Written questions

399 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Menopause: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support women with the cost of medication relating to the menopause, who are unable to take HRT and are prescribed alternative medication.

1 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Gluten-free Foods: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the affordability of gluten free products.

22 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to retain NHS midwives.

12 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to recognise covid-19 vaccines administered to British citizens residing in Mexico.

8 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Green Homes Grant Scheme: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that lenders and insurance companies do not unfairly penalise homeowners who have had spray foam insulation installed in their homes

8 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the increase in hate crimes committed against people of the Jewish faith.

8 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to tackle the increase of violent hate crimes in (a) Leicestershire and (b) England.

8 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Tree Houses: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including the construction of low-level tree houses within permitted development rights.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the water industry on implementing an environmental quality standard on plastics in water.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Washing Machines: Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the appliance industry on introducing microfibre catching filters in washing machines to help mitigate microfibre plastic pollution.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Clothing: Recycling

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 a 1p levy per garment at the point of retail to fund improved clothing recycling and collection.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Textiles: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to introduce an Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for textiles.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to introduce a covid-19 travel pass for those aged under 16 years.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Bridges: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to increase suicide prevention awareness signage at (a) motorway bridges and (b) other bridges across the road network.

21 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the dispensing of prescriptions when patients are waiting to be discharged to avoid delays.

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Motorways: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points on the motorway network.

6 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Crime: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support she is providing to police forces to help tackle rural crime.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to tackle fly-tipping.

22 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to make further financial support available to taxi businesses and drivers in response to the delayed relaxation of the covid-19 restrictions originally planned for 21 June 2021.

14 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the transition to a midwifery-led continuity of care model is accessible to women who are pregnant following the death of a previous baby.

11 May 2021 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU: Customs

To ask the Chancellor o the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on consumers of increases to custom charges on products sent between the EU and the UK.

11 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Governance Fan-led Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timeframe is for the completion of the Fan-led review of football governance.

22 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Borneo: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of (a) risk to travellers to Borneo during the covid-19 pandemic, and (b) Borneo's categorisation in the international travel T

22 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Camps International: Educational Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has provided guidance to schools on pre-booked overseas trips with Camp International.

20 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Greece: Turkey

What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help de-escalate tensions between Greece and Turkey.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Litter: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support community groups and local authorities to tackle the increase in littering in rural communities.

25 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

IVF

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to IVF for women whose partner has children from a previous relationship.

24 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether wedding breakfasts will be able to proceed under Step 3 of the Government's roadmap out of covid-19 lockdown.

18 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether children under the age of five count toward the number of attendees allowed at weddings under Step Two of the Government's covid-19 roadmap.

15 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Summer Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing schools with the flexibility to decide on how to manage their summer school programmes in order to ensure that programmes take into a

Source: official written-questions record.