Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Bereavement Support Payment to include unmarried partners.

18 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the qualifying criteria are for the Platinum Jubilee medal; and what plans the Government has to award the medal to former members of the armed forces.

18 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Deepcut Barracks: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to investigate whether the senior officer for Surrey Police investigating the deaths of Pte. Geoff Gray and Pte. James Collinson at Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut was informed of the death

18 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Deepcut Barracks: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the death of Pte. Anthony Bartlett at Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut in 2001 was not examined in the Deepcut Review published on 29 March 2006.

18 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Deepcut Barracks: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to investigate the circumstances into the death of Pte. Anthony Bartlett at Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut in 2001; and if he will make a statement.

17 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to make the process of opting out of NHS Digital preference data sharing more accessible for the digitally excluded.

17 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives: Analgesics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his plans are for making pain relief available for women when having an intrauterine device insertion.

17 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to allocate additional local authority funding to support schools to provide (a) breakfast clubs and (b) after school clubs until the Breakfast Clubs programme procurement closes.

16 Jun 2021 · Prime Minister

Mayors

To ask the Prime Minister, if he will meet with the M10 network of Metro Mayors.

15 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support he is providing to the haulage sector following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

15 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the impact of the introduction of IR35 on the number of HGV drivers; and if he will make a statement.

15 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to increase the number of HGV drivers.

15 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing to Pakistan using the Counter Terrorism Programme Fund; and if he will publish details of that assistance.

15 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is providing assistance to Pakistan using the Counter Terrorism Programme Fund to improve the capability of the police and criminal justice sector.

7 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals similar to the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill.

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Weedkillers: Crops

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of Aminopyralid residues on (a) crop production (b) people who rely on home-grown crops for food security over the last 12 months.

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Buses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of making specific financial support available for coach operators during the covid-19 outbreak.

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adequacy of financial support available to travel companies during the covid-19 outbreak.

7 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: Armed Forces

What steps she is taking to support non-UK (a) veterans and (b) armed forces dependants with regularising their immigration status.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support girls and women pursue careers in football.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Choirs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the data used to inform the policy that amateur choirs cannot rehearse indoors in a group of more than six people.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Choirs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to allow amateur choirs to return to indoor rehearsals in groups of more than six.

4 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to offer former locally employed staff, who fall outside the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme as they fled to third countries due to security threats, a route to relocation

4 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications his Department has received for the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme; and how many applicants to that scheme have (a) been excluded from the UK relocation option, (b) be

25 May 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Foundation Courses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of supporting more universities to offer foundation year courses on the Government’s levelling up agenda.

25 May 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Foundation Courses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of universities that offer foundation year provision.

25 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Birth Certificates: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to change the birth registration process so that both parents' names are included on the birth certificate where LGBT+ parents (a) are not married and (b) have not conceived via a

25 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on making specific financial support available to (a) community and (b) residential care homes.

24 May 2021 · Home Office

Pets: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on increasing the penalty for people who are convicted of pet theft.

24 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Shared Ownership Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of introducing a UK-wide shared ownership rescue scheme to allow homeowners to part-buy and part-rent a home; and if he will m

Source: official written-questions record.