Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Weather: Damage
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to local authorities of dealing with damage caused by the increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather due to climate change
15 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Renewable Energy: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to further develop a market for investment in green industry.
14 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Government: Carbon Emissions and Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made on the adequacy of (a) national policy and (b) regulatory frameworks on enabling (i) local, (ii) regional, (iii) national and (iv) devolved governments
14 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to integrate clean air and Net Zero policy development.
14 Dec 2022 · Treasury
North Sea Oil: Shetland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of the Rosebank oil field development on tax receipts in the next ten years.
14 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Offshore Industry: North Sea
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with oil and gas companies on the potential impact of proposed developments in the North Sea on the UK's climate targets.
14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has held recent discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on changing the discount rate; what his planned timetable is for this work; and whether
14 Dec 2022 · Department for Education
Religion: Curriculum
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to introduce a national compulsory curriculum for religious education.
14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Glaucoma: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2022 to Question 94748 on Glaucoma: Health Services, if he will make an assessment of potential cost reductions for the health and care services of early surgi
14 Dec 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Online Safety Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on the planned timetable for the remaining stages of the Online Safety Bill.
14 Dec 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Online Safety Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Online Safety Bill on the availability of online content that is harmful to children.
14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Patient Choice Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure freedom of choice of GP for patients.
14 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Climate Change Convention
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on whether it is the Government's negotiating position at COP27 that some commitments made at COP26 which have not yet been met
14 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Chinese counterpart on ending the practice of organ harvesting of prisoners on death row in China.
14 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Australia and USA: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cooperation between the UK, US and Australia on anti-hypersonic weaponry on future weapons cooperation between these countries.
14 Dec 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Social Media: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to increase regulation of social media companies in order to manage security threats to users.
13 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Treatments: Innovation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of when the first medicine will be selected to enter the Innovative Medicines Fund.
13 Dec 2022 · Department for Education
Academies: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Academies regulation and commissioning review advisory group, established by her Department on 29 June 2022, what steps she is taking to balance the freedoms afforded to academies over the
13 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to provide funding to Pakistan to help support Afghan refugees in that country.
13 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Diets
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Royal College of Physicians on the impact of a diet rich in (a) vegetables, (b) whole grains, (c) beans and (d) lentils on the risk of bowel cancer.
13 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Drugs: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing jail terms for repeat drug offenders.
13 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Sanctions: Russia
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to investigate whether the transfer of (a) funds and (b) properties in the UK by families of Russian oligarchs is done to evade sanctions.
13 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the increase in people with dementia.
13 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with her counterpart in India on religious violence.
13 Dec 2022 · Home Office
Pharmacy: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle violence against pharmacy staff.
13 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Somalia: Travel Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will update her Department's travel guidance for Somalia to reflect differences between Somaliland and Somalia.
13 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Somaliland: British Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of opening a British Council office in Hargeisa.
13 Dec 2022 · Home Office
Somaliland: Passports
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of having a passport assessor in Hargeisa.
12 Dec 2022 · Department for Education
Religion: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the report by Ofsted entitled Research review series: religious education, published on 12 May 2021; and if she will make a statement.
7 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Bank Services: Vulnerable Adults
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of a cashless society on vulnerable people.
Source: official written-questions record.