Written questions
1,507 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many written parliamentary questions her Department has answered on Israel/Palestine since 1 January 2021; and in how many cases the same pro forma response was applied t
1 Dec 2021 · Home Office
Undocumented Migrants: Confiscation Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department’s policy to confiscate (a) wedding rings and (b) other items belonging to migrants arriving in the UK by small boat.
1 Dec 2021 · Home Office
Undocumented Migrants: Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of mobile telephones that have been confiscated from people arriving to the UK by boat since November 2020 have been returned to their owners.
1 Dec 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 17 November 2020 to Question 114198, under what statutory powers the mobile telephones of people arriving by boat are seized and held for three to six months.
30 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Remand in Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2021 to Question 76700 on Remand in Custody, when the Government plans to reach a conclusion on its review of the use of the power in the Bail Act 1976 to remand an individua
29 Nov 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to introduce a statutory requirement to have a trained mental health professional or counsellor in every school in England.
29 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Remand in Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to provide alternative accommodation for people placed in prison for their own protection under the Bail Act 1976.
24 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport
Motorways: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether contracts have been issued for smart motorway projects on the (a) M62, (b) M40 and (c) M42 as of 24 November 2021; and what his planned timetable is for commencing that work on those motorways.
24 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Travel Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what travel advice her Department offers to UK-Iranian nationals with respect to travel to Iran; and what the Department's rationale is for that advice and any variance by re
24 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Nationals Abroad: Arrests
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2021 to Question 72465 on British Nationals Abroad: Arrests, what criteria are used for assessing vulnerability and humanitarian concern
24 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport
Buses: EU Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with EU counterparts on (a) the Interbus Agreement, (b) the 90 day rule and (c) UK coach tour drivers travel in Europe.
23 Nov 2021 · Home Office
Violent and Sex Offender Register
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State of 5 July 2021, Official report, column 606, when the Government plans to begin the time-limited review into sex o
17 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Remand in Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has central funding for support services for people who have been placed in prisons for their own protection under the Bail Act 1976.
17 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Covid Pass
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the NHS App to allow users to demonstrate their having received a covid-19 booster vaccination.
9 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Nationals Abroad: Arrests
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department offers to UK dual nationals arrested in (a) the country in which they are also a citizen and (b) third countries.
5 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armed Conflict: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2021 to Question 24364 on Armed Conflict and Violence: Children, when the new conflict centre as announced in the Integrated Review of Secur
5 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Crimes against Humanity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Minister has responsibility for her Department’s atrocity prevention work; how many officials in her Department are working on that work; and at what pay grades each of
2 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to tackle potential erroneous and misleading information on telemedicine for abortion care.
2 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the home use of both pills for early medical abortions on women living in rural areas who may have to travel long distances to access in-cli
2 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the home use of both pills for early medical abortions on women from socially disadvantaged areas who may face challenges in accessing in-cl
2 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the home use of both pills for early medical abortions on disabled women, who may have different access needs which affect their capacity to
2 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of home use of both pills for early medical abortions on women in abusive domestic situations, who may not otherwise have been able to access a
2 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on the home use of both pills for early medical abortion up to 10 weeks' gestation.
2 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Zoos: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to open the consultation for the standards of modern zoo practice; and how long that consultation will be open for.
2 Nov 2021 · Treasury
Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.46 of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, on the settlement for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, what estimate he has made of (a) how much and what proportion of the s
28 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Remand in Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men have been placed in prisons for their own protection under the Bail Act 1976 in each of the last three years.
27 Oct 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Television Licences: Hearing Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of extending discounted TV licences to deaf people.
27 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of looked after children living in (a) independent accommodation and (b) semi-independent accommodation in each of the last three years were in full-time education.
27 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of looked after children living in (a) independent accommodation and (b) semi-independent accommodation in each of the last three years were placed within 20 miles of their home.
27 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Missing Persons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children went missing while living in (a) independent accommodation and (b) semi-independent accommodation in each of the last three years; and if he will provide an age breakdown of those
Source: official written-questions record.