Written questions

2,222 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Assistance Animals: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on helping ensure that people with assistance dogs are able to travel to the EU without producing an animal medical certifica

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Guide Dogs: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that guide dogs and their owners are able to travel to the EU without having to produce an animal medical certificate.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 34871, when the cladding remediation fund for buildings between 11 and 18 metres will be launched; when the fund will open for applicat

10 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Cammell Laird: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials in his Department had on the 1984 Cammell Laird shipyard dispute with (i) other Government departments, (ii) the GMB trade union and (iii) other stakeholder

10 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Cammell Laird: Strikes

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials in his Department had on the 1984 Cammell Laird shipyard dispute with (i) other Government departments, (ii) the GMB trade union and (iii) other stakeholde

10 Oct 2022 · Attorney General

Cammell Laird: Strikes

To ask the Attorney General, what discussions (a) Ministers, and (b) senior officials in his Department had on the 1984 Cammell Laird shipyard dispute between 1997 and 2007 with (i) other Government departments, (ii) representatives of the GMB trade union

23 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Northwick Park Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she had made of the potential merits of providing additional funding for the modernisation of Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow; and if she will make a statement.

23 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Strategic Outline Case for a new Queen Elizabeth Hospital, published on 7 June 2022, if she will provide the funding to rebuild the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn as r

20 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Interviews

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applicants were waiting for an asylum interview to be undertaken as of 1 September 2022; hoe many of those cases pending had been waiting (a) beyond the published timescales, (b) for o

20 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of NHS (a) policies and (b) protocols for use of personal protective equipment by NHS staff undertaking home visits at reducing risks for those w

7 Sep 2022 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: India

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department are based permanently in (a) Gujarat, (b) Delhi and (c) other states in India as on 7 September 2022; and if she will make a statement.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion: India

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department (a) spent on and (b) plans to spend on funding British businesses to attend trade shows in India in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022; and if she will make a statement.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion: India

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on funding British businesses to attend trade shows in India (a) in 2021 (b) to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement.

6 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Home Office: India

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department were based permanently in (a) Gujarat, (b) Delhi and (c) other states in India in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department were based permanently in (a) Gujarat, (b) Delhi and (c) other states in India in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diseases: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of (a) diabetes, (b) heart disease, (c) hypertension, (d) high cholesterol, (e) obesity, (f) cancer, (g) poor eye health and (h) mental illness level

6 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding her Department provided to UN organisations working in India in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

6 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance her Department is providing to help tackle climate change in (a) India, (b) Sri Lanka, (c) Nepal and (d) Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement.

6 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Food Insecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much financial support her Department has provided to organisations based in (a) India, (b) Sri Lanka, (c) Nepal and (d) Afghanistan to help tackle hunger in each of the

6 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department were based permanently in (a) Gujarat, (b) Delhi and (c) other states in India in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Festivals and Special Occasions: South Asia

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much financial support the Government has provided to support South Asia Heritage Month in each of the last five years; what proportion of that funding came from (a) his and (b) othe

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: South Asia

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department last funded celebrations, exhibitions and programmes related to (a) the contributions of the South Asian community to UK life and (b) the culture, history and religio

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Languages: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which exam bodies are contracted to examine students in (a) GCSEs, (b) A Levels and (c) other exams in (i) Punjabi, (ii) Bengali, (iii) Hindi, (iv) Gujarati, (v) Urdu, (vi) Sinhalese, (vii) Tamil, (viii) Pashto

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Languages: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on teaching (a) Punjabi, (b) Bengali, (c) Hindi, (d) Gujarati, (e) Urdu, (f) Sinhalese, (g) Tamil, (h) Pashto and (i) Dari in schools in England in each of the last five years; and

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Languages: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on charitable and faith community-run weekend language schools in England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

5 Sep 2022 · Attorney General

Fraud: Convictions

To ask the Attorney General, how many convictions were secured by the Serious Fraud Office against (a) corporates and (b) individuals in each year between 2013 and 2021 inclusive.

5 Sep 2022 · Attorney General

Fraud: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were brought forward by the Serious Fraud Office against (a) corporates and (b) individuals in each year between 2013 and 2021 inclusive.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Harrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average waiting time from the date of referral to appointment for a special educational needs assessment is in the London Borough of Harrow as of 1 September 2022; and if he will make a statement.

20 Jul 2022 · Department for International Trade

Racal Acoustics: Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of Open Individual Export Licence (OIEL) applications are not concluded after 120 working days as of 20 July 2022; and what estimate she has made of when Racal Acoustics Limited will r

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) safety measures and (b) additional support his Department has put in place to ensure the wellbeing of people in prisons during current extreme temperatures; and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.