Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
28 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Russia: Sanctions
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on the potential merits of introducing additional sanctions against Russia.
28 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Politics and Government
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the political and security situation in Ukraine.
28 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of early onset heart disease.
28 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Memory Clinics: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to establish national standards for (a) referral and (b) waiting times for memory assessment services.
28 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Employment: Attendance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to enforce attendance at the workplace.
28 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Nuclear Power: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of locating a nuclear power project in Northern Ireland.
27 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Oil: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of trends in the price of oil in Northern Ireland.
27 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Earthquakes
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what aid the Government sent to Afghanistan following the earthquake there in October 2023.
27 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to protect British Dual Nationals from Israel.
27 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for GP appointments.
27 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of breast cancer.
22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that PIP assessors receive adequate training relating to (a) Parkinson’s disease, (b) multiple sclerosis, (c) Crohn’s disease and (d) colitis.
22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Parkinson's Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 10 of Parkinson's UK's publication entitled Nowhere near enough, published in April 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies o
22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Pensioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support people who wish to continue working over state pension age.
22 Nov 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that schools are able to carry out high quality repairs on their buildings.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Rape: Convictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase conviction rates for rape.
22 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Australia: China
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on China.
22 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that patients will not face delayed (a) diagnoses and (b) treatments under the new system of care navigation and expanded pharmacy services.
22 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help improve staffing levels in the care sector.
21 Nov 2023 · Cabinet Office
Theft: Rural Areas
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on trends in the level of theft in rural areas in the last five years.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the fisheries management plans updated on 2 October 2023 on UK (a) fishermen and (b) fishing communities.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Moorland: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help reduce the risk of wildfires breaking out on moorland.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Travel: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to regulate the use of additional charges (a) on travel booking sites and (b) by (i) airlines and (ii) travel companies.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Gatwick Airport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of Gatwick Airport on the proposed use of its emergency runway for routine flights.
21 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has for use of the Galleri blood test in cancer testing and diagnosis across the NHS.
21 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Smoking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to encourage regular cancer check-ups for people who smoke.
21 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Liver Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help reduce rates of liver cancer in the UK.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage the transition to fully electric taxi fleets in Northern Ireland.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Inflation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle food inflation.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Television Licences: Non-payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were prosecuted for TV licence evasion in Strangford constituency in 2022.
Source: official written-questions record.