Written questions

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Lincolnshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of cash withdrawal facilities in Lincolnshire.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Job Creation and Skilled Workers: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what fiscal steps she is taking to support (a) training programmes, (b) apprenticeships and (c) other efforts to promote (i) job creation and (ii) skills development in South Holland and the Deepings constituen

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Sickness Benefits: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency are on long-term sickness benefits; and how many were on such benefits in each of the last five years.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: East Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department has provided to research projects based in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands in the last 12 months.

15 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to increase adult social care capacity in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help fill job vacancies in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

14 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Puberty Suppressing Hormones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children in England have been issued puberty blockers since 2019.

13 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidneys: Transplant Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help reduce waiting times for children in need of kidney transplants.

13 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Business: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding in Government-backed business loans was provided to businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency during the covid-19 pandemic.

13 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released within two months of the scheduled end of their sentence in the last 12 months.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of East Midlands Railways trains from (a) Peterborough to Spalding and (b) Spalding to Peterborough were (i) cancelled and (ii) delayed by more than 30 minutes in 2023.

12 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what job titles are used for people with roles relating to diversity, equity and inclusion within the armed forces; and how many people have each job title.

12 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the British Army has spent on diversity and inclusion personnel since 2019.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

4G and 5G: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help improve (a) 4G and (b) 5G coverage in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire.

12 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2024 to Question 12234 on Army: Equality, what proportion of the personnel employed by the British Army are in roles in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Pylons: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had recent discussions with National Grid on the installation of large electricity pylons in the countryside.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent ombudsman to enforce gambling operators’ duty of care.

12 Mar 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Training

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether materials used in civil service diversity, equity, and inclusion training make reference to white privilege.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to encourage people not actively looking for work to find employment.

11 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) new and (b) existing schools have built designated multi-faith areas since 2010.

11 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Offenders: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were deported after having been found to have committed a criminal offence (a) in the UK since entering the country and (b) in a foreign country prior to entering the UK since

11 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP surgeries in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire have closed since 2015.

11 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were charged with a criminal offence since entering the UK in each year since 2015.

11 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of services for children with special educational needs and disabilities in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnsh

11 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Remote Working

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department work from home.

11 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department work from home.

11 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Litter: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle littering in rural areas.

11 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Buildings: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many designated listed buildings of each grade of listing there are in (a) South Holland and (b) South Kesteven District.

11 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on investigations of gambling-related suicides.

11 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of households that have access to broadband in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.