Written questions

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemochromatosis: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation 17 of the UK National Screening Committee's recommendations on screening for genetic haemochromatosis in adults, published 5 March 2021, when the UK National Screen

18 Jul 2023 · Attorney General

Crown Prosecution Service: Equality

To ask the Attorney General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service spent on (a) training and (b) staff related to equality, diversity and inclusivity in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.

18 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on fixing potholes in Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.

18 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on training for equality, diversity and inclusivity in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

18 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department reviewed international comparisons when assessing the potential impact of closing railway station ticket offices.

18 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length is of waiting lists for registering with an NHS dentist in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) England.

17 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Museums and Galleries: Restitution

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with representatives of museums on the potential impact on UK culture of returning artefacts to their country of origin.

17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

NIA Academy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the NIA Academy on its obligations under section 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

NIA Academy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has held recent discussions with Haringey Council on the NIA Academy.

12 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of vehicles procured for the British Army have been manufactured in the UK since 2010; and what proportion has been imported.

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

Agricultural Machinery

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of British farming machinery has been (a) built domestically and (b) imported from overseas since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on taking steps to improve ethnic diversity as part of (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force recruitment programmes since 2019.

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

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many American Bully XL dogs were seized by the police in each year since 2013.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Racial Discrimination: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the number of external providers teaching critical race theory in schools.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Racial Discrimination: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to monitor the content of (a) training and (b) lessons on critical race theory provided by (i) FLAIR and (ii) other third party organisations.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Sign Language: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of deaf children were enrolled on a British Sign Language course in the latest period for which data is available.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Languages: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department provided for language courses for deaf children in each region in the latest period for which data is available.

5 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Business: Payment Methods

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of businesses not accepting cash payments on rural areas.

4 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many staff in his Department have been tasked with reviewing departmental archival holdings identifying EU regulation that had been identified by previous audits.

4 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department have been tasked with reviewing departmental archival holdings identifying EU regulation that had been identified by previous audits.

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in her Department have been tasked as part of the Red Tape Review with reviewing departmental archival holdings identifying EU regulatory burdens that had been identified by previous der

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Environment Protection: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of green levies on rural communities.

23 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 187040 on China: Abortion, whether his Department has put safeguards in place to ensure that UK aid given to (a) Internatio

21 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Crime Agency has made an estimate of the percentage of online content promoting illegal migrant Channel crossings appearing on (a) Facebook, (b) WhatsApp, (c) Instagram, (d) Teleg

20 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Advertising: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Crime Agency has made an estimate of the proportion of UK-facing online advertising content which promotes fraudulent activity which is hosted by (a) Facebook, (b) WhatsApp, (c) I

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to publish an assessment of the effectiveness of public space protection orders for preventing dangerous dog attacks.

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many American Bully XL dogs were seized in 2022.

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dangerous dog attacks on (a) other dogs and (b) cats there have been in each year since 2013.

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dangerous dog attacks there were in each region in each year since 2013.

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the financial impact of switching to heat pumps on rural (a) households and (b) businesses.

Source: official written-questions record.