Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds any data on the ratio of NHS dentists to the population; and if he will make a statement.

10 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department provides to parents if NHS dental services are not available for their children locally.

10 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) accessibility of NHS dental services in Newcastle for (i) adults and (ii) children.

10 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy press release entitled Millions of Britons to be able to request flexible working on day one of employment, published 5 Dece

10 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Antisemitism: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking with stakeholders to help take anti-Semitic conspiracy theories (a) on social media and (b) elsewhere online.

10 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Research: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 110697 on Research: Business, for what reason the projected additional incentivised research and development for the SME scheme spans from £0.60 to £1.28.

10 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Research: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 110697 on Research: Business, whether his Department has made an estimate of the difference between the additional incentivised research and development that wa

10 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Research: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Devolution Deal for the North East published on 28 December 2022, whether the funding announced includes funding for research and development.

10 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Affordable Housing: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many homes in (a) Newcastle Central and (b) the North East are classed as affordable housing in the most recent available figures.

10 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to help provide new rented homes which are affordable for people earning the National Living Wage in Newcastle Central.

10 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer given on 20 December 2022 to Question 110686, on Dementia: Research, whether UK funding invested or used in another country will be counted towards the commitment to double f

9 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghans have been resettled in the UK through the Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme.

9 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Home Country Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help ensure the safety of Afghans who worked for the UK Government.

9 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency and (b) nationally Biometric Residence Permits have not been produced because of a technical issue in 2022.

9 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Immigration Removal Centres: Newcastle upon Tyne Central

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency were (a) removed and (b) detained in Immigration Removal Centres in 2022.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

ICT: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the report by the Government Office for Science entitled Large-scale computing: the case for greater UK coordination, published in September 2021, whether her Departmen

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has set a timetable for the development of UK-based exascale supercomputing capabilities.

9 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Plastics: Recycling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of utilising the mass balance approach to measure chemical recyclate.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the importance of investment in chemical recycling for delivering a circular economy in the plastics sector.

9 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reinvesting a proportion of the revenues of the Plastics Packaging Tax into plastics recycling infrastructure.

9 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and (c) the medical technology industry to help ensure that medical technology bu

9 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent discussions with representatives of the medical technology industry on supporting that industry to deliver positive outcomes for (a) patients, (b) the NHS and

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Help to Grow Schemes: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses that are registered in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency and (b) the North East have used the (i) Help to Grow: Management and (ii) Help to Grow: Di

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Innovation: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has taken recent steps to (a) support and (b) increase horizontal innovation between publicly funded organisations and institutions.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Software: Intellectual Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to help prevent intellectual property (a) theft and (b) infringement by (i) artificial intelligence and (ii) other products and software wit

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 22 January 2022 to Question 111571 on Football: Safety, what recent progress her Department has made on ensuring fan safety at football grounds; and if sh

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Hillsborough Stadium: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) the FA, (b) Sheffield Wednesday Football Club and (c) the Football Supporters Association on fan safety at Hillsborough Stadium.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Hillsborough Stadium: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to events at the Leppings Lane End at Hillsborough Stadium involving Newcastle United supporters on 7 January 2023, if her Department will take immediate steps with releva

9 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Financial Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data his Department holds on the value of the (a) financial assets and investments managed in the UK and (b) revenue brought in by his Department through taxation on capital in financial year 2021-22; and what

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2022 to Question 104206 on Social Media: Children, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of parents' rights of (a) access to and (

Source: official written-questions record.