Written questions

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money his Department has allocated for housing asylum seekers in (a) hotels and (b) other locations in 2024.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Towns Fund: Spalding

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Towns Fund in Spalding.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small and medium-sized enterprises received Government funding in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in each of the last five years.

18 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Cemeteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has provided guidance to local authorities on notifying families of the deceased when (a) laying down and (b) moving (i) gravestones and (ii) other memorials.

18 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many unused covid-19 vaccine doses have been destroyed as of 18 December 2023.

14 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 have been (a) made and (b) approved in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

14 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding provided by Arts Council England for cultural activities in Lincolnshire.

14 Dec 2023 · Department for Education

Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many international students were enrolled in UK universities in the 2022-23 academic year.

13 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Community Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the BBC on the potential impact of its coverage of the Israel-Hamas War on community cohesion in the UK.

13 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to encourage early screening for kidney disease.

13 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been refused permission to work since 2019.

13 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been granted permission to work since 2019.

13 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hedgehogs: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the growth of the hedgehog population.

13 Dec 2023 · Department for Education

Economic Growth: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the contribution to the economy of (a) foreign students at UK universities and (b) their dependents.

12 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve survival rates for people with pancreatic cancer.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Gender Recognition

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure school children are provided with age-appropriate (a) discussions and (b) materials on gender self-identification.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on promoting awareness of the ban on American Bully XL dogs.

12 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Location

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil service jobs previously based in Whitehall have been permanently relocated outside of London and the South East since 2019.

12 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people with rejected asylum applications were removed in each year since 2019.

11 Dec 2023 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to protect free-to-use ATMs.

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2023 to Question 4035 on Veterans: Radiation Exposure, whether a security classification is automatically given to documents locked by Lord Chancellor's Instr

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Supermarkets: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with representatives of supermarkets on introducing Buy British sections.

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to work with supermarkets to help reduce food waste.

7 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cybersecurity: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to work with (a) the agriculture sector and (b) farmers to (i) raise awareness of cyber security and (ii) tackle cyber crime.

7 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the proposed generational ban on tobacco products.

6 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Electronic Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people under electronic monitoring broke the conditions of their release in each year since 2013.

5 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made on long-term strategic maintenance plans for flood defences in Lincolnshire.

5 Dec 2023 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on the potential merits of taking into account the specific needs of local communities when setting minimum cash access standards rather than using

4 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Empty Property: Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of repurposing empty buildings into prisons.

4 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his policy on the presumption against prison sentences of less than 12 months on reoffending rates.

Source: official written-questions record.