Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Offences against Children: Convictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of possession of indecent and prohibited images of children in the UK in each of the last five years.
10 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he will take steps to help ensure that landlords in Northern Ireland who receive the £600 energy payment pass it on to tenants.
10 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help fill gaps in the UK employment market.
10 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Disaster Relief
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to provide support to people who have been evacuated from their homes in Joshimath, India.
10 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Early Retirement: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who sought early retirement since the outbreak of covid-19.
10 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
North Korea: Nuclear Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on the announcement by North Korea that it would expand its nuclear arsenal.
10 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Seas and Oceans: Exploration
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of deep sea drilling in the ocean.
9 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Religion: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 108214 on Religion: Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure high standards of religious education teaching in all schools; and what assess
9 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to ensure that tenants in Northern Ireland receive the £600 energy rebate from landlords.
9 Jan 2023 · Treasury
Public Sector: Borrowing
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of Government borrowing in the last five years.
9 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lung Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the rates of lung cancer in the last five years.
9 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to respond to increasing demand for the Ambulance Service.
9 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Strikes
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Transport for London on (a) train, (b) rail and (c) bus strikes.
9 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Motorways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of smart motorways on (a) levels of congestion and (b) driver safety.
9 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Peru: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the number of tourists stranded in Machu Picchu region of Peru following the blocking of roads and suspension of train services during
9 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Qatar on Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus.
9 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Middle East: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on sanctions in the Middle East.
20 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Local Government: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report by UK100 on Local Net Zero Delivery Progress Report: Local Powers.
20 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Local Net Zero Forum
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the first meeting of the Local Net Zero Forum will take place.
20 Dec 2022 · Home Office
Money Laundering: China
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of Chinese illicit finance on money laundering in the UK.
20 Dec 2022 · Home Office
Cadbury: Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with Cadbury’s on modern slavery and child exploitation risks within supply chains.
19 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with counterparts in the United States on the provision of additional assistance to Ukraine.
19 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that a greater number of surgeries for UK patients take place in the UK rather than overseas.
19 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Cryptoassets
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of crypto (a) currencies and (b) assets to society.
19 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average waiting time for a consultancy appointment for women suffering with (a) polycystic ovary syndrome and (b) endometriosis.
19 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has taken steps to facilitate cross-departmental collaboration on tackling air pollution.
19 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, What steps she is taking to improve the (a) monitoring and (b) reporting of air pollution.
19 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Public Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a public awareness campaign on the health impacts and causes of air pollution.
15 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Carbon Emissions: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to incorporate lessons learned from the recent UK Investment Bank local lending pilots into government policy on financing Net Zero.
15 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Climate Change: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, whether he will commit to bringing forward a support package for local authorities to be able to adapt and protect communities against the impacts of climate change.
Source: official written-questions record.