Written questions
1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Oxford-Cambridge Arc: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much and what proportion of the funding for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc project will be supplied by his Department.
17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Oxford-Cambridge Arc
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what criteria his Department will use to determine whether it will continue to support the Oxford-Cambridge Arc project.
17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Oxford-Cambridge Arc
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department will make an announcement on the future of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc project.
16 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Staff: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS staff have more opportunities to engage in research delivery.
16 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Trials: Patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase patient recruitment numbers in non-covid clinical trials to pre-pandemic levels.
16 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made to (a) harness the potential of NHS health data for research purposes and (b) improve the interoperability of existing data sets.
16 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries: Greenland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the (a) Trade Agreement and (b) parallel Fisheries Framework Agreement being drafted in respect Greenland include specific reference to the UK’s access to that country's fisher
16 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries: Barents Sea
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure an increased quota for the UK from the Barents Sea to improve the security of domestic supplies of fish.
16 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Coastal Areas and Fisheries: Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with representative bodies of the UK fishing industry on the impact of the rising cost of fuel on (a) fishing fleets and (b) coastal communities
16 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Coastal Areas and Fisheries: Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Ministers in (a) HM Treasury and (b) the Department for Transport on providing support to the UK fishing industry and coastal communities in respect of
16 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Coastal Areas and Fisheries: Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of rising fuel costs on (a) the UK fishing industry and (b) coastal communities.
16 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries: Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing a package of support to the UK fishing industry to help deal with the rising cost of fuel.
11 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Sustainable Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including organic farming system standards including zero-use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides in the (a) nutr
11 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Sustainable Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures he plans to include in the (a) nutrient management and (b) integrated pest management Sustainable Farming Incentive standards.
11 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dog Fighting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when sections of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 relating to videoing dog fighting will come into force in England.
11 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on border control points in preparation for sanitary and phytosanitary checks on agri-food and plant imports coming into the UK from the EU.
10 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the public expenditure on border control posts in preparation for implementing proposed sanitary and phytosanitary checks on agri-food and plant imp
10 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the Government's expenditure on preparations for implementing proposed sanitary and phytosanitary checks on food imports from the EU as of 10 May 20
10 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on preparations for the implementation of proposed sanitary and phytosanitary checks on food imports from the EU as of
25 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the cumulative impact of trade deals on domestic agricultural output.
21 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Crops: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the prioritisation of fresh produce as part of Operation Brock.
31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education
Children: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he would issue guidance on the arrangements for supporting schools and other educational institutions that will be welcoming the children of Ukrainian refugees who have recently come to the UK as soon as pos
30 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farm Inspection and Regulation Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to respond to the Dame Glenys Stacey's 2018 Farm Inspection and Regulation Review; and whether any of the recommendations of that Review have been implemented
30 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the total spend on Countryside Stewardship Schemes in the current financial year.
28 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse Act 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date will section 65 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 commence.
23 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that guide dog owners are not unlawfully refused access to taxis and minicabs.
22 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Food: Delivery Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to introduce a cap on fees charged by third-party food delivery apps to restaurants.
21 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Gear: Marine Environment
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing incentives to support new and alternative fishing gears, to reduce the damage to blue carbon sediments
21 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: Alternative Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of a commitment to investing in alternative fuel use in the Joint Fisheries Statement, to enable widespread decarbonis
21 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a timebound commitment for each nation to develop and implement a climate-smart fisheries strategy in the Joint Fisheri
Source: official written-questions record.