Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made towards delivering the NHS Long Term Plan commitment to help prevent up to 150,000 heart attacks, strokes and dementia cases over the next 10 years.

8 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of progress towards publishing the National Implementation Plan to support the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan.

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

Housing First

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has a planned timetable for the rollout of the Housing First programme in (a) general and (b) York.

7 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that refugees from Afghanistan are also provided housing opportunities while resettling Ukrainian refugees.

7 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what agreements have been made across the whole of Europe on how all countries can play an equal part in supporting refugees from Ukraine.

7 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to allow Russians who oppose the current regime in that country who are (a) already in the UK and (b) currently outside the UK to seek long-term sanctuary in the UK.

7 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he will take to ensure that students from Ukraine will be able to be integrated into UK universities on their arrival in the UK.

7 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Pupils: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure teachers and support staff are adequately equipped to meet the needs of school-aged children from Ukraine including support for their trauma and mental health.

7 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure sufficient and proficient trauma support for refugees entering the UK from Ukraine.

7 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that all Ukrainian refugees entering the UK receive free healthcare through the NHS.

7 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the increasing cost of living on the health of people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

7 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the use of testing to prevent covid-19 transmission and related illness.

7 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether GP surgeries and pharmacists will be able to administer covid-19 tests after March 2022.

7 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will continue to make data available on hospitalisations and mortality from covid-19 after the end of March 2022.

7 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Business: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress the Government has made on identifying the UK business interests of those in President Putin's inner circle.

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

Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to support the development of the infrastructure required to reduce dependency on oil and gas; and what discussions he has had with his interna

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

Fossil Fuels: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on steps that could be taken to reduce the UK's and other European countries' use of Russian oil and gas.

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

Fossil Fuels: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts who are dependent on Russian oil or gas on how quickly they could diversify their energy source.

7 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Companies: Belarus and Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to scrutinise shareholders of UK businesses for the purposes of ascertaining links with the regimes in Russia or Belarus.

7 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to actively encourage people to use active travel to help save on their use of fuel.

7 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to provide support to enable people to increase their use of active travel to help protect household budgets in the context of the rising cost of fuel.

7 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to make electric vehicles more affordable in the context of the rising cost of fuel.

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

Internet: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2022 to Question 129183 on Digital Technology: Disadvantaged, if he will take steps to help internet providers offer free internet connections to low-in

4 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that local authority directors of public health can access supplies of free covid-19 lateral flow tests after 1 April 2022 to provide them to council employees visit

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

Urban Areas: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking with the Department for Transport to ensure that transport planning is integrated in wider city planning to help tackle the climate crisis.

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

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will ensure that the Government undertakes a comprehensive review of local government finances and their requirements to deliver safe services for their areas ahead of the next

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

Urban Areas: Regeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities have the resources they need to rebuild their high streets.

3 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will enable local authorities to levy a tax on people staying on vacation in short term holiday lets, B&Bs, guest houses or hotels.

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

Holiday Accommodation: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of charging holiday lets an enhanced rate of council tax.

3 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Empty Property: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of charging empty high street properties additional business rates in the event that they do not allow local start-up businesses from utilising their space at a

Source: official written-questions record.