Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to assess the causes of food poverty.

23 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cycling and Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the role of active travel communities in improving health and wellbeing; and what joint work he is undertaking with that Dep

23 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle levels of obesity; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing an obesity strategy.

23 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to use epidemiological data in the development of the Government's levelling up policies.

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the funding criteria modelling for properties that frequently flood.

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of properties which would benefit from greater investment in upper catchment measures which tackle flooding.

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of the number of properties that would benefit from greater investment in in-home flooding resistance measures.

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide additional support on anti-flooding measures for homes which frequently flood.

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Re

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the 25-year period for Flood Re.

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Re: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take in conducting the quinquennial review of Flood RE; and what the scope of that review is.

23 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to monitor the air quality for people with a diagnosed condition that can be affected by air pollution in the context of utilising new digital health technolo

22 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve indoor air quality; and what assessment he has made of the main risks of poor indoor air quality to health.

22 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department takes to monitor air quality; and what assessments his Department makes of the effect of air quality on (a) cardio-respiratory and (b) vascular health.

22 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing multiple year funding allocations for public health.

22 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his plans are for the level of funding for public health in future years; and if he will make it his police to ensure that funding is increased by at least the rate of inflation in 2023.

22 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to publish a replacement of the Health Disparities White Paper.

22 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on air quality.

22 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the number of health visitors that are required to operate a safe and effective service for parents; and whether he is taking steps to integrate the findings of that

22 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions the Child Maintenance Service has successfully applied to register details of a parent's debt on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines as part of enforcement action for the c

22 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions the Child Maintenance Service has successfully applied for a parent's bank or building society account to be frozen as part of enforcement action for the collection of child mainte

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils: Anxiety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of pupils who are unable to go to school because of anxiety caused by the school culture.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils: Anxiety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of (a) the potential impact of school attendance on levels of anxiety in children and (b) the potential impact of the type of disciplinary approach used in schools on those levels

21 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Statement made on 21 February 2023 on Plymouth Shootings, in what way her Department plans to take into account concerns raised about a person applying for or renewing a fire-arm

21 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that people who (a) have a history of and (b) are under investigation for domestic violence are not issued with a firearm licence.

21 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Family Hubs: Health Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of Health Visitors on the ability of family hubs to operate effectively.

21 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of Health Visitors on (a) health and wellbeing outcomes for children under the age of five and (b) parenting skills

21 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that health visitors work with safe caseloads in the context of trends in the number of health visitors.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that people who are eligible for Universal Credit but receive a nil award as a result of a sanction are not prevented from accessing other benefit payments.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service and Department for Work and Pensions: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints against (a) the Child Maintenance Service and Child Support Agency and (b) her Department were accepted for investigation by the Independent Case Examiner in each year since 2018-19;

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service and Department for Work and Pensions: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is from receipt of a complaint to the Independent Case Examiner about (a) her Department and (b) the Child Maintenance Service to the start of an investigation.

Source: official written-questions record.