Written questions

840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of recent trends in the level of tobacco bundle purchases on the taxes received via the minimum excise duty on cigarettes.

12 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle tobacco bundle packs; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of prohibiting the promotion of these bundles.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle health inequalities in prostate cancer.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Prostate Cancer Audit's report entitled NPCA State of the Nation Report 2024, published in January 2025, if he will take steps to tackle inequalities in accessing NIC

5 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Akash Karamat

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the government of Pakistan on the case of Akash Karamat.

4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press article entitled Mind the gap: supporting prison leavers with mental illness from the University of Manchester, published on 27 March 2024, what steps he is taking to en

4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department is providing to support the implementation of ongoing and holistic post-release support for prison leavers with severe mental health issues.

27 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Hinduism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of (a) abduction, forced conversion, and marriage of minor Hindu girl

13 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of alleged reports of violence against (a) religious minorities and (b) Christian communities in th

13 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Bangladeshi counterpart on (a) violence and (b) persecution against religious minorities since August 2024.

17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Hinduism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent (a) meetings and (b) other discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the (a) arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das and (b) potential implications of t

17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Hinduism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports of the persecution of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.

9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Hinduism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) historical reports and (b) recent reports of increased violence and persecution against Indi

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Semiconductors: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to help support the semiconductor industry.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to implement the provisions of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness Reduction Act 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to update the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to implement the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Mould

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to avoid duplicating the provisions of the Decent Homes Standard in the application of Awaab's law.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Pets

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Renter's Rights Bill, what guidance she plans to issue landlords on ensuring tenants obtain insurance against damage by a pet.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the average time it would take for county courts to (a) accept, (b) consider, (c) process and (d) enforce possession cases brought by residential private landlords once Section 21 r

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time has been for county courts to (a) accept, (b) consider, (c) process and (d) enforce possession cases brought by residential private landlords via Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 in the las

30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the maximum net pensionable earnings paid by the NHS to an orthodontist was in England in each of the last three years.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timescale for publishing a response to the consultation entitled the Fur market in Great Britain, published on 31 May 2021.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timescale for introducing legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies.

17 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: UNRWA

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will have discussions with the UN on the recently released footage of Palestinians firing from inside an UNRWA compound in eastern Rafah.

17 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hamas: UNRWA

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will have discussions with his UN counterparts on the reports of an alleged Hamas (a) war room and (b) weapons depot being located in a UNRWA school in Nuseirat, Gaza.

16 May 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Property Management Companies: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Competence and Conduct Standard for social housing, published on 6 February 2024, if he will take steps to extend the (a) com

16 May 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department plans to take to implement the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023.

13 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jordan: Hezbollah

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports of Hezbollah plans to establish a new militia in Jordan.

13 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Israel

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Iran firing cruise missiles at Israel.

Source: official written-questions record.