Written questions

393 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Horse Racing: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of illegal pony and trap racing were recorded by police forces in England in the last 12 months.

13 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has mechanisms which allow blood bank supplies from non-covid-19-vaccinated donors available to non-covid-19-vaccinated patients who stipulate that preference.

24 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time is for the renewal of a medical driving licence by the DVLA.

21 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan refugees have been accommodated in permanent homes through the Afghanistan housing portal as of 21 November 2022.

21 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan refugees were temporarily accommodated in hotels in the latest period for which data are available; and how many of those refugees were (a) men, (b) women and (c) children.

21 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Interpreters

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints her Department has received in each of the last five years on (a) prejudiced and (b) discriminatory attitudes of contracted language interpreters towards asylum claimants during as

21 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women have been issued with notices of the Government’s intention to remove them to Rwanda through the Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership; and how many of these women have

14 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent on transportation to move those in the asylum application process to dispersed accommodation in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022 to date.

14 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on transport services to relocate asylum seekers to hotel accommodation in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will extend the entitlement of Ukrainian refugees to drive Ukrainian registered vehicles.

21 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to use provisions of the Health and Care Act 2022 to regulate non-surgical cosmetic procedures; and whether that regulation is a policy priority.

21 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 work visa holders were waiting for their biometric residence permit to be processed as of 21 October 2022; and what the average wait was for a biometric residence permit for a Tier 2 w

21 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 4 student visa holders were waiting for their biometric residence permit to be processed as of 21 October 2022; and what the average wait was for a biometric residence permit for a Tier

21 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will relax the restrictions on dispensing pharmaceuticals in GP surgeries to enable more patients to obtain their medication from the surgery.

21 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the timeframe for the provision of technology to tallow for annual prescriptions for HRT.

21 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will reinstate the security checking DBS service for Ukrainian refugees seeking employment in childcare settings.

10 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is for her Department to issue a biometric residence permit after an application has been approved.

10 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people with lawful right of abode are (a) currently waiting for a biometric residence permit card and (b) have been waiting for that card for more than 6 weeks.

19 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Istanbul Convention will be ratified by 31 July 2022.

5 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to measure the effectiveness of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.

5 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the selection criteria by which asylum seekers' suitability for the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership is assessed.

5 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of asylum seekers that will be removed to Rwanda as part of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership each year.

5 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual cost of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.

15 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Abstraction

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to help prevent excessive water abstraction in areas with high water stress.

15 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Natural England

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the progress made by Natural England in implementing the reforms outlined in its 2021-22 action plan.

14 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Plastic Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many delayed breast reconstructions have taken place since March 2020; and what proportion of those delayed reconstructions have used (a) free flap and (b) autologous breast reconstruction.

14 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Plastic Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) clinical commissioning groups and (b) integrated care systems that have (i) time limits, (ii) restrictions on balancing surgery, (iii) limits on the n

14 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the backlog in processing applications for biometric residence permits.

8 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's proposals for air quality targets published on 16 March 2022, what assessment his Department made of the health impacts of air pollution during pregn

15 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timeline is for the new cervical screening IT system going live, as a minimum viable product; and by what date will the schedule and contents of subsequent releases, including the expected

Source: official written-questions record.