Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Further Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help ensure regional opportunities for young people in STEM (a) further education and (b) careers.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

STEM Subjects

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to (a) improve and (b) standardise data collection for STEM careers.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Eating Disorders: Girls

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support young girls with eating disorders in schools.

28 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Brazil: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help protect the religious freedom of adherents of African-influenced religions in Rio de Janeiro; and what discussions he has had with

28 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the right to freedom of religion or belief.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Drugs: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department supports the use of Compulsory Licences to gain access to medicines (a) generally and (b) by Columbia for access to dolutegravir.

24 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department takes to help ensure continuity of support for delivery of community-led HIV response during (a) conflict and (b) climate disasters.

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that men at risk of prostate cancer are able to access prostate specific antigen tests.

23 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote the World Health Organisation's BPaLM/BPaL regimen to treat multidrug resistant TB.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Life Sciences: Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support the life sciences sector to develop drugs to eliminate TB.

23 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Malaria: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) the Global Fund and (b) other multilateral organisations to eliminate TB.

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Occupational Therapy: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Health Minister in Northern Ireland on delays in occupational therapy referrals.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits extending the eligibility for the winter fuel payment to pensioners in receipt of Attendance Allowance who suffer with medical conditions.

23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the Department of Communities in Northern Ireland on tackling homelessness.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential for abuse of voluntary insolvencies.

23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with the Justice Minister in Northern Ireland on backlogs in court cases.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Crime: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland on changes in the level of rural crime in Northern Ireland.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Malaria: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support the life sciences sector to develop new drugs to tackle malaria.

22 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Malaria: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the rollout of new medicines developed in the UK to tackle malaria.

22 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Malaria: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) the Global Fund, (b) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and (c) other multilateral organisations to eliminate malaria.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure adequate mental health provision in schools for young people with eating disorders.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Shipbuilding

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with Harland and Wolff on steps to help them resume manufacturing ships for the Royal Navy.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with regulators on potential changes in the level of energy prices.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with his Northern Ireland counterpart on strengthening the grid in the North West and Mid Tyrone under the Transmission Development Plan 2023-2032.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to encourage young people not in education, employment or training into (a) further education and (b) employment.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Department of Communities in Northern Ireland on support for families in relative poverty.

21 Oct 2024 · Women and Equalities

Wheelchairs: Access

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on accessibility of workplaces to wheelchair users.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure on school bus services fin rural areas.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Northern Ireland Department of Infrastructure on (a) pothole repairs and (b) resurfacing.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Education Secretary on the potential merits of teaching awareness of social media.

Source: official written-questions record.