Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Hamas

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the scale of destruction of religious heritage as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.

21 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Conflict Prevention

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria programme on religious conflict in the Middle Belt.

21 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Television Licences: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for non-payment of TV licence fees in each of the last five years.

21 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cardiovascular Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number of cases of (a) vascular and (b) venous disease.

21 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of avian flu have been detected in the UK in the last 12 months.

21 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle male suicide.

21 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been overpaid to (a) Universal Credit and (b) Employment and Support Allowance claimants in each of the last twelve months.

21 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to tackle levels of PTSD among veterans.

21 Feb 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Midwives: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on increasing the number of student midwives in Northern Ireland.

21 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle (a) health inequalities and (b) social deprivation for people with (i) asthma and (ii) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

20 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support disabled people financially whilst they await decisions on applications for the renewal of (a) Personal Independence Payments and (b) other benefits.

20 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to train specialist staff in the timely (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of cancer.

20 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to replace aging equipment in the NHS.

20 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of providing additional funding to the devolved Administrations to help support young people with (a) bulimia, (b) ano

19 Feb 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the safe use of artificial intelligence in schools.

19 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people aged under 18 have been prescribed medicinal cannabis as of 19 February 2024.

19 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alzheimer's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's in the last 10 years.

19 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Espionage: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of espionage offences in the last five years.

19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Foreign Relations

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will publish a transcript of his meeting with his Chinese counterpart at the Munich Security Conference in February 2024.

19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jimmy Lai

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he raised the case of Jimmy Lai with his Chinese counterpart at the Munich Security Conference in February 2024.

19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Solar Power

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help developing countries adapt to the use of solar power.

16 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Strangford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with local authorities in Northern Ireland on the potential merits of allocating additional funding to support SMEs in Strangford constituency.

16 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Companies: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with his counterpart in the Department of Economy on helping to ensure that Northern Ireland is an attractive place for companies to invest in.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring that taxi firms provide vehicles suitable for people with disabilities during each of their shift patterns.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Natural Gas: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data his Department holds on the number of households off the gas grid in Northern Ireland (a) in total, (b) by constituency and (c) by council.

7 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gene Therapies: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of developing a cross-departmental strategy including the (a) Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and (b) NHS to (i) support and (ii) promote expertise i

7 Feb 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Sickle Cell Diseases: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support the growth of manufacturing capacity to (a) develop and (b) deliver treatments for sickle cell disease.

7 Feb 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Gene Therapies: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the growth of the (a) manufacturing capacity for and (b) delivery of cell and gene therapies.

7 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Holiday Accommodation: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of traditional short-term lets on the local economies of (a) rural and (b) coastal communities.

7 Feb 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rural broadband coverage.

Source: official written-questions record.