Written questions

2,064 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a response to the proposal of 18 April 2024 by the EU Commission to open negotiations to facilitate youth mobility visas between the EU and the UK.

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the list of successful new bathing water sites following the consultation which closed on 10 March.

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Management Organisation: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the Marine Management Organisation has held a public inquiry to consider an application for a marine licence; and what the reason was in each case.

12 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, whether the joining family member of a person who (a) would have met the former threshold for fa

12 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, whether his Department invited representations from stakeholders prior to announcing an increase

12 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 15 January 2024 to Question 8266 on Visas: Married People and to his oral contribution of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, for what reaso

23 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to this Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, whether family members of individuals that met the previous skilled worker salary threshold wil

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

Hill Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the upland farming Pathways to Success modelling analysis prepared between 1 March 2022 and 1 August 2022.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hill Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many upland farms have closed in each year since 2015 by region.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Environment Agency staff have left that organisation in each year since 2015.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Legal Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff were in the Environment Agency's legal services team in each year since 2015.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of homes affected by sewage rising into (a) gardens, (b) toilets and (c) sinks after heavy rains.

1 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Bank Services: Business

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to prevent banks from providing (a) financial and (b) investment support to business which derive income from industrial livestock companies with low animal welfare practices.

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff have been employed by the Environment Agency for each year since 2015.

29 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support young people with autism in South Cumbria.

29 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of young people in South Cumbria identified as highly complex or at high risk to self or others are on the waiting list for (a) cognitive behavioural therapy, (b) psych

29 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the number of young people who were admitted to a paediatric ward in mental health crisis in each month in 2023.

29 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the number of young people who presented at an ambulance and emergency department in mental health crisis in each month in 2023.

29 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of crisis referrals to child and adolescent mental health services on the standard of therapeutic provision for under-

25 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Local Government and Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a list of areas which lack (a) local authority resources and (b) private sector contributions to manage flood risk.

24 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Swimming: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which bathing waters have been de-designated in each region since 2015.

24 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Swimming: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for bathing water status have been (a) made, (b) granted, (c) and (d) pending decision since 1 January 2023.

24 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times each water company breached their storm overflow permits in 2023.

18 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

West Coast Main Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will grant an immediate emergency exemption of at least six months to allow West Coast Rail company to make a new application for a new exemption certificate.

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to help support the mental health of farmers during the transition from the Basic Payment Scheme to the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.

9 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 December 2023 to Question 5955 on Agriculture: Flood Control, how many countryside stewardship grants have been awarded to farmers since 5 January 2023.

9 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2023 to Question 5961 on Agriculture: Floods, how many farmers have been awarded grants to install property flood resilience measures in each of t

19 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Farmers: Suicide

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of farmers that have died by suicide in each of the last ten years.

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

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ensure that farmers are able to (a) access and (b) use capital grants.

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

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce 10 year sustainable farming incentive agreements.

Source: official written-questions record.