Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Income Tax: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Scottish Government on income tax rates.

9 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insomnia: Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the impact of insomnia on the level of economic productivity.

9 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insomnia: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are on the waiting list to be treated with sleepio.

9 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insomnia: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of the use of cognitive behavioural therapy to help treat chronic adult insomnia.

9 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insomnia: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have completed a course of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in the last year.

8 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of potholes on road users in England.

8 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle Chinese aggression.

8 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Civil Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to provide air defences to Ukraine.

8 Feb 2023 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Food Banks

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will hold discussions with the Church of England on taking steps to help increase foodbank donations.

8 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to help support fishing communities in (a) Strangford constituency and (b) Northern Ireland.

8 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure the release and return to the UK of British dual nationals who are unlawfully detained in Iran.

7 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to amend the tax-free entitlements for individual savings accounts in the next two years.

7 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on industrial action.

7 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Capivasertib

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the use of the breast cancer treatment capivasertib in the NHS.

7 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help promote peace in Syria.

6 Feb 2023 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Festivals and Special Occasions

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to support parish churches in holding events for (a) families and (b) other individuals.

6 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Home Shopping: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of online internet shopping scams.

6 Feb 2023 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Remote Working

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to encourage civil service staff to return to office working.

6 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Religious Freedom: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of freedom of religion or belief for Christians around the world.

6 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Syrian refugees in the UK.

6 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Maira Shahbaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Pakistan on the case of Maira Shahbaz.

3 Feb 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that (a) Newtownards Library and (b) other public libraries have sufficient funding to encourage more people to visit them.

1 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Bankruptcy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of individuals who may be declared bankrupt in connection with the Loan Charge, including the use of section 684 notices.

1 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters and operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted for promoting and operating those schemes.

1 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Suicide

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who were liable for the Loan Charge have taken their own lives.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make a comparative assessment of the competitiveness of the (a) UK and (b) EU energy investment environment.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make a comparative assessment of the competitiveness of the (a) UK and (b) US energy investment environment.

1 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Environment Protection: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the UK Government Green Financing Framework, published on 30 June 2021, to allow the proceeds of green bonds to finance nuclear energy projects.

1 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of (a) the competitiveness of the UK pharmaceutical industry for (i) conducting clinical trials and (ii) research and development and (b) the impact of the level of us

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

Dogs: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect (a) dog owners and (b) dogs from unregulated breeding clinics.

Source: official written-questions record.