Written questions

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of changes in the level of pupils' reading ability in the last ten years in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the UK.

11 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel and West Bank: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to secure religious freedom for Arab Christians in (a) Israel and (b) the West Bank.

11 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) the role and (b) cost to the public purse is of his Department's director of diversity and inclusion.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Funds: Energy and Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to encourage pension scheme investment in (a) infrastructure and (b) energy provision.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people of all ages back into work as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure that new universal credit claimants are paid on time.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department is providing to help disabled people (a) find and (b) remain in employment during the covid-19 outbreak.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on the disability green paper.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have been admitted to hospital for complications after being prescribed medical abortion pills, since 1 April 2020.

28 Aug 2020 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of section 31 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 on the rate of illegal crossings of the English Channel.

28 Aug 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the repeal of section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, as provided for by the Immigration Act 2016, has not yet taken effect.

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gender Dysphoria: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of closing the Gender-identity Development Service at the Tavistock Centre.

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individuals have requested to detransition following gender transition in the most recent period for which data is available.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the role played by LGBT+ advocacy groups in the delivery of sex education in primary schools.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Transport: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to fast track construction on transport projects while fewer passengers are using the transport system as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to connect more towns to the railway network.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the frequency of rail services during the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Judges: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of electing judges.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the judiciary are held to account by (a) elected politicians and (b) voters.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Judges: Powers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reclaim powers from judges.

22 Jul 2020 · Attorney General

Sentencing: Appeals

To ask the Attorney General, what recent sentences she has extended through the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Crime: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase support for victims of crime.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to build additional prison capacity.

22 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Prisoners: Repatriation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to remove foreign national offenders from the UK during the covid-19 pandemic.

22 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Crime Prevention: Churches

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking is taking to prevent crimes against churches.

22 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Drugs: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to dismantle the operations of county lines drug gangs.

22 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Public Order: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to maintain public order during the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Europe: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to the (a) Maltese and (b) Italian authorities to help deter and prevent boats carrying illegal migrants from reaching Europe.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to incentivise the removal of dangerous materials from high-rise buildings.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support he is providing to small firms of house builders.

Source: official written-questions record.