Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to encourage performers, artists and creatives from Ukraine to travel to the UK.

14 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Controlled Burning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Greenpeace and RSPB analysis, entitled Protecting England's Peatlands; What this year's burning reports tell us, published on 10 June 2022, if he will take steps to i

13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fluoride: Drinking Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the fluoridation of water and what plans he has to introduce water fluoridation schemes.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Droughts

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to use natural resources to mitigate drought in (a) urban communities and (b) rural communities and agriculture.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Droughts

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has an updated drought mitigation strategy.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Droughts

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to identify areas of the UK at risk of drought.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to convert contracted railway staff into directly employed staff.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the likely timescale for rail passenger numbers to return to pre covid-19 levels; and what steps he is taking to encourage people to use public transport.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Job Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to increase job security across the rail network.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps a (a) parent or (b) member of the public can take to ensure a further assessment of a young person's placement by a local authority when that person is concerned that the location of the placement po

13 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Birth Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to support people with no birth record to receive a certification of their birth.

13 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require all legal firearms to be stored at a designated gun club premises.

13 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of strengthening the criteria required for people to hold a gun license.

13 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory mental health assessment of anyone with a firearms license about whom a mental health concern is reported.

13 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring each gun license in England to be reviewed once per annum.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Controlled Burning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licence applications his Department has received for burning on deep peat within (a) Special Protection Areas and (b) Special Areas of Conservation in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022 t

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding he plans to allocate to local authorities to manage the voter card scheme.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the application process for voter ID cards is planned to begin.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Absent Voting: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how people who receive a postal or proxy vote will be able to apply for voter ID cards.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how people on the electoral register are able to (a) register for and (b) express and interest in obtaining a voter ID card; and whether his Department plans to publish guidance on t

10 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications of neonicotinoid pesticides have been agreed for actual use in 2022 in the UK.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to support arts projects for people from Ukraine who are residing in the UK.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government is taking steps to support artists and performers from Ukraine.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Overseas Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to (a) encourage and (b) enable artists from the cultural sector to (i) come to and (ii) perform in the UK.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people are able to access childcare in the context of the rising cost of living.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of paying National Insurance contributions for people who receive carers allowance.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on securing an increase in Carers Allowance.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carers: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers are living in poverty in England.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has consulted UK housing associations on the Government's right to buy proposals announced on 9 June.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Affordable and Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to require all new build homes to be (a) social or (b) affordable housing until the current demand for housing is met.

Source: official written-questions record.