care (a) nationally and (b) in Romford constituency.

6 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to implement a U.K.-wide mental health emergency hotline service.

6 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to amend the adult education budget funding procurement process in the next six months.

6 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

University Technical Colleges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve the training and (b) increase the funding provided to technical colleges in (i) Romford, (ii) London borough of Havering and (iii) Essex.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Iceland: Banks

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider the potential merits of the Government issuing an apology to the Icelandic people for using section 4 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 to seize Icelandic bank assets between 200

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Geothermal Power: Iceland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with her counterparts in the Republic of Iceland on the trade of Icelandic geothermal energy.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Geothermal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the volume of geothermal power produced in the UK.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Iceland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she and her predecessor have held (a) meetings and (b) discussions with their Icelandic counterparts in the last 12 months.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Geothermal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to encourage domestic production of geothermal power.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Iceland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has met with her Icelandic counterpart in the last 12 months.

1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterparts in Pakistan on the rights of Christians in Pakistan.

1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rights for religious minorities in Pakistan.

1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he will make representations to his counterpart in Pakistan to remove academic content that may incite violence against Christians from the school curriculum.

1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in Pakistan on holding to account the people responsible for violence in Jaranwala.

1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of funding further research into the use of MRI scans for treatment of (a) depression and (b) other mental health disorders.

1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Semaglutide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure an adequate supply of Ozempic.

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

Recreation Spaces: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the preservation of green spaces within (a) Romford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Havering.

Source: official written-questions record.