Written questions

1,470 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Imran Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made for the implications of its policies made of the situation in Pakistan following the arrest of former prime minister, Imran Kha

10 May 2023 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Leeds

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review HS2 site safeguarding in Leeds after the report on bringing HS2 trains to Leeds is published.

2 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for adults (a) to be assessed and (b) to receive treatment for ADHD.

2 May 2023 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library of the House a list of companies that received payments under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

26 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time was for answering phone calls by HMRC as of 27 April 2023; and what that average was in each of the last five years.

26 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Kurds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will include Kurds from Iraq and Iran in the streamlined asylum process.

21 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Egypt: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he with hold discussions with his counterparts in Egypt on releasing Alaa Abdel Fattah, Mohamed Baker and Neama Hisham from detention.

21 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Chelsea Football Club: Sales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 176568 on Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid, whether his Department has a planned timescale for the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation to issue a licence to allo

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Motorways: Leeds

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the news story entitled All new smart motorways scrapped, published by his Department on 15 April 2023, what plans he has for the proposed conversion of the hard shoulder between junctions 2 a

17 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department was aware of concerns about the solvency of Safe Hands funeral plan prior to that company going into administration.

17 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether counselling support is being provided to children from Afghanistan who are separated from parents who remain in Afghanistan.

14 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Migrants: Personal Records

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the effectiveness of the share code system and (b) the adequacy of the IT system which supports it.

14 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Debts: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of changes in bond yields for lower income countries’ debt and for actions on global debt relief.

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kathleen Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the Swedish authorities to help prevent the potential deportation of Kathleen Poole.

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Salma al-Shehab

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia on (a) Salma al-Shehab and (b) other detained Saudi women who have been on hunger strike since 23

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zimbabwe: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the extent of Government corruption in Zimbabwe.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Hybrid Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the emissions testing process for plug-in hybrid vehicles.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Auditing Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to investigate the filming of Jobcentre staff and customers in Leeds and elsewhere by Auditing Yorkshire.

14 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Garages and Petrol Stations: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the impact of unstaffed petrol stations which require a bank account to have a particular balance to buy petrol on people with low incomes.

14 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children are in the UK whose parents remain in Afghanistan.

29 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March to Question 163724 on Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid, whether funds held by the independent foundation being established with the proceeds from

28 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much has been (a) allocated and (b) disbursed by the Building Safety Fund up to 28 March 2023, broken down by English region.

28 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for (a) diagnosis of and (b) treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in England in each of the last five years.

28 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Performing Arts: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received on increasing funding for the performing arts.

28 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Marriage: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2023 to Question 165225 on Marriage Fraud, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of collecting data on allegations relating to fraudulent m

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of leaseholders who do not qualify for support for the remediation of cladding and fire safety defects and who cannot meet their share of th

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with RailPen on fixing the cladding issues at (a) Cardinal Lofts in Ipswich and (b) Timblebeck in Leeds.

27 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the health benefits of introducing a national lung screening programme.

23 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there are (a) any foodstuffs and (b) any manufactured goods that producers in Northern Ireland cannot sell to customers in Great Britain because of the EU regulations

21 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support students whose courses have been affected by the insolvency of Supporting Minds CIC.

Source: official written-questions record.