Written questions

912 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to deliver the strategy to tackle homelessness; and what steps she plans to take to involve people with lived experience of homelessness.

21 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Ceasefires

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of an extension of a ceasefire between the Colombian government and the Estado Mayor Cen

14 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 13172 on Pre-school Education, what reforms to the early years system her Department plans; and whether she plans to publish a consultation on these reform

8 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nepal: Administration of Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the new transitional justice legislation in Nepal.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to release an Early Years strategy.

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to support Property Linked Finance to help homeowners to install (a) domestic renewables and (b) energy efficiency measures.

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Treaties: Colombia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness of and (b) implications for his policies of recent investor-state dispute settlements under the bilateral investment treaty with Colombia; and whe

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of schools that celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history month; and what steps she is taking to help support the inclusion of this history on the National Cur

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if the Prime Minister will create a Minister for Manufacturing post in the Department for Business and Trade.

18 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Publishing: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps with academic publishers to help ensure that they are not influenced by foreign powers that seek to (a) censor and (b) otherwise restrict the dissemination of research

18 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Publishing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold discussions with universities on the value for money of their contracts with academic publishers for (a) journal subscriptions and (b) open-access publishing.

18 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Publishing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he is taking steps to support (a) affordable and (b) open-access models in academic publishing.

15 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring] frozen Russian assets held in the UK to Ukraine to support the war effort.

11 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support unpaid carers.

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

Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help improve sustainable fishing.

9 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nadia Ayoub McCulloch

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to help reunite Nadia Ayoub McCulloch with her family.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will include measures to increase low carbon and renewable energy schemes (a) owned and (b) part owned by community organisations in the Great British Energy Bill.

7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of qualified GPs working in the NHS; and if he will make an estimate of what the proportional change in the number of qualified GPs working in the NHS

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cost of Living: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the cost of living for people with disabilities.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Human Rights: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a new UN convention on the rights of older persons.

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help prevent the coercive control of older people for financial gain.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps at the United Nations Security Council to (a) widen the existing arms embargo on Darfur to cover all of Sudan, (b) enforce the existing arms embarg

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing targeted sanctions on (a) people responsible for serious crimes in Sudan in line with those sanctioned by th

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support local authorities in delivering education health and care plans.

3 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to help ensure that civil society organisations working on peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine are integrated into a future diplomatic resolution to t

23 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Islamophobia: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating education on islamophobia in schools.

23 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Antisemitism: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing mandatory education on antisemitism in schools.

23 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consular support is in place to assist Indians with British citizenship when they are visiting India.

21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer on 15 May 2024 to Question 25226 on Hospices: Children, what factors she plans to take into account when considering the future of the NHS Children's Hospice Grant beyond 202

21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2024 to Question 25226, on Hospices: Children, when she plans that consideration of the future of the NHS Children's Hospice Grant beyond 2024/25 will be concluded.

Source: official written-questions record.