Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many TV licences have been issued in each of the four regions of the UK in each of the last three years.

16 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leukaemia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the last five years.

16 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Migrant Camps

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to Syrian refugee camps to help tackle the spread of covid-19.

16 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Sweden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his Swedish counterpart on that country's response to the covid-19 pandemic.

16 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the availability of NHS dentists.

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Game

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help shooting organisations meet the growing demand for game meat in the UK.

16 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for making high-speed radiotherapy for breast cancer available on the NHS.

16 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy in the UK by (a) age and (b) gender in the last five years.

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage family farming in the UK.

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rights of Way

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the public (a) right of way and (b) right to roam on farmers and landowners.

16 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Coronavirus

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the effectiveness of its communication strategy during the covid-19 outbreak.

14 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to include the needs of people living with cancer in plans to roll out a booking system for emergency departments in England in winter 2020-21.

14 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urgent Treatment Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to consult with (a) patient groups and (b) the public on plans to introduce a call before you walk system into urgent care in all NHS regions by December 2020.

14 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of women affected by the backlog in breast screening appointments that has arisen as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

14 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on additional funding being made available in the next Comprehensive Spending Review to ensure that the NHS has the cancer workforce

14 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to safeguard the provision of cancer care and treatment in the event of future outbreaks of covid-19.

14 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology and Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to consult with (a) charities and (b) patient groups on restarting (i) neurology services and (ii) advanced Parkinson’s services.

14 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Coronavirus

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to meet the needs of parishioners during the covid-19 outbreak.

9 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it remains his Department's policy to implement the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro’s Review of the FCO’s work to support persecuted Christians.

9 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Saudi Arabian authorities on the forceful detention of African migrants in covid-19 detention centres in that country.

9 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democracy and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will invite submissions from civil society during the process of preparing his Department’s Human Rights and Democracy report.

9 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Departmental officials who work in countries with significant freedom of religion or belief violations are using his Department's freed

9 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that freedom of religion or belief and other human rights concerns are being taken into consideration during bilateral trade negotiations between the UK and other G

9 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make protecting freedom of religion or belief a priority for his Department.

8 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of access to health services for people with advanced Parkinson’s during the covid-19 pandemic; and what plans are in place to ensure people with Parkinson’s have the su

8 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) re-establish access to specialist neurology services for Parkinson’s patients and (b) provide guidance to services on prioritising urgent patient unmet ne

8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners

Explosions: Lebanon

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is providing to the church and people of Lebanon to recover and rebuild following the explosion in the port of Beirut.

8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Investment

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how the Church is using its investment portfolio to encourage (a) ethical business practices and (b) a reduction in dependency on fossil fuels.

8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners

Christianity: South Sudan

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is providing to the church in South Sudan following the shootings of 32 people and the death of the Dean at the cathedral of Saint Luk

8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners

St Margaret's Church Westminster: Coronavirus

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what representations he has received on the continuation of Sunday services at St Margaret's, Westminster.

Source: official written-questions record.