Written questions

2,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

School Meals: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on increasing funding for Free School Meals, in response to the recent increase in the National Living Wage.

15 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of (a) funding and (b) supply chain pressures in the school meals industry.

15 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

School Meals: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has contingencies in place in the event that school meal providers go out of business as a result of increasing funding pressures.

15 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

School Meals: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues in the Treasury on funding challenges in the school meals industry.

15 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guatemala: Judiciary and Rule of Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the closure of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) in September 2019 and the dismissal

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guatemala: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the merger of multiple Governmental secretariats responsible for the protection and promotion of huma

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guatemala: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) she and (b) her officials have made representations to the government of Guatemala regarding reports by the Community Council of Retalhuleu, Guatemala, of drought

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guatemala: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) she and (b) her officials have made representations to the government of Guatemala regarding the alleged misuse of criminal law and multiple due process failings

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guatemala: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help encourage and assist the government of Guatemala in ending the potential persecution and unwarranted criminal prosecution of envir

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guatemala: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support and protect human rights defenders, including those defending environmental and land rights, in Guatemala.

8 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

What assessment she has made of the potential effect of ending the uplift to universal credit on (a) household budgets and (b) levels of poverty.

5 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Family Hubs: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the new family hubs are able to meet the specific needs of disabled children, young people and their families.

5 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Disability: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, what steps his Department is taking to measure the progress of the restoration of disabled children’s social care services to pre-pandemic levels.

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact the end of the furlough scheme on the number of people claiming Universal Credit in (a) the UK, (b) Yorkshire and Humber and (c) Kingston upon Hull

27 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations in the APPG on Sexual and Reproductive Health’s report Women’s Lives, Women’s Rights, whether the forthcoming national Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy

27 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations in the APPG on Sexual and Reproductive Health’s report, Women’s Lives, Women’s Rights, whether the forthcoming national Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy

27 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's policy on emergency contraception is in line with the World Health Organization's position that emergency contraception is not considered to be an abortifacient and conscie

27 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Strategy will be published.

27 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Women’s Health Strategy will be published.

21 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Sexual Offences: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to reports by Channel 4 News, published on 12 October 2021, that reported cases of indecent exposure recorded by police forces have increased by a third in the last three years, what st

20 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the latest covid-19 statistics which show that 6.2 per cent of 12 to 15 year old school pupils in Hull and East Yorkshire have had a covid-19 jab compared to the national average

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the reasons for the delayed publication of the Georg Eckert Institute’s report on incitement in the Palestinian school curriculum.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 9 April 2019 to Question 240936 on Palestinians: Overseas Aid, whether the Government made representations to the Palestinian Authority (PA) o

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of children in the Palestinian Authority who have been taught by UK-funded teachers.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the research study for the Department for International Development entitled Value for Money Investment in People to People Programming in Israel and Palest

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Arab States: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2021 to Question 43429 on Arab States: Israel, whether the Government is encouraging Arab countries that do not conduct normalised relat

20 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2021 to Question 48169 on universal credit, if she will revise the calculations for the National Living Wage to include the taper rate.

20 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2021 to Question 48169, what percentage of universal credit claimants who are in work make the National Living Wage.

20 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, ahead of World Contraception Day on 26 September, how many community pharmacies are commissioned to provide free emergency contraception.

16 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the needs of (a) all populations and (b) people from low income backgrounds are supported in the development of the sexual and reproductive h

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