Written questions

1,113 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Family Planning and Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has to ensure that aid funding allocated to support women and girls in the developing world will include provision for (a) sexual and reproductive health servi

24 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Family Planning and Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will restore funding for (a) women and girls to access family planning and contraceptive supplies and (b) efforts to end female genital mutilation.

22 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust: Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many excess deaths as a result of A&E overcrowding have occurred in Bolton NHS trust hospitals in each of the last three years to date.

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Regional Planning and Development: Bolton

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many bids were made by Bolton council to the Levelling Up Fund; how many of those bids were successful; and how much funding has been allocated to successful bids from Bolton.

16 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the situation for Rohingya refugees in Bhasan Char in regards to (a) unlawful imprisonment, (b) ac

9 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the HM Courts and Tribunal Service Common Platform roll-out.

9 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison and Probation Service: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on (a) recruitment, (b) morale and (c) retention of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service staff of the Government’s pay policy for public-sector workers.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of Universal Credit deductions on the risk of poverty among benefit claimants.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support benefit claimants in meeting increased living costs.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department took to ensure that disabled people were adequately engaged during the recent Health and Disability green paper consultation.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the State Pension in tackling pensioner poverty; and if she will make a statement.

9 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle the rise of cases being withdrawn due to court delays and case backlogs.

9 Nov 2021 · Attorney General

Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to help improve prosecution levels under section 24 of the Offences Against The Person Act 1861.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Natural Gas: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help protect consumers from rising wholesale gas prices.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support small businesses affected by rising energy prices.

9 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure that Palestinian communities have been meaningfully consulted in the development overseas aid initiatives intended to sup

9 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 201 to Question 903830 on the Palestinian Authority: ODA recognising the importance of supporting Palestinian institutions, what plans he

2 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to help asylum seekers access dental care in situations where they are unable to access a dentist on the NHS.

2 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to help asylum seekers access dental care on the NHS.

18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase mental health research spending.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to Question 50971 and the correspondence dated 23 July 2021 from the hon Member for Bolton South East regarding funding for the Remembering Srebrenica charit

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Landmines: Bomb Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the humanitarian mine action budget will be for the next three years.

23 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the barriers preventing UK-based international non-governmental organisations to sign up to the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

22 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) mental health support and (b) other health support for refugees arriving from Afghanistan.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Chidren: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure effective support for refugees arriving from Afghanistan, including the enrolment of school aged children.

21 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Taliban's decision to ban girls from school in Afghanistan.

21 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Malnutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of malnutrition as a result of the collapse of the Afghan Government in August 2021 on (a) women and girls, (b) humanitarian assist

21 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Droughts

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports on drought in the Afghanistan region; and what assessment she has made of the impact of th

20 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pupils in Bolton South East constituency have access to a secular or community-ethos school.

17 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Food Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the need for food assistance in Myanmar for internally displaced people in (a) Kachin and (b) Northern Shan.

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