Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government Departments: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to increase the use of digital technologies across Government; and what steps he plans to take to improve the training for such technologies.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Students: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current level of tuition fees.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the number of sales of electric vehicles in the last 12 months.

9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on the potential impact of the Mental Health Bill on Northern Ireland.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Interest Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of interest rates on SMEs.

9 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Football: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on tackling violence at football games.

9 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of prison workforce numbers.

8 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take with NHS England's (a) clinical chairs and (b) device working groups to refine the process for the inclusion of new devices and range extensions within the existing nati

8 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Procurement: Health Services and Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of effectiveness of the Government’s procurement strategy for (a) health and (b) social care.

8 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement on Procurement Act 2023 Update of 12 September 2024, HCWS90, what the changes to the National Procurement Policy Statement are that entail the delay in implementation of t

8 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Nigerian counterparts on (a) violence by non-state actors and (b) freedom of religion for minority communities.

8 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jehovah's Witnesses: Denmark

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the initiation of supervisory proceedings against Jehovah's Witnesses in Denma

8 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to raise awareness of the symptoms of migraines.

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) efficiency of the Border Force fleet.

8 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Cybercrime

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to prevent cyber attacks; and what data his Department holds on the number of cyber attacks against Government infrastructure in the last 12 months.

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Police: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of police misconduct investigations held in England in the last 12 months.

8 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of nurses employed in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) England.

8 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of (a) hospital, (b) specialist centre and (c) other NHS buildings.

8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Shipbuilding

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of a NATO-first defence strategy on the shipbuilding supply chain.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Unfair Dismissal

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to increase employee protection from unfair dismissal.

8 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Landslips

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to help support families affected by the recent landslide in southern India.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support manufacturing in the UK.

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Police: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of police response times.

7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been given a meningococcal vaccine in the last 12 months.

7 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: NATO

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to help Ukraine join NATO.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Sickness Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of a sickness benefit.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Students: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has has made of the adequacy of student accommodation provision.

7 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Drugs: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal drugs have been seized in the last 12 months.

7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the child vaccination rate for (a) MMR and (b) other dangerous diseases.

7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ketamine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help (a) reduce and (b) prevent the use of ketamine by (i) people under the age of 25 and (ii) other people.

Source: official written-questions record.