Written questions

849 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Pornography: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will publish an annual list of (a) social media companies and (b) search services sanctioned for failing to prevent pre-teen access to pornography including details of those sanct

17 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plants: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase biosecurity against alien species located on imported (a) cut flowers and (b) ornamental plants.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Homicide: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many minors were murdered by family members in 2022-23; and what steps she plans to take to help prevent such deaths.

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Adrenaline Auto-injectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will require schools to have adrenaline auto-injectors on site to treat anaphylaxis.

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring schools to have mandatory allergy and anaphylaxis policies.

17 Dec 2024 · Church Commissioners

Cathedrals: Choirs

To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church Commissioners are taking to support the work, cultural and spiritual contribution of cathedral choirs.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cathedrals: Hereford and Lichfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to provide support to (a) Hereford and (b) Lichfield Cathedral.

17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the new government of Syria on including women in senior roles in the (a) government, (b) judiciary, (c) peace and reconciliation dialogue, (

17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with the new government of Syria on protecting the human rights of (a) Muslim minorities and (b) Christian minorities.

16 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Sovereign Grant: Reviews

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the Sovereign Grant annually on audited and published Crown Estate profits.

16 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with the (a) Duchy of Lancaster and (b) Duchy of Cornwall on creating a shared costs formula for local authorities within those Duchy areas when a Royal visit takes place.

16 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Embassies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has plans to re-open the British Embassy in Syria.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sports: Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to bring forward legislative proposals on regulating sports therapists.

12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: National Security and Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to prevent social media companies adjusting network algorithms to promote actions by users (a) favouring political (i) candidates and (ii) outcomes and (b) who are

6 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Remote Working

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will install productivity tracking software to monitor work from home employment practices in the Civil Service.

6 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Social Media: Fraud

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it a criminal offence to create fake online media accounts for public bodies and organisations where the communication of official and public information is

6 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Dismissal

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) other medical professionals were struck off from practicing in the NHS in 2022-23; and if he will publish the country of origin of th

6 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure NHS Trusts admit early liability and compensate victims of medical negligence whilst under NHS Care.

6 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure sufficient supplies of (a) lamotrigine, (b) Epilim Chronosphere and (c) other epilepsy medication.

6 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in the rate of employers' National Insurance contributions on dental practices which provide NHS dentistry.

4 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what processes his Department has in place for Parliamentary oversight of Government decisions in (a) a time of war and (b) circumstances where the House of Commons is not functional.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on extending the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

2 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Contingencies Act 2004

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to update the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 in the light of the threat from Russia.

19 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: The Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help increase the proportion of patients that receive treatment within 18 weeks of referral for a respiratory condition in The Wrekin constituency.

19 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to create shared patient records to allow (a) NHS clinical teams and (b) social care providers to access patient health and social care records.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in the rate of employers' National Insurance contributions on (a) nurseries and (b) pre-schools.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds of Prey: Rodenticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the illegal use of rat poison to kill birds of prey.

19 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: YouTube

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with YouTube on its policy on (a) advertising and (b) monetisation by Russian opposition supporters on its platform.

19 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Apple

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with Apple on its reported removal of apps linked to Russian opposition supporters from its Russian app store.

Source: official written-questions record.