Written questions

278 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Antisemitism: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding his Department has provided to tackle anti-semitism since 2010.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Islamophobia: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities, how much funding his Department has provided to tackle islamophobia since 2010.

20 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Mosques

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times (a) he and (b) his predecessor made an official visit to a Mosque in the last three years.

13 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in costs on fire and rescue services across England.

13 Oct 2023 · Home Office

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase funding for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

15 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Secure Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many secure schools for youth offenders have been opened since 2010.

26 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Knives: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources her Department plans to allocate to support anti-knife crime initiatives during the school summer holidays.

26 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Knives: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion street-based knife crime incidents (a) were and (b) were not the result of gang activity in each of the last five years.

20 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a list of projects funded by the £340 million allocated to tackle knife crime in last three years; and if her Department has allocated any additional funding (a) to tackle Serious

15 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was received in VAT receipts from the hospitality sector in each quarter since the temporary reduced VAT rate which applied to tourism and hospitality ended on 31 March 2022.

7 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Crime and Justice Taskforce

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Government's Crime and Justice Taskforce has met since January 2020; and on what dates those meetings occurred.

17 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: War Crimes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is investigating reports off mass burial sites in Mariupol.

17 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: War Crimes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking diplomatic steps to investigate potential mass burial sites in Mariupol.

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

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle Islamophobia.

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

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has held discussions with relevant stakeholders on tackling Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred in the last 12 months.

5 May 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to introduce an alternative student finance product for Muslim students.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Music Venues: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a ticket levy on large music events and arenas to increase funding for grassroots music.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Drinking Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the quality of drinking water.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to require (a) distance, (b) remote learning and (c) online education providers to make information on the qualifications of their teachers and tutors publicly available.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teaching provided by distance and online remote learning education providers meet the required teaching standards.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Music Venues: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment with the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the potential merits of introducing similar tax reliefs for grassroots music venues as exist for other cultural businesses.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Music Venues: Bradford West

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department is providing to grassroots music venues in Bradford West constituency.

25 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Bradford West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how care home providers in Bradford West constituency the Government is supporting with the rising cost of living.

25 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has any further plans to make support available for care home providers with the rising cost of living.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Offices and Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what specific steps she is taking to support (a) Post Offices and (b) convenience stores with the rising cost of living.

17 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to provide support to people whose property was previously eligible for a Warm Home Discount payment but is no longer eligible and has a low

17 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Warm Home Discount helpline is accessible for users with disabilities.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who do not have a direct relationship with an energy supplier benefit from the Energy Support Scheme.

6 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to hold further discussions with his Egyptian counterpart on (a) the release of and (b) access to consular support for Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

13 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to secure consular access to Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

Source: official written-questions record.