Written questions

927 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the number of (a) people invited to receive a covid-19 booster vaccination and (b) covid-19 booster vaccinations issued by local authorities on a weekly basis.

23 Sep 2021 · Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) forecasted expenditure and (b) actual expenditure for the tax-free childcare scheme for financial year 2020-21.

23 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the progress of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances in Sri Lanka.

22 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Tamils

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the Tamil population of Sri Lanka.

22 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Tamils

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with his Sri Lankan counterpart on engagement between the Government of that country and Tamil leaders.

8 Sep 2021 · Treasury

Credit: Debt Collection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total level of debt owed to buy now pay later firms at the end of (a) February 2021 and (b) August 2021.

8 Sep 2021 · Treasury

Credit: Debt Collection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people referred to debt collection agencies by buy now pay later firms in each of the last 12 months.

8 Sep 2021 · Treasury

Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people accessing financial products through buy now pay later firms in each of the last 12 months.

7 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to enable individuals who have received covid-19 vaccinations outside the UK to access the NHS vaccine pass; and what his timetable is for the implementation of this change.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) single-sex members clubs and (b) other barriers to achieving a gender-balanced judiciary.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the authorisation of regulations defining safe accommodation under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, what her planned timeframe is for delivering an exemption from the spare room

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for people seeking a diagnosis for (a) Crohn’s disease, (b) colitis and (c) other inflammatory bowel conditions.

13 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in signposting care leavers to appropriate mental health support and (b) assessment he has made of the effectiveness of existing

13 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide ring-fenced funding for mental health services targeted at care leavers as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.

18 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Credit: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the regulation of buy now pay later companies.

17 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Credit: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of fraud to Action Fraud have involved companies operating buy now pay later schemes, in each month since 2018.

14 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Crimes of Violence: Young People

What recent steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the availability of appropriate accommodation for people at risk of youth violence.

7 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2021 to Question 1312 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what information has NHS England provided to the local authority Director of Public Health on the number of (a) c

4 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) covid-19 vaccinations have been administered and (b) people are eligible for those vaccinations, by ethnicity, in each of the wards in Waltham Forest where that data is available over

27 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases relating to racial discrimination by the NHS under the Equality Act 2010 have found in favour of the complainant since 2010.

18 May 2021 · Treasury

Funerals: Pre-payment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to protect consumers that purchase pre-paid funeral plans.

17 May 2021 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to implement the findings of the Government consultation into Sharia-compliant financing for education and the November 2015 Government green paper entitled, Fulfilling our potential Tea

17 May 2021 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to monitor whether (a) sexual harassment and (b) other types of gender-based violence and abuse are being taught in schools as part of Relationship and Sex Education.

14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide the data on the number of (a) covid-19 vaccinations that have been administered and (b) people eligible for those vaccinations, by ethnicity, for each of the wards in Waltham For

27 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Facebook: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the (a) implications for his policies of the judgement in the US case of DZ Reserve et al v Facebook and (b) potential need for the Competition and

22 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Credit: Companies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of the meetings (a) in-person, (b) online and (c) by phone and other correspondence that (i) Ministers and (ii) in his Department officials have had with buy now, pay later companies in 202

22 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the new advice on covid-19 vaccination for pregnant women from Public Health England issued on 16 April 2021, what steps he is taking to issue updated guidance for pregnant employ

22 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients who have been prescribed anti-psychotic drugs who go on to develop Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS); and what information he holds on the num

20 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Gratuities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 20 March 2018 to Question 132797, what the timetable is for the publication of his Department's response to the 2016 consultation on tips, gratuiti

20 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities who do not have access to the internet at home in court hearings during the covid-19 outbreak.

Source: official written-questions record.