Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cosmetics: Sodium Hydroxide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the impact of hair relaxers that are labelled as including no-lye when sodium hydroxide is listed in the

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cosmetics: Sodium Hydroxide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies on breast cancer of research linking lye hair product usage and breast cancer incidence amongst black women.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Cosmetics: Sodium Hydroxide

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of hair relaxers containing lye on (a) the health of black women and (b) associated health outcomes and inequalities experienced by black wom

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) reduce waiting times for a Parkinson’s diagnosis and (b) increase the number of Parkinson’s specialists in (i) Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Newcastle upon Tyne Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to support the mental health of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s in Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March to Question 158909 on Mental Health Services: Children, what proportion of responses received included reference to mental health support for babies and toddlers.

17 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Questionnaires

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides for asylum claimants required to complete an Asylum Claim Questionnaire where (a) English is not their first language and (b) they are living with a mental health

17 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Questionnaires

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of people in the (a) Newcastle Central constituency and (b) UK who need to complete an asylum claim questionnaire, as at 17 April 2023.

17 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Uganda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safe and legal routes her Department has made available to the UK for asylum seekers from Uganda who identify as LGBT.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Horizon Europe: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 4 of the Pioneer Prospectus, published on 6 April and to page 295 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2022-23, HC 1133, whether the remaining funding alloc

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Science and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 5 of the Pioneer Prospectus, published on 6 April, how Pioneer would work alongside the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 13 of the Pioneer Prospectus, published on 6 April, when she plans to specify the sector or missions of the inspiring moon shots in Pioneer Innovation.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science and Technology: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Pioneer Prospectus, published on 6 April, how much and what proportion of the funds allocated to Pioneer will be available as research grants.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 4 of the Pioneer Prospectus, published on 6 April, what the evidential basis is for the statement that the UK would have been a net contributor to Horizon; and wh

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) set-up and (b) annual costs of Pioneer.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department plans to decide whether to extend the Horizon Europe guarantee scheme; and whether researchers will be notified in advance of the scheme ending.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science and Technology: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much and what proportion of the £14.6 billion budget for Pioneer is allocated outside of the period covered by the Spending Review 2021.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Horizon Europe: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what her negotiating position is on the level of contribution that the UK would be willing to make to Horizon Europe.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Industry: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act on investment in low carbon industries in the UK.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Technology: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer given on 10 March 2023 to Question 158906, on Technology: Finance, on what evidential basis he has estimated that the technology missions will attract £250

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the dataset entitled Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, by region, UK, published on 4 August 2021, what recent discussions her Department has had

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the White Paper on Levelling Up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February 2022, whether her Department is on target to increase domestic public spending on R&D outsi

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the White Paper on Levelling Up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February 2022, what progress her Department has made towards its target of spending at least 55 per

27 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Research

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 167111 on Research and Development Tax Credit, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number and proportion of SMEs claiming R&D tax credits that have

24 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much science funding was spent on projects located outside of the South East in this financial year; and whether her Department will take steps to increase the proportion of science

24 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Technology: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to The UK’s International Technology Strategy, published on 22 March 2023, CP 810, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of (a) establishing and (b

24 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Trade Promotion: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK Tech Envoys his Department currently has; and whether his Department plans to take steps to increase the number of Tech Envoys.

24 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Technology: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK International Technology Strategy published on 22 March 2023, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) cost of establishing and (b) annual ru

24 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Technology: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK International Technology Strategy published on Published 22 March 2023, where the Technology Centre of Expertise will be based.

24 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK International Technology Strategy published on Published 22 March 2023, for what reasons that document does not reference (a) association with Horizon Europe an

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