Written questions
9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Roads: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department expects unadopted roads to be maintained to a certain standard; and whether local authorities can be required to adopt those roads in the event that they fail to reach that standard.
19 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Transport: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions will be included in the Transport Bill on (a) accessible forms of transport for disabled people, including Motability, and (b) developing infrastructure to support its use by disabled people.
19 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Rivers: York
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to explore how greater use can be made of rivers for transport in places such as York.
19 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Rapid Transit Systems and Trams: York
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he taking to increase the use of light rail and trams; and what plans he has to enable cities, such as York, to establish that infrastructure.
18 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Cycling and Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage integrated care systems to invest in active travel as a form of therapeutic intervention; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transp
18 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Prescribing: Cycling and Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on including active travel within his proposals for social prescribing.
18 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Cycling and Walking: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he will take to ensure that isolated communities can access to active travel initiatives.
18 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Walking: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has committed a specific amount of funding for campaigns aimed at encouraging walking as a mode of transport.
18 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the general public to increase walking; and whether he has any targets for walking.
18 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Cycling and Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, following the institution of Active Travel England, what discussions he has had with representatives of local authorities on the expertise required to implement Gear Change and the Cycling and Walking Investmen
18 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Active Travel England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Active Travel England will present its strategy to the Government.
18 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department (a) has spent in the last 12 months and (b) plans to spend in the next 12 months on the treatment of alcohol use in children and young people; and if he will require every i
18 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Alcoholic Drinks: Young Offenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for children and young people who end up in the criminal justice system, what steps is he taking to divert them away from alcohol use, rather than taking a punitive approach.
18 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of how alcohol is being used by children and young people in the context of mental health challenges; and what assessment he has made of the potential causal relationshi
18 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of alcohol consumption on the health of children; and what his priorities are to tackle that matter.
18 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public health interventions his Department provides in early education on alcohol use among children and young people.
18 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department collects data on alcohol use by children and young people; and if he will publish that data.
18 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to tackle alcohol (a) use and (b) abuse in (i) children and (ii) young people.
18 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a statutory youth service.
18 May 2022 · Department for Education
Schools: Youth Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using school buildings for delivering youth services where youth clubs do not exist.
18 May 2022 · Department for Education
Education: Youth Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport about integrating a youth service with the education system.
18 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on establishing a statutory youth service.
18 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Food: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affair on what steps the Government can take to help mitigate the global food shortag
18 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Food: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prepare for short-term food shortages overseas resulting from decreasing global stocks and the war in Ukraine.
17 May 2022 · Department for Education
Children and Young People: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the police on ensuring that children and young people who are at risk to themselves and others are placed in specialist units.
17 May 2022 · Department for Education
Youth Custody: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason children and young people who present as causing serious risk to themselves or others are placed in police cells.
17 May 2022 · Department for Education
Foster Care: Babies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will introduce a programme that (a) encourages and (b) trains families to provide mother and baby fostering placements.
17 May 2022 · Department for Education
Foster Care: Babies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of mother and baby fostering placements.
17 May 2022 · Department for Education
Mother and Baby Units
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that every local authority has a mother and baby unit to help women develop good parenting skills where they present with need for a placement.
17 May 2022 · Department for Education
Mother and Baby Units
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that women who have been in mother and baby placements are provided with the necessary support to enable their baby to remain with them once they have left.
Source: official written-questions record.