Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Spiking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of spiking of (a) drinks and (b) by injection have been reported to the police in England in each of the last 12 months.

8 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Holiday Accommodation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the potential use of short term holiday lets for illegal activities, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of licencing

8 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Holiday Accommodation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many cases of (a) criminal gangs, (b) drug dealing, (c) modern slavery or (d) sexual exploitation operating in short term holiday lets were recorded in England in the last 12 months.

8 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Drugs: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of crime in England in the last year was linked to county lines.

8 Sep 2022 · Cabinet Office

Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Crime

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of violent crime in the last year was linked to (a) drug and (b) alcohol use.

8 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has evidence for a link between alcohol use and domestic violence.

8 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Offensive Weapons: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she made of the number of crimes involving a machete in (a) North Yorkshire and (b) England in each of the last five years.

8 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence and Harassment: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what obligations police forces have to collate CCTV evidence when a person reports allegations of (a) harassment or (b) assault to the police.

8 Sep 2022 · Cabinet Office

Stalking

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of women who have been stalked in (a) York and (b) England in each the last five years.

8 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Night-time Economy: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional support her Department recommends local police forces provide to ensure that women can access high quality support during the night time economy in their locality.

8 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2022 to Question 21192 on Dementia: Research, what funding her Department will make available to deliver the moonshot in each of the next five years.

8 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the findings of a recent study conducted by York High Street Forum Research on an anticipated reduction of footfall on high streets in York, if he will provide f

7 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that midwives are working to the Future Midwife Standards as published by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

7 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to move non-Afghan refugees out of bridging hotels and into communities.

7 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to enable Afghan refugees to move out of bridging hotels into permanent accommodation; and what her timetable is for achieving that.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Allotments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the contribution of allotments to communities; and what steps he plans to take to p

7 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to reduce levels of alcohol harm; and if she will introduce a substance misuse public health strategy.

7 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to bring forward a health disparities white paper.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

New Businesses and Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to grow the industry cluster approach to business growth, research and development.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BioYorkshire: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that BioYorkshire receives funding in full.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cooperatives and Social Enterprises: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to help to grow (a) cooperatives and (b) social businesses.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Retail Trade: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Build Back Better High Streets Strategy on the future viability of high streets.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a (a) public and (b) not for profit energy provider.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to reform Ofgem's remit in the context of the cost of living crisis.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what fiscal steps he plans to take to bring the UK housing stock up to a minimum of the energy standard C.

7 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to help improve the energy efficiency of (a) NHS buildings and (b) other healthcare facilities.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to provide support to the (a) hospitality and (b) tourism sectors to help improve the energy efficiency of (i) heritage and (ii) other build

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Charities and Churches: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help (a) charities and (b) churches improve their energy efficiency.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help businesses improve their energy efficiency.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Cost of Living and Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department is providing to universities to help support students experiencing hardship due to trends in (a) inflation and (b) cost of living.

Source: official written-questions record.