Written questions

1,298 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the statement to the House by his predecessor on 6 September 2022 that removing storm overflows altogether from the sewage system would cost up to £600 billion, Offic

22 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Social Media: Privacy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of social media regulations on images being shared online of vulnerable individuals following a major incident such as a terrorist attack.

20 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Sexual Offences: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Department of Justice Answer of 13 September 2022 to Question 47553 on Sexual Offences: Trials, and with reference to The Secretary of State Answer to the Question from the hon. Member

20 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when recruitment and retention of civilian seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary was last discussed at the Shipping Defence Advisory Council.

20 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the representatives from the (a) maritime industry and (b) UK Chamber of Shipping who attended the last meeting of the Shipping Defence Advisory Council.

5 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the recruitment and retention of civilian crew in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

5 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Strategy for Maritime Security, published on 15 August 2022, on (a) operational capacity and (b) crewing levels in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

5 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to allow historical sexual abuse victims to have a character witness during trial.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of DS1500 forms is for patients; and from where patients can obtain that form.

12 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care National Implementation Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on the establishment of a National Implementation Board in response to the Independent Review of Children's Care; and if his Department will publish details of the (a) comp

12 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children's Commissioner for England

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the agreement which his Department has made with the Children's Commissioner for England allowing her to take up a director position on the School-Led Development Trust, which is funded by hi

12 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to bring forward secondary legislation to ensure that children who (a) arrive in the UK without a parent or carer and (b) are entitled to be looked after by local authorities un

12 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 11682 on Asylum: Children and with reference to the 355 children aged 11 to 17 who were housed by her Department between 22 February and 1 June 2022,

30 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Children's Commissioner for England: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 25 June 2018 to Question 155805 and pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2022 to Question 24601, when his Department's policy changed to not contact the Children’s Commissioner with

30 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the guidance her Department has issued to case managers working on applications for advance payments of Universal Credit; how often advances were provided to people in each of the la

30 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Dolby Vivisol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place a copy of the (a) contract and (b) negotiation terms agreed between the NHS and Dolby Vivisol in the House of Commons Library.

29 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to reports from the charities Love146 UK and Care4Calais that some children seeking asylum without identification have been classified as adults and are at risk of transfer to Rwanda, h

29 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

British Students Abroad: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department provides to English students studying a full degree at a university in the US.

28 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that children from families in receipt of Universal Credit receive free school meals.

24 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2022 to Question 18916 on Children: Asylum, if he will ask the Children's Commissioner to provide a written update on that issue; and if he will make it his policy to place a c

15 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Respite Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2022 to Question 1680 on Care Homes: Coronavirus, if she will publish figures on respite care home capacity from March 2020 to the present.

15 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Respite Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has guidance in place for families whose disabled relatives require a negative lateral flow test to access respite services but are unable to obtain the necessary testing sam

15 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of times that the Children's Commissioner has visited hotels which are accommodating unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

15 Jun 2022 · COP26

Climate Change: Trade Agreements

To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on facilitating the UK’s climate objectives and COP26 commitments through trade deals.

14 Jun 2022 · Treasury

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether people on Contributory Employment and Support Allowance are eligible for (a) the Energy Bills Support Scheme, (b) the Warm Home Discount Scheme and (c) Cold Weather Payments.

14 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Council Tax: Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what instructions his Department has provided to councils on paying residents the £150 council tax rebate for those households which do not pay council tax via direct debit; and what

1 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the amount owed to Healthy Start recipients in backdated payments arising from complications in their migration from vouchers to cards as of 1 June 2022.

1 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many households previously in receipt of Healthy Start vouchers who were eligible to migrate to Healthy Start cards had not done so by 1 April and are therefore no longer in receipt of their en

1 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many households migrating from Healthy Start vouchers to cards were initially informed that they were ineligible for a card but were subsequently found to be eligible and are therefore owed bac

1 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children were accommodated by her Department without a local authority assuming responsibility for them between 22 February 2022 and 1 June 2022; and how many of

Source: official written-questions record.