Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children with Special educational needs and disabilities receive Speech and Language Therapy support.

17 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to ban the use of single use disposable vaping devices.

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

Property Development: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to encourage newly built multi-purpose development sites to be (a) carbon neutral and (b) carbon negative; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that suc

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to develop a workforce plan for Government-funded childcare staff.

16 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle obesity in adults.

16 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that public health teams are effectively tackling obesity in children and young people.

16 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to screen children to identify those at risk of obesity.

16 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Education: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to educate young people on food and exercise choices.

16 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of obesity in children (a) nationally and (b) in York.

16 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps has he taken to promote the daily mile.

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

Investment Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help support the development of investment zones; and whether funding earmarked for his Department is being used for projects in investment zon

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation and Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department are taking to (a) collaborate with international counterparts on research and innovation and (b) find international funding for research and innovation project

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation and Research: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to collaborate on research and innovation projects with EU countries.

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

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on (a) the impact of speed limits on road safety in residential areas and (b) potential steps to increase road s

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

Neighbourhood Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will provide additional funding to local authorities for the development of neighbourhood plans.

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

Valuation Office Agency: Publications

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to ensure that Valuation Office reports are (a) referred to in all planning processes and (b) published for each development site.

16 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the long-term health risks and the effects of prices on alcohol use in advance of the Spring Budget 2023.

16 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the changes made to tobacco duty rates from 15 March 2023 and the recommendations in the Khan Report.

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department held consultations on changes to the Second Walking and Cycling Investment Strategy.

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Financial Statement and Budget Report of 15 March by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Official Report, column 843, how he plans to assess the degree of illness or disability of peo

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average annual cost of childcare for households with (a) one child, (b) two children and (c) more than two children (i) under the age of two and (ii) between the ages of two an

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC Radio: Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC on extending local content on BBC Local Radio.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes he plans to make to welfare sanctions.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Extended Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on who should provide wraparound school-based childcare; and what steps she is taking to ensure that child-to-adult ratios in those settings are adequate.

15 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Arts: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to provide support for (a) creative industries and (b) digital creative industries.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Investment Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is planning to hold a further bidding round for Investment Zones.

15 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's Guidance on Public health grants to local authorities: 2023 to 2024, published on 14 March, what steps he is taking to prioritise public health.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.28 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, whether restraints will be placed on the use of the £100 million of funding allocated to charities.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.28 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, if she will make it her policy to extend energy bill support for swimming pools to whole leisure centr

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that adequate childcare is provided for parents who are night workers.

Source: official written-questions record.