Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of changes in the level of the availability of workers.
20 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to (a) encourage and (b) support people on benefits back into work.
20 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Lebanon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of reports that rockets were fired from Lebannon into Israel in April 2023.
20 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has he made of the implications for his policies of recent reports that Saudi Arabia carried out an execution during Ramadan.
20 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
NATO: Diplomatic Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he plans to take to support NATO.
20 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tiktok: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives from Tiktok on enforcing age restrictions on its platform for children under the age of 13.
20 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Antibiotics: Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number and proportion of people who were given unnecessary prescriptions for antibiotics.
20 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Encephalitis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of tick-borne encephalitis.
19 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the limits on the volume of liquid passengers may take onto a flight.
19 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Finland: NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to mark Finland's accession to NATO.
19 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport
Buses: Port of Dover
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he made of the causes of coach delays at the port of Dover.
19 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Evan Gershkovich
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to support the campaign to free Evan Gershkovich.
14 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions with clinicians on the practice of patients with (a) asthma and (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease switching to a lower-carbon inhaler.
14 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure the safety of patients with (a) asthma and (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease switching to a lower-carbon inhaler.
14 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (a) F-gases in inhalers and (b) the switching of patients with (i) asthma and (ii) chronic obst
14 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued for (a) clinicians and (b) patients with (i) asthma and (ii) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on such patients changing to a lower-carbon inhaler; and w
14 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Children: Sunscreens
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing free sunscreen products in schools for children.
14 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eating Disorders: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support young people in danger of developing an eating disorder.
14 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that all Major Towns have both minor injury and emergency care units.
14 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Investment Zones: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with the Department for Economy on an investment zone in Northern Ireland; and when he plans to introduce such a zone in Northern Ireland.
14 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had discussions with the devolved administrations on trends in the level of demand for social housing across the UK.
14 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Levelling Up Fund: Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding was allocated to rugby clubs in Strangford constituency as part of the Levelling Up Fund in the last 12 months.
13 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Electronic Cigarettes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on vaping in schools.
13 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to prevent people falling into poverty as a result of increases in the state pension age.
13 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the ratio of special educational need and disability teaching staff to pupils.
13 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rivers: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions has he had with water companies on tackling river pollution.
12 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Education: Equal Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the gender pay gap in the education sector.
12 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Pornography: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential effectiveness of the Online Safety Bill in tackling online access to pornography by children.
12 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Social Rented Housing: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive on trends in the level of demand for social housing.
12 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Vodafone: Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of Vodafone broadband outages on 10 April 2023.
Source: official written-questions record.