Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the financial effect of chickenpox on (a) NHS hospitals, (b) primary care and (c) families in each of the last three years.

20 Apr 2020 · Cabinet Office

Chickenpox: Death

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died as a result of chickenpox in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each of last five years.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) children and (b) adults have been hospitalised as a result of chickenpox in each of the last five years.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chickenpox: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of chickenpox infections on (a) NHS hospitals and (b) primary care in the UK.

20 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Rapid Intervention Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Saudi Rapid Intervention Group, responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, has been active in the UK.

23 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Arrests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Saudi Arabian authorities on the recent arrests of (a) Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, (b) Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and (c) Government officia

23 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Charities and Tourism: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing VAT relief to support the charity and tourism sectors during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Mar 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charities and Non-governmental Organisations: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to support liquidity in the charity and NGO sectors during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Mar 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, w hat steps the Government is taking to support the heritage sector during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that homeowners can identify and redress snagging issues in new build homes.

23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure people are made aware of the performance standard of a home before purchase.

23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the housing stock built in the next five years will be better than the housing stock built in the last five years.

23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that homes are meeting their expected energy efficiency standards.

23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the New Homes Ombudsman will be responsible for ensuring that the stated energy efficiency of new homes correlates with their performance in real terms.

23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure developers build homes to agreed performance standards.

23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to improve the energy and carbon performance of new build homes.

23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that houses are performing to the efficiency standards promised by housebuilders.

23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to test the performance of homes and tackle inadequate cavity wall insulation.

23 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to monitor the quality of experience of people seeking asylum in the UK.

23 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to grant asylum applicants (a) the right to work after six months waiting for a decision on their application and (b) access to English language classes from application

23 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce decision-making timeframes for (a) visa and (b) asylum applicants; and if she will make it her policy to grant Discretionary Leave to Remain to any applicant waiting

23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to review the eligibility for legal aid.

23 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve information provided to people seeking asylum.

23 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the accuracy of (a) information gathered during interviews with asylum applicants and (b) asylum decisions.

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

Cats: Meat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to ban human consumption of meat from cats.

16 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) local clinical commissioning groups and (b) National Health Service trusts ensure clinicians are aware of their right to prescribe any product that is on

16 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on diagnosis rates of incentives for local health systems to improve the diagnosis of liver disease.

16 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made on the need for improved diagnosis of liver disease.

16 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis of liver disease.

16 Mar 2020 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Personal Records

To ask the right hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to use new technology to make its graveyard records available.

Source: official written-questions record.