Written questions

2,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Microplastics: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of microplastic contaminants on public health.

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

Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) monitoring and (b) mitigating the presence of microplastics within the UK.

1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the prominence of microplastic contaminants in (a) foodstuffs and (b) beverages consumed within the UK.

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

Microplastics: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the prominence of microplastic contaminants in human tissue samples.

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

Microplastics: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of microplastics in the air within (a) houses, (b) large cities, (c) hospitals and (d) health care environments.

14 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Gulf States

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the inclusion of gender equality provisions in a future Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council.

14 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Gulf States

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with the Gulf Cooperation Council on including gender equality provisions in negotiations for a future Free Trade Agreement.

14 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Overseas Students: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many scholarships his Department has given to enable study in the UK to women from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Bahrain and (c) Saudi Arabia in the last year.

14 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia on the male guardianship system in that country.

14 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterparts in Saudi Arabia on the cases of (a) Manahel al-Otaibi, (b) Salma al-Shehad and (c) Fatima al-Shawarbi.

14 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department is providing to support the roll-out of musculoskeletal first contact practitioners in general practice.

14 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding by his Department on research into musculoskeletal conditions are being (a) maintained or (b) increased in real terms; and if he will make a statement.

14 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Surgical Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to collect feedback from people with arthritis who use surgical hubs.

14 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support people living with a musculoskeletal condition.

14 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Prostitution: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2022 to Question 72950 on Home Office: Vivastreet and the Answer of 18 November 2022 to Question 87795 on Home Office: Vivastreet, whether (a) Ministers or (b) off

13 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has appointed an Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

12 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Prostitution: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2022 to Question 72950 on Home Office: Vivastreet, what discussions her Department has had with Adult Services Websites on developing a code of conduct for the ope

12 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Human Trafficking: Exploitation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 2.2.11 of the UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery, how much funding was provided for prevention work to raise awareness of the risks and signs of sexual exploitation among u

12 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Human Trafficking: Exploitation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions (a) officials and (b) Ministers from her Department have met with victims of trafficking for (i) labour, (ii) sexual and (iii) criminal exploitation in each calendar year since 2

12 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Human Trafficking: Exploitation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many victims of trafficking who have been exploited on adult services websites (a) officials and (b) Ministers from her Department have met with in each calendar year since 2017.

12 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Human Trafficking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which charitable organisations (a) Ministers and (b) officials from her Department have met with to discuss how to prevent trafficking for sexual exploitation on Adult Services Websites; and on how ma

28 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Prostitution: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2022 to Question 87795 on Home Office: Vivastreet, whether (a) officials and (b) Ministers from her Department have had (i) online and (ii) in-person meetings wit

28 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Stoke on Trent

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of caseworkers employed at the Asylum Casework Hub in Stoke-on-Trent (a) are and (b) are not making decisions on asylum claims independently.

28 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Stoke on Trent

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum caseworkers have been recruited to work at the Asylum Casework Hub in Stoke-on-Trent.

28 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions were made on asylum applications in (a) May and (b) June 2023.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to publish the response to the Supporting Recycled Carbon Fuels through the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation consultation.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of solid carbon sequestration.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero whether his Department is taking steps to support the scaling up of hydrogen production pathways beyond blue and green methods.

18 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Memory Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS memory services provide ongoing support to patients after a dementia diagnosis.

16 May 2023 · Home Office

Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications were made between 1 January and 31 March 2023.

Source: official written-questions record.