Written questions
1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
White Fish: Monitoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack were sampled by his Department for (a) length and (b) sex in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (i) VI and (ii) VII in 2019.
14 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many studies the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science has (a) conducted and (b) completed using close-kin DNA analysis; and on what species those studies focuse
14 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government announces next steps to support pollack fishermen, published on 23 February 2024, and the Centre for Environment Fi
14 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the scientific (a) findings and (b) advice submitted by the Government to the International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas in respect of pollack in area VI(6
13 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
White Fish
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack otoliths were analysed by his Department in the last 12 months.
13 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
White Fish
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack otoliths were collected by his Department in the last 12 months.
13 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
White Fish
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack were sampled by his Department for (a) length and (b) sex in the last 12 months.
6 Mar 2024 · Department for Education
Extracurricular Activities
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to support local partnerships between schools and youth organisations to support educational enrichment work in schools.
6 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Primates: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to support (a) animal rescue centres and (b) sanctuaries that receive surrendered primates following the implementation of the Animal Welfare (P
6 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Primates: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023 on primates kept by owners who are unable to meet licensing re
6 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Primates: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish an impact assessment for the draft Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023.
6 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Primates: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason he plans to restrict the keeping of primates as pets through the draft Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023 rather than through primary legislat
6 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Primates: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what evidential basis the decision not pursue a ban on the keeping of primates was made.
6 Feb 2024 · Department for Education
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend childcare grants to postgraduate research students.
6 Feb 2024 · Department for Education
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on the potential merits of extending childcare grants to postgraduate research students.
6 Feb 2024 · Department for Education
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to postgraduate research students with the cost of childcare.
2 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Alaa Abd El-Fattah
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent progress he has made on securing the release of imprisoned pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah.
29 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport
Taxis: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) the VAT treatment of private hire vehicles and (b) the potential impact of changes in VAT rates for those vehicles on the viabil
29 Jan 2024 · Treasury
Taxis: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to start a consultation on the VAT treatment of private hire vehicles.
23 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food Standards Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources provided to the Food Standards Agency to assess food safety applications.
16 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) HM Treasury and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the adoption of a discount rate of 1.5% when assessing the future (a
16 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Rare Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the case for a rarity modifier in its standard technology appraisal programme as part of its modular up
16 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Rare Diseases: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) methods and (b) processes used by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on access to medicines for patient
8 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport
Cycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support people not eligible for a Cycle to Work Scheme to take up cycling.
8 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage more women to cycle.
5 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lobsters: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding the spiny lobster to the list of protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
6 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Antibiotics: Drug Resistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance in humans arising from the overuse of antibiotics on farms.
30 Nov 2023 · Department for Education
Pupils: Down's Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will add Down syndrome as a separate data item on the school census.
30 Nov 2023 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of students receiving a minimum loan whose parents are (a) unwilling or (b) unable to provide additional funding to support their cost of living in each of the las
20 Nov 2023 · Home Office
Passports: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to provide access to the passport photo database to police forces.
Source: official written-questions record.