Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Biodiversity and Carbon Emissions

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps parish churches are taking to help (a) progress towards net zero and (b) increase biodiversity.

7 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners

Ukraine: Refugees

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church of England has taken to help support Ukrainian refugees.

7 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners

Ukraine: Armed Conflict

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has had recent discussions with representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church on the conflict in Ukraine.

7 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners

Persecution of Christians Across the Globe Independent Review

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have taken recent steps to help support the implementation of recommendations in the report entitled Bishop of Truro's independent revie

7 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners

Religious Freedom: China

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on making an assessment of fre

7 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners

Christianity: Democratic Republic of Congo

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on taking steps to help tackle

7 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners

Christianity: Nigeria

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on taking steps to help tackle

7 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Energy

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the church commissioners have taken to help support parishes that are replacing (a) gas and (b) oil central heating equipment.

7 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anxiety: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who receive medication for High Functioning Anxiety as of 7 November 2022.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Beef: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps her Department has taken to promote the export of British beef.

2 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Reconstruction

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Poland and (b) Germany on support for rebuilding Ukraine.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Film: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has taken recent steps to encourage British film companies to invest in production within the UK.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Public Houses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help support pubs with the rising costs of alcohol.

1 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support stroke patients back into employment after they have recovered.

1 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders reoffended within 12 months of being released from prison in the latest period for which data is available.

1 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage Black people to donate blood in the context of rising rates of sickle cell disease.

1 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help support Palestinian (a) civil society organisations and (b) human rights defenders in (i) Israel and (ii) the Occupied P

31 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spinal Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with spinal disorders in the last three years.

31 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Mortgages: Costs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent trends in the cost of mortgages in the UK.

31 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of avian flu in the UK.

31 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress he has made on securing the release of British national Alaa Abd el-Fattah.

31 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mahsa Amini

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini and the excessive use of force by security forces against those protesting her

31 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on advances in technology to improve on current pothole patching techniques; if he will allocate funding to development of those technologies; and what steps his Deparment

28 Oct 2022 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Rural Areas

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Commissioners are taking to help ensure rural parishes are supported in providing assistance to parishioners in need.

28 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Economic Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of global governance in tackling networks of illicit finance.

28 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Northern Ireland Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the potential contribution of agri-food businesses to food security in Northern Ireland is recognised in future negotiations on th

28 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding to local authorities to replace older refuse vehicles with new zero emission vehicles.

28 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tidal Power: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) representatives of the fishing industry on the potential merits of increasing investment in tidal energy.

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tuberculosis: Medical Treatments and Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much of the £20 billion in funding for research and development announced in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 will be allocated to new Tuberculosis treatments and va

26 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Power Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to offer Ukraine assistance with power plants that have been destroyed by Russia.

Source: official written-questions record.