Written questions

558 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Motorcycle Industry Association's report entitled, Realising the Full Potential of Zero Emission Powered Light Vehicles, published Februar

23 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus: Landmines

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the proposal made on 8 July 2022 by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on cooperation to de-mine tha

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cost of Living Payments: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the disability cost of living payment on levels of poverty among disabled people.

24 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who lost job opportunities in the time between an Access to Work assessment and its implementation in the last 12 months.

24 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) recruit and (b) train more Access to Work advisors.

24 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to assess which workplace interventions are suitable to help ensure that people with arthritis are able to remain in work.

24 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Musculoskeletal Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to support employers to encourage good musculoskeletal health in the workplace, in the context of levels of musculoskeletal-related economic inactivity in the workfor

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on delivering the Government's dementia moonshot commitment; and what recent estimate he has made of when that commitment will be delivered, in the context of the f

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue guidance on hospital eye services partnering with local optometrists to deliver local care.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Glaucoma: Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to make primary care optometry the default option for glaucoma care.

18 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of non-invasive cancer treatment technologies in the NHS.

18 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: East Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to NHS bodies in East Antrim constituency on the use of out-of-date cancer treatment machinery.

13 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to support disabled people with the cost of living.

13 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to support disabled people with their energy costs.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Assistance Animals: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to include a commitment to create a requirement for all businesses to admit guide dogs in the Disability Action Plan.

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

Fisheries: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the Farm Animal Welfare Committee opinion on the Welfare of Farmed Fish at the Time of Killing.

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

UK Internal Trade: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide additional time to businesses who have not prepared for the labelling requirements set out in the Windsor Framework.

19 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Agricultural Products: UK Internal Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trader support service declarations on access between the Northern Ireland and Great Britain markets for agricultural products.

6 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to remove VAT on school-specific uniform items in the UK.

4 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UK Internal Trade: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to support the suppliers of fresh and frozen products seeking to send their products to Northern Ireland with labelling requirements.

3 Jul 2023 · Treasury

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to implement trader support service declarations for movements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UK Internal Trade: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to introduce the Not for EU labelling regulations for products destined for Northern Ireland.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UK Internal Trade: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued on the (a) label size, (b) font, (c) location and (d) other specifications for the labelling of not-for-EU products.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Frozen Food: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether frozen third country products in Great Britain will need to be shipped to Northern Ireland before 1 October 2023 to meet labelling requirements.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she had made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of the (a) resources for and (b) capacity of border control posts in Northern Ireland.

29 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his Azerbaijani counterpart on the (a) closure of the Lachin Corridor and (b) attack on a metallurgical plant under construction

29 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

World Health Organization

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his polices of the amendments to World Health Organization's International Health Regulations; and when he plans to publish his response to those

22 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to provide public funding for legal representation for people making infected blood compensation claims.

22 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps his Department has taken to appoint the Chair of the infected blood compensation arms length body.

7 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infectious Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mapping the UK's immunological research capacity for pandemic preparedness.

Source: official written-questions record.