Written questions
9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity: Climate Change and Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) climate change and (b) planning, building and development on biodiversity.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Convention on Biological Diversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what are his Department's priorities for UN Biodiversity Conference COP15.
9 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing accommodation for asylum seekers, including conversions and modular builds, on public land due for disposal.
9 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has he made of the potential availability of his Department's (a) Single Living and (b) Family Accommodation for asylum seekers.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Education
Pupils: Food Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the level of prevalence of teachers bringing food into schools for pupils.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Education
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of meals provided as part of the Holiday activities and food programme; and whether she is taking steps to improve those meals.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of thresholds for free school meals; and what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on those thresholds.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of rises in the number of pupils (a) eligible and (b) in receipt of free school meals.
9 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help relieve pressure on levels of asylum accommodation.
9 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Local Government Finance: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on providing funding for local authorities supporting refugees.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
BBC Radio: Local Broadcasting
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions has she had with BBC Local Radio on the requirements to maintain early evening local broadcasting live.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Local Broadcasting
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to require a minimum level of local broadcast coverage in all areas as part of the agreement with the BBC that sits alongside the Charter.
9 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
BBC World Service: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for the BBC World Service; and whether he plans to increase funding for the service.
9 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
BBC World Service: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits for the UK's international soft power of increasing the amount of funding for the BBC World Service.
9 Nov 2022 · Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Protocol
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of political parties in Northern Ireland on the progress of negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol.
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Influenza and Pneumonia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the levels of (a) winter flu and (b) community-acquired pneumonia as of 8 November 2022; and if he will make an assessment of the impact of these illnesses on NHS ser
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the level of covid-19 infections as of 8 November 2022; and if he will make an assessment of the impact of the level of covid-19 infections on NHS services.
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has provided additional funding to local health partners to help support refugees staying in (a) accommodation and (b) bridging hotels provided by the Home Department.
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help people staying in bridging hotels access (a) public, (b) physical and (c) mental health services.
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Manston Asylum Processing Centre: Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he first received a report of the communicable health outbreaks at the Manston immigration centre; and what steps his Department took to respond to these reports.
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on health outcomes for (a) refugees and (b) asylum seekers staying in accommodation provided by his Department.
8 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what healthcare support is provided for refugees and asylum seekers at (a) reception centres, (b) detention centres and (c) hotels.
8 Nov 2022 · Department for Education
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of children accessing the Holiday activities and food programme who come from the most deprived areas.
8 Nov 2022 · Department for Education
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Holiday activities and food programme on children's diets.
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide midwives and health visitors with tools to help their patients access Healthy Start funding.
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the operation of the Healthy Start programme, in order to help ensure that everyone who is eligible for the scheme receives the payments to which they are entitled.
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the proportion of people who are eligible for the Healthy Start scheme and who do not take it up, who would also meet the criteria for experiencing the highest leve
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the Healthy Start scheme on the diet of children in families benefiting from the scheme.
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of people under the age of 18 eligible for healthy start funding and took that funding up in the last 12 months.
8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to ensure that all people eligible for healthy start payments receive them.
Source: official written-questions record.