Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing dedicated facilities to treat children and young people with eating disorders at specialised hubs placed throughout the UK.

5 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Kinnegar Logistics Base

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for disposal of Kinnegar Barracks in County Down; and whether plans have changed for the scale of the disposal.

5 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make military (a) medics and (b) transportation available to health trusts throughout the UK to help combat the staff shortages caused by covid-19 isolation.

5 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for conclusion of the pilot of the closed loop technology to continually monitor blood glucose and adjust insulin given for type one diabetics; and what estimate he has made o

5 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

NHS

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has a role in (a) ensuring that the NHS is training enough doctors and nurses and (b) developing policies on the structure, and any potential restr

5 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to prevent people released from prison from re-offending within 14 days of their release.

5 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to allocate funding for internet connection in rural community businesses throughout the UK.

5 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to encourage non-UK military personnel who are leaving the UK Armed Forces and who wish to remain in the UK to apply for residency for their families before their service ends.

5 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Transcaucasus: Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will monitor the potential prevalence of anti-Armenian hate speech and disinformation in the Caucasus region; and what discussions she has had with her Azer

5 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armenia: Prisoners of War

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with international counterparts to help (a) secure protections under international treaties ?and (b) facilitate the release and return

5 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nagorno Karabakh: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential occurrence of war crimes and serious human rights violations within the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

5 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has a timetable for the HIV drug which combines the antiretroviral drugs cabotegravir and rilpivirine as a bi-monthly injection to be available on the NHS throughout the UK.

5 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Exercise

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NICE's updated guidance on exercise for sufferers of ME, whether his Department has plans to promote that information to health and social care staff.

5 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Xenotransplantation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any operations have taken place using animal organs specifically for transplants in the UK.

5 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2021 to Question 43518 on NHS: Negligence, how much NHS Resolution spent on medication errors in (a) hospitals and (b) GP surgeries in the financial year 2020

5 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia and Heart Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there has been a relative increase in the numbers of people diagnosed with (a) dementia and (b) heart disease over the last 18 months.

5 Jan 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps have been taken by the EU to facilitate trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that business are able to source parts from Great Br

16 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Biofuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to mitigate potential disruption to the fuel supply chain resulting from his Department's planned restriction regarding the future use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil from 1 April 2022.

16 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will grant waivers to dye (mark) rebated fuels such as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil to support (a) a transition to duty harmonisation on 1 April 2022 and (b) the use of low carbon fuels on major projects includi

16 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Biofuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the Governments' definition of biodiesel to include the classification of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil.

16 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Biofuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the Biofuels and other Fuel Substitutes Excise Notice 179e to include Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil from renewable feedstocks under paragraph 5.5; and if will he make a statement.

16 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Biofuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his policy of restricting the use of rebated Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil in certain diesel-powered vehicles, ?whether he plans to provide support to businesses which are running down stocks of HVO,

16 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Biofuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his policy of restricting the use of rebated Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil in certain diesel-powered vehicles from 1 April 2022, what steps he is taking to to introduce a harmonisation period to avoid

16 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Biofuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of potential implications for respiratory health of restricting the use of rebated Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil for use in certain diesel-powered vehicles, vessels and other appliances from

16 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Biofuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential environmental implications of restricting the use of rebated Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil in certain diesel-powered vehicles, vessels and other appliances from 1 April 2022

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Disinfectants: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the minimum temperature thresholds for approval of animal disinfectant products.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Disinfectants: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the efficacy of testing protocols for animal disinfectant products.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Disinfectants: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will consider the potential merits of introducing additional tests at higher temperatures for the approval of animal disinfectant products.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) landowners and (b) land-owning organisations on the steps those groups can take to help (i) tackle climate change and (ii) achieve the ne

14 Dec 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Forced Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to (a) tackle and (b) bring forward tougher legislation on predatory marriage.

Source: official written-questions record.