Written questions

Jeff Smith

381 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through the Major Conditions Strategy to help reduce waiting times for cancer (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Sportsgrounds

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps with (a) football authorities and (b) the police to help (i) tackle large-scale pitch invasions in stadiums and (ii) protect the workplace safety o

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sportsgrounds: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Sports Ground Safety Authority has responsibility for (a) the safety of pitch-adjacent walls and barriers and (b) other aspects of player and athlete security within stadiums

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Future of Women's Football Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether player (a) wellbeing and (b) safeguarding are being considered as part of the Future of Women's Football review.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Future of Women's Football Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of when the Future of Women's Football review will publish its report; and whether players have had an opportunity to contribute to the work of the revi

13 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Educational Visits: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases were recorded of individuals who had entered the UK using the List of Travellers scheme overstaying or absconding in each of the last five years of its operation.

13 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Educational Visits: Personation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of identity fraud were detected among people entering the UK using the List of Travellers scheme in each of the last five years of its operation.

9 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mozambique: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the involvement of British International Investment and Globeleq in Central Térmica de Temane, whether his Department took steps to support the Mozambique g

9 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mozambique: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the involvement of British International Investment and Globeleq in Central Térmica de Temane (CTT), what assessment he has made of the price the Mozambique

9 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mozambique: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to British International Investment's funding for Globeleq Limited, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Globeleq Limited's projects on the transitio

9 Dec 2022 · Department for International Trade

UK Export Finance: Mozambique

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will list the projects in Mozambique UK Export Finance (a) is considering for support or (b) has been asked to consider for support in the future, broken down by (i) location and (ii) aims.

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs: Exemptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for dogs to be listed on the Index of Exempted Dogs there were in the last year; and how many of those were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful.

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the (a) costs to local authorities of maintaining kennels, (b) legal costs of listing a dog on the Index of Exempted Dogs, (c) cost of enforcement by po

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, How much her Department has spent on the enforcement of the [Dangerous Dogs Act 1991] in the last year.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Cryptoassets

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of sports club (a) partnerships with crypto companies and (b) promotions of cryptoassets on the level of risk for sports fans.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Educational Visits: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the youth, student and educational travel industry on the economy.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Educational Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the ending of the List of Travellers Scheme on the youth, student and educational travel industry.

1 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to reopen a consultation on its text and data mining exemption proposals.

1 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Tourism Recovery Plan, published in June 2021, what progress the UK has made in returning inbound visitor volume to 41 million and spend to return to £28 billion by

1 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Tourism Recovery Plan, published on 11 June 2021, what progress her Department has made on recovering annual domestic overnight (a) trip volum

27 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Government has made on investing in innovative research and treatment as part of a holistic approach to the treatment of drug addiction since the publication of Dame Carol Black's

27 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heroin: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Government has made on supporting areas to explore Heroin Assisted Treatment where there is a demonstrable need in line with the evidence as committed to in the Government's respo

27 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diamorphine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of provision of diamorphine assisted treatment.

27 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Diamorphine: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of Diamorphine Assisted Treatment (DAT) in reducing drug-related crime.

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 25 October 2022 to Question 67938 on Large Goods Vehicles, how many operators have registered since the legislation underpinning the dual registration measure came into force.