Written questions
9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.
25 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Developing Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Foreign Secretary on the role of research into productive farming in (a) creating better farming techniques and (b) expanding land yield to support
25 May 2022 · Prime Minister
Investigation into Alleged Gatherings on Government Premises during Covid Restrictions
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the Investigation into alleged gatherings during Covid Restrictions: Final Report published on 25 May 2022, when he was first made aware of the treatment experienced by security and cleaning staff by officials.
25 May 2022 · Prime Minister
Investigation into Alleged Gatherings on Government Premises during Covid Restrictions
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the Investigation into alleged gatherings during Covid Restrictions: Final Report published on 25 May 2022, when the Second Permanent Secretary first raised the treatment experienced by security and cleaning st
24 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing Government support for partnerships between local businesses and community arts projects, events and venues, to assist
24 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Tourism: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will create a listings directory of community events occurring across the country, including York's community Viking Festival, to encourage staycations and visits from families ac
24 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Great British Railways headquarters is located, whether he plans to move a proportion of his Department's staff to that location.
24 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the matrix used to assess bids when he publishes the shortlist for Great British Railways; and if he will provide feedback to successful applicants on the merits of their application.
24 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is Department's policy that the short list for the Great British Railways competition will be announced and there will be a Ministerial visit and public vote in May 2022; and if he will publish any u
24 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Monkeypox: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the vaccination options available to prevent the spread of monkeypox.
24 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Monkeypox: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the context of the growing number of cases of monkey pox in the UK, whether he plans to make a statement on (a) the nature of that disease, (b) how it is spread and (c) how to protect the public
24 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Monkeypox
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has devised a scale of likely infection for an outbreak of monkeypox in the UK.
24 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Planning: Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps through local planning to ensure that land approved to generate sustainable energy is used to power new build de
24 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the timely delivery of house building programmes by local authorities in areas that have high housing costs as a result of insuffic
24 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rents
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying further controls to rents in (a) York and (b) other high cost areas.
24 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Uyghurs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she is considering imposing additional sanctions on China due to the continued persecution of Uyghur Muslims in that country.
24 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Uyghurs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she is considering additional sanctions against people associated with the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China.
24 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Taiwan: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the comments of the President of the United States on US support for Taiwan in the event of Chinese military action on 23 May 2022, what assessment she has
24 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she plans to take to examine the report of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's visit to China.
24 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with the UN to strengthen global actions against human rights atrocities.
24 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Uyghurs: Concentration Camps
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has held with her Chinese counterpart on the reported shoot to kill policies at Uyghur concentration camps.
24 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on the potential merits of escalating sanctions against the Chinese authorities, including in the Xinjiang Pr
24 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Uyghurs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the Government has not formally designated actions by the Chinese state against the Uyghur Muslim communities as genocide.
24 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will commission a full independent inquiry into her Department's handling of the cases of Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori.
23 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) make an assessment of the capacity of the social care workforce for people with learning difficulties and (b) set out a workforce plan to tackle any deficits.
23 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neurodiversity: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure (a) early neurodiversity diagnosis and (b) that pre-diagnosis support is available for children and their families.
23 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) commission a comprehensive review of the provision of (i) social care, (ii) support services, (iii) mental health services, (iv) education and voluntary sector interventions and (v)
23 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of social care for people with learning difficulties.
23 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Refugees: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to ensure that refugees from Ukraine are adequately housed after six months of residing with a host family.
23 May 2022 · Department for Education
Children: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to take steps relating to the training of the children’s social care workforce as a result of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.
23 May 2022 · Department for Education
Children: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will adopt the proposal for family help to secure early multidisciplinary interventions around the child and their family as part of Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.
Source: official written-questions record.