Written questions

425 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to embed a Whole Education Approach to mental health and wellbeing in all education settings.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase investment into the children's mental health system to (a) reduce waiting times for and (b) increase access to support.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the contribution of the betting and gaming industry to the UK economy.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in machine gaming duty on high streets.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in machine gaming duty on bingo halls.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing gambling taxes on employment in (a) high street bookmakers, (b) high street adult gaming centres and (c) bingo halls.

11 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department plans to provide for road infrastructure in each of the next three financial years.

8 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of fuel duty on food prices.

8 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted.

8 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many suicides of people facing the Loan Charge HMRC has referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct.

10 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Retail Trade: Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of 2 September 2024 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Official Report, Column 3

9 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to change the local government funding formula in the upcoming Local Government Finance Settlement; and whether she plans to consult on (a) technical changes an

9 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Local Government Finance Settlement will contain measures to reform adult social care funding.

9 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to redistribute assets and wealth between different (a) local authorities, (b) communities and (c) local government through the Local Government Finance Settlem

6 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hospitality Industry: Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to facilitate (a) restaurants and (b) pubs to offer outdoor smoking facilities since 2010.

5 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what business rate reliefs will be available in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 to (i) pubs, (ii) restaurants and (iii) nightclubs; and what the thresholds and eligibility requirements are for each.

5 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of banning smoking and vaping outside pubs, restaurants and nightclubs on the (a) night-time economy and (b) viability of local high

5 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average business rates charge was for hereditaments with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (National Scheme), (c) 234 Restaurant

5 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average rateable value was for hereditaments with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (National Scheme), (c) 234 Restaurants, (d)

5 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information the Valuation Office Agency holds on the number of hereditaments there are with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Natio

5 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Shisha Bars

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what Special Category code the Valuation Office Agency classifies shisha bars; and how many shisha bars there are in each local authority in England.

5 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency takes account of the (a) presence and (b) size of a pub garden when valuing a pub for business rates; and whether the size of the garden is recorded by Agency.

5 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to consult on banning smoking and vaping outside pubs, nightclubs and restaurants; and whether he has a planned timetable for the proposed ban.

5 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Universities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of the Government’s plans to ban (a) smoking and (b) vaping across university campuses.

5 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Public Houses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposals to ban outdoor smoking and vaping in and by pubs on the number of pub closures.

5 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has carried out impact assessments of the Government’s plans to ban (a) smoking and (b) vaping (i) in pub gardens, (ii) at outdoor restaurant tables, (iii) at outdoor shisha

21 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Neurological Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Neurosciences centres fulfil the NHS England service specification for neurological care.

20 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure regional funding equality in the provision of education for children who are in hospital and requiring statutory entitlement to education.

8 Mar 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industry: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Government's industrial strategy on Yorkshire and the Humber.

30 Jan 2017 · Women and Equalities

Homophobia: Sports

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to reduce homophobia in sport.

Source: official written-questions record.