Written questions

1,507 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Floods: Rotherham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2024 to Question 9220 on Floods: Rotherham, how much funding has been allocated to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council via the Flood Recovery

16 Jan 2024 · Home Office

British National (Overseas): Mandatory Provident Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2023 to Question 5408, if he will publish his Department's communications with the Hong Kong authorities on facilitating early drawdown of pension funds.

11 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Floods: Rotherham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what funding has been made available to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council for clean-up operations following recent flooding.

10 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3839 on Dangerous Dogs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on resour

15 Dec 2023 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Rotherham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decline of free to use ATMs in Rotherham on residents.

13 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to paragraph 199 of the Guide to Parliamentary Work, published by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, if he will he make an assessment of the adequacy

6 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his proposal to increase the income thresholds for spousal visas would apply to renewals of existing visas.

29 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of how many and what proportion of repeat prescriptions are unused.

28 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Dual Carriageways: Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sections of dual carriageway are subject to reduced speed limits due to the condition of central reservation safety barriers as of 28 November 2023.

28 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Space: Treaties

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions the Government has had with the UN on international space conventions.

28 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tents prisons have provided to people leaving prison in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 to date.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Scottish and Welsh counterparts on banning the import and sale of fur since April 2022.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for dog legislation officers to be trained to enforce the ban on American Bully XL type dogs.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of dog legislation officer capacity to implement the ban on American Bully XL type dogs.

24 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Rotherham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2023 to Question 2154 on Gynaecology: Waiting Lists, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of waiting times for NHS gynaecology s

22 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the oral evidence given by Andrew McCoubrey, Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan of his Department, to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Follow-up to Afghanista

22 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the oral evidence given by Andrew McCoubrey, Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan of his Department, to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Follow-up to Afghanista

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help parents access specialist support needed to enable their child to (a) fully participate in school life and (b) avoid being regularly absent.

20 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual cost to the public purse is of NHS repeat prescriptions.

15 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Sanctions

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the implementation of UK sanctions against the Burmese military.

15 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason her Department has indefinitely delayed the introduction of the Liberty Protection Standards.

15 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to deliver family hubs in every area of the country.

15 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS gynaecology services in (a) Rotherham and (b) the rest of England.

15 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the views of teachers are taken into account in its review of the Relationships, Sex, Health and Education statutory guidance.

15 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the Victims Funding Strategy is effectively communicated to the relevant authorities.

13 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Assistance Committee handbook for data reporters and users, The OECD-DAC policy marker on the inc

13 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Assistance Committee handbook for data reporters and users, The OECD-DAC policy marker on the inc

13 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Humanitarian Aid: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reach older people with targeted humanitarian and social protection support and (b) ensure data on humanitarian and social protecti

13 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence by Fawzia Koofi to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 17 October 2023, Q3, HC 1888 of Session 2022-23, how much UK aid has been allocated to

13 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence by Fawzia Koofi to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 17 October 2023, Q3, HC 1888 of Session 2022-23, what monitoring mechanisms are in pla

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