Written questions

1,625 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ask National Highways to carry out an assessment of the adequacy of its role in the improvement of cycling and walking infrastructure as part of the development of its third Roads Investment Strategy

23 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2023 to Question 185411 on Roads: Active Travel, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of National Highways delivering the Government's policy on cycling and

23 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries: Rules of Origin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2023 to Question 185708 on Manufacturing Industries: Rules of Origin, whether her Department has (a) made an impact assessment and (b) conducted modelling on what propo

23 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish the list of ministerial responsibilities for her Department.

23 May 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to decrease the waiting time to process family reunion applications for individuals from Sudan.

22 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dementia diagnoses were made in (a) the London Borough of Hounslow and (b) Greater London in each of the last five years.

22 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to help support train operators to update the wifi network on trains in England.

19 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Energy Charter Treaty

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has had recent discussions with (a) Ministers and (b) officials at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on the Energy Charter Treaty.

19 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Charter Treaty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2023 to Question 172525 on Energy Charter Treaty, when he plans to conclude his assessment on the potential withdrawal of the UK from the Energy Charter Tre

18 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's data entitled DIT's ePCS spending over £500 for November 2022, for what purpose her Department spent £3,265.60 for a hotel on 3 November 2022.

18 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's data entitled DIT's ePCS spending over £500 for December 2022, for what purpose her Department spent £1,357.78 for hotels on 14 December 2022.

17 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries: Rules of Origin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of goods manufactured in the UK that meet the rules of origin requirements of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnersh

17 May 2023 · Treasury

Sanitary Protection: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2023 to Question 183901 on Sanitary Protection: VAT, what steps he is taking to assess the potential impact of the removal of VAT on period products; and what his estimated timescale

16 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer given on 10 May 2023 to Questions 184394 to 184396, if he will ask National Highways to undertake an assessment of the adequacy of provision for walking, cycling and horse-riding along an

16 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what (a) financial and (b) legal support his Department offers leaseholders living in residential buildings below 11 metres that require remediation work.

16 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what evidential basis his Department uses to estimate the number of residential buildings below 11 metres that require remediation work.

16 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of residential buildings 11 metres or below that require remediation work in (a) the London Borough of Hounslow, (b) London and (c) England.

16 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the (a) treatment and (b) support available for NHS staff experiencing the menopause.

16 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include in the upcoming NHS workforce plan an estimate of the number of NHS staff who have left the NHS a result of (a) their mental health and (b) symptoms of the menopause in

15 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of hospitality businesses which entered fixed-term energy contracts between September 2022 and November 2022.

15 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 168055 on Energy: Business, what additional steps (a) Ofgem and (b) his Department have taken to support non-domestic retailers which are i

15 May 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mobile Phones and Internet: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with representatives of Ofcom on price increases for (a) mobile and (b) internet contracts in the last 12 months.

15 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 105392 on Motorcycles: Noise, whether his Department plans to publish its research into whether noise enforcement can be made more effective using acoustic

11 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Menopause: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of menopause clinics through the NHS in England.

11 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Menopause: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many menopause clinics are available through the NHS in England; and where these clinics are located.

11 May 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has carried out an impact assessment on the impact of Outer London pay scales on teacher recruitment.

11 May 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of Outer London pay scales on (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teachers in (i) the London Borough of Hounslow and (ii) Outer London.

10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Hounslow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists were registered in the London Borough of Hounslow in each year since 2018 for which figures are available.

10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average waiting time for patients to get an appointment with an NHS dentist in (a) Hounslow Borough (b) London.

10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of appointments for NHS dentists in (a) the London Borough of Hounslow and (b) Greater London.

Source: official written-questions record.