Written questions
4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to (a) promote collaboration between land managers with stakeholders from the (i) private sector and (ii) Government and (b) incentivise better land manag
20 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve the support offered to families whose children have additional learning needs, disability or special educational needs within education and (b) ensure that eli
20 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
University and College Union: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with Universities UK on the ongoing absence of an agreed deal on pensions with the University and College Union.
19 Oct 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing asylum seekers to apply for employment in sectors which are experiencing labour shortages.
19 Oct 2021 · Home Office
Sexual Offences: Email
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2021 to Question 169852 on Sexual Offences, who is responsible for safeguarding people who may be being exploited as a result of receiving sexually explicit emails;
19 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Trials: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of impact of the reduction of clinical trials during the covid-19 outbreak on (a) the NHS and (b) medical research; and what step his Department is taking to support cli
19 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of social care in the North East of England.
19 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Social Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the finding of the Institute for Public Policy Research, published on 3 September 2021, that long term social care expenditure is £5,300 per person lower in the Nor
19 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Integrated Care Boards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of Integrated Care Boards being required to implement systems to identify and monitor inequalities in mental and physical health.
19 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to make the UK the world leader in dementia research.
19 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Equal Pay: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps she has taken to tackle the disability pay gap.
19 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Newcastle upon Tyne
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support the Government is providing to children in Newcastle Central whose families are affected by the end of the temporary universal credit uplift.
19 Oct 2021 · Treasury
Science: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on imports of scientific supplies; and what steps his Department is taking to help ensure sensitive scientific supplies, including
19 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Post Office: Herbert Smith Freehills
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has had discussions with Herbert Smith Freehills LLP solicitors acting for the Post Office (a) prior to and (b) since the opening of the Post Office Interim
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications have been received for the Post Office Interim Payment Scheme; how many applications have been awarded compensation under that scheme; how many applications
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Semiconductors: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on supporting the semiconductor industry to export.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Digital Technology: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to prevent price gouging by online bot activity which circumvents maximum purchase quantities for computers and games consoles, to then resell those produc
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Help to Grow Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the procurement process is for digital technology in the Help To Grow Digital programme; how the suppliers of that technology were selected; and what the price paid for the t
23 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Google: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to reports that Google delayed correcting a known disparity in pay between temporary and permeant staff, if his Department will investigate (a) Google's employment
22 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Green: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many consumers are affected by the exit of Green energy company from the energy market; and how long their existing (a) tariffs and (b) renewables mix will be maintained.
22 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Green: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) the employees of the energy company Green and (b) Ofgem on training and redeployment for the employees of Green following the company's exit f
22 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Green: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he had with representatives of Green, the energy supplier, on its exit from the energy market; and whether he took steps to prevent that exit.
20 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Delivery Services: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2021 to Question 38259 on Taxation: Import Duties, what recent assessment he has made of the range and prevalence of disbursement charges by
20 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his oral statement of 20 September 2021 on UK Gas Market, which energy companies were present at the meeting he held with energy companies on the impact of whole
20 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Green
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Green Energy Company on the impact of wholesale energy prices on its (a) consumers and (b) employees; and what financial support he pla
20 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Courier Services: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2021 to Question 45119 on Courier Services: Fees and Charges, what evidence he has that (a) disbursement charges paid by the customer to del
16 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Facebook: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has been made of the implications for her policies in respect of the settlement of the US cases of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development vs Facebo
15 Sep 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 technical specifications for the iProov vaccine passport in respect of that system comparing facial data with anonymised photo IDs held for the NHS app.
15 Sep 2021 · Home Office
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on raising awareness for prospective applicants to student finance of the requirement to have been resident in the UK for
15 Sep 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) funding and (b) staff resources she has allocated to processing visa waivers and resettlement of Afghan citizens since the 1 July 2021.
Source: official written-questions record.