Written questions

333 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason his Department is maintaining the temporary at-home abortion policy in place while other covid-19 restrictions are lifted.

28 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department's response to the consultation on home use of both pills for early medical abortion will be published.

28 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the temporary at-home abortion policy will end with the expiration of Coronavirus Act 2020 in March 2022.

25 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to make her Department's humanitarian programmes in Pakistan conditional on the Government of Pakistan's steps to protect freedom of religion o

7 Dec 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consultations his Department has had with prison officers before raising their retirement age to 68.

4 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Police: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police forces receive training on methods of removing those who obstruct public highways and thoroughfares.

22 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the new edition of the Equal Treatment Bench Book, published in February 2021 and the Answer of 29 June 2021 to Question 19486, what legal advice was used to inform the information and guidance

22 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Disclosure of Information: Gender Recognition

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 330 in Chapter 12 of the Equal Treatment Bench Book, what evidence exists to support the claim that It is important to be alive to the fact that the gender history of a person may be someth

22 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Crimes of Violence and Sexual Offences: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference t to Chapter 12 of the Equal Treatment Bench Book, what assessment he has made of the effect on victims of violent and sexual assault of instances where those victims are instructed to use preferr

13 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Drugs

What assessment his Department has made of the future of the provision allowing both sets of abortion pills to be taken at home.

28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the research by Hakansson et alia, published in the journal Pediatrics in July 2004, on increases in the number of babies born at 22 weeks gestation that can survive outside the w

28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Childbirth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the guidance from the British Association of Perinatal Medicine, published in 2019, that neonatal stabilisation may be considered

23 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what maintenance or other works have been undertaken on the defence estate in the last six months.

21 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Contempt of Court: Transgender People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference the advice of Chapter 12 of the Equal Treatment Bench Book, what assessment has been made of the potential effect of the advice that the court may consider making reporting restrictions under secti

7 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Whitechapel Bell Foundry

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he made of (a) the historical importance of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and (b) its potential viability as a commercial operation as part of his decision on the

11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answers of 16 February 2021 and 8 February 2021 to Questions 151601 and 150684 respectively, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the disposal of human rem

21 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Land

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the value of the (a) former HMRC property Custom House in the City of London and (b) land attached to that property.

14 Apr 2021 · Home Office

Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what feedback her Department has received on the quality of the manufacture and printing of new UK passports; and what estimate she has made of value for money in the award of the contract for the man

13 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Babies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase regional availability of palliative, respite, and end-of-life care to babies and infants by supporting the establishment of more baby and infant-specific h

13 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Zoë's Place Baby Hospice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure continuity in the provision of palliative, respite, and end-of-life care to babies and infants at Zoe's Place Baby Hospice.

13 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his Department's policy that schools retain discretion as to the use of the resources recommended within the Relationships and sex education statutory guidelines including the Faculty of Sexual an

10 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Police: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the disparity in per capita funding of police forces between urban and rural areas.

10 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Burlington House

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with representatives of the (a) Society of Antiquaries,(b) Royal Astronomical Society, (c) Geological Society, (d) Linnean Society and (e) Ministers a

10 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Burlington House: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the long-term (a) scientific and (b) academic effect of seeking to charge a commercial rent to non-commercial occupants of properties o

25 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Maira Shahbaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on a potential offer of asylum to Maira Shahbaz.

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Faith Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to remove the 50 per cent cap on faith-based admissions to religious schools.

9 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether domestic waste companies and sewage treatment services were consulted before the approval of home use of both abortion pills in March 2020.

8 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the (a) sewage and (b) non-recyclable waste systems of home abortions since March 2020.

1 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2020 to Question 125929 on Abortion: Drugs, whether people can respond by email to respondents to his Department's consultation on whether to make permanent th

27 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Scampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with parties interested in the future use of RAF Scampton after its decommissioning.

Source: official written-questions record.