Written questions

1,447 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Childbirth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of pregnant women placed in solitary confinement in each prison in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019; and what the average length of time was for each woman to be placed in s

11 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Childbirth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women gave birth (a) inside each prison and (b) on the way from prison to hospital in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018 and (iii) 2019.

10 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 75 and over were in receipt of pension credit in each year from 2015 to 2019.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of the Motability Scheme have had their eligibility reassessed and their (a) mobility scooters and (b) cars removed in the last six months.

9 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Visas: Musicians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she (a) has recently taken and (b) plans to take to engage the music industry on ensuring that the visa and immigration system supports the needs of that sector.

5 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Bahrain in 2019; and if he will make a statement.

5 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Entertainers: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what qualitative data her Department (a) holds and (b) has commissioned on the benefits of Tier 5 Visa rules for EEA musicians and artistic performers to the UK music industry.

4 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Ventilators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the number of ventilators in use in the NHS in England.

4 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Intensive Care: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase the capacity of NHS England for patients with (a) respiratory failure and (b) multiple organ failure in the event of an increase in these cases as a result of co

4 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Intensive Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the current capacity in NHS England for patients with (a) respiratory failure and (b) multiple organ failure.

4 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Palestinians: Agricultural Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help end the dispute between the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority on trade of agricultural products.

4 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Palestinians: Agricultural Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Israeli Government's ban on the export of some types of Palestinian agricultural produce to the Kingdom of Jordan on the Israel-Palestine

26 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's policy paper, The UK’s Points-Based Immigration System: Policy Statement, published on 19 February 2020, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportio

26 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: Music

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that immigration rules support the needs of the music industry.

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Musicians: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on the music industry of applying the Tier 5 Visa rules to members of the music industry who are EEA citizens in the event tha

25 Feb 2020 · Wales Office

Floods: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on UK Government financial support for tackling the flooding caused in Wales by storm Dennis.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife: Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in cyber-enabled wildlife crime since 2015.

25 Feb 2020 · Home Office

National Wildlife Crime Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure the continued effective prosecution of wildlife criminals after the funding arrangement for the National Wildlife Crime Unit expires at the end of March 2020.

25 Feb 2020 · Home Office

National Wildlife Crime Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many successful prosecutions the National Wildlife Crime Unit has contributed to since its creation.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Visas: Entertainers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether musicians and artistic performers from the EU will be subject to the Tier 5 (Creative and Sporting visa) temporary worker route from 1 January 2021.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people seeking asylum in the UK on the basis of sexual orientation are in immigration detention.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many LGBT+ asylum seekers have been the victim of a reported hate crime in (a) asylum accommodation and (b) immigration removal centres in each year since 2015.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Deportation: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed LGBT+ asylum seekers were deported from the UK in each year since 2015.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the risks to LGBT+ detainees in immigration removal centres.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to minimise the risk of victimisation to LGBT+ asylum seekers living in temporary accommodation.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours of LGBT+ sensitive training were delivered to officers who interview people claiming asylum on the grounds of sexual orientation in 2019.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claimed asylum in the UK on the basis of sexual orientation in 2018; and what proportion of those applications were refused.

21 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Democracy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of people (a) eligible for and (b) in receipt of the Warm Home Discount since September 2019.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have been accepted for the Warm Home Discount scheme and who have not yet had that discount applied to their energy bill.

Source: official written-questions record.