Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Recruitment and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) training dentists domestically and (b) recruiting qualified dentists from overseas; and if he will make a statement.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of NHS dentists in York.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to help ensure that people who need of NHS dental treatment have timely access to it.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will produce a dental strategy to help tackle shortages in NHS dentists.

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in the context of the under-supply of housing in England, if he will take steps to help ensure that future housing development is designated for local residents rather than for asset

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Council Housing: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in the context of increases in the cost of living, if he will take steps to ensure that local authorities work with people who may default on rent payments rather than progress to co

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in the context of increases in the cost of living, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that (a) social landlords and (b) local authorities are unable to evict a

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in the context of increases to the cost of living, if he will end (a) evictions of tenants by landlords and (b) Section 21 notices.

16 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Income Support

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of increases to the cost of living, if he will introduce a new minimum income guarantee.

16 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Arms Trade and Defence: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of increases in the cost of living, if he will introduce a windfall tax on arms and defence companies.

16 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Procurement: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of increases in the cost of living, if he will introduce a windfall tax on the companies that made profits from Government contracts relating to the covid-19 outbreak.

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the matching of Ukrainian refugees with Homes for Ukraine families is only conducted through professionally recognised organisation

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Homes for Afghans plan, integrated with the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

16 Mar 2022 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with his international counterparts on trade with Russia.

16 Mar 2022 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to call for a global boycott of businesses that continue to trade with Russia.

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Products: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to take steps to help consumers obtain information on whether products that they purchase have contributed to the Russian economy, either directly

16 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Body Searches: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to prohibit strip searches of children.

16 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to withdraw any arms trading with Saudi Arabia in the context of the recent executions in that country.

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he make assessment of the potential merits of establishing a professional matching process for the Homes for Ukraine programme, to reduce the risk of exploitation of these vulnera

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he will carry out DBS checks on all people who are seeking to participate in the Homes for Ukraine programme.

16 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Prime Minister on the safety of women and child refugees fleeing Ukraine.

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that the UK is able to manages its food supply in the event of potential global food shortages as a result of the war in Ukraine and worsenin

16 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the UK's agricultural sector is able to support supply in the event of a possible shortage in grain as a result of the war in Ukraine.

15 Mar 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that international companies withdraw their trade from Russia.

15 Mar 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take to scrutinise the trading relationships of British businesses which are registered overseas with Russia.

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support she is providing to (a) Refugee Action, (b) City of Sanctuary and (c) other charities supporting Ukrainian refugees.

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Uni Connect Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, assessment he has made of the value of Uni Connect to higher education outreach.

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Uni Connect Programme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that Uni Connect receives its funding on time for the financial year 20220-23.

15 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people diagnosed with covid-19 using (a) regular or (b) non-invasive ventilation treatments.

15 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether carers who support people who are (a) clinically vulnerable or (b) immuno-supressed will have access to covid-19 tests after March 2022.

Source: official written-questions record.