Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ivory: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2022 to Question 120825 on Ivory: Imports, what assessment he has made of reasons for the increase in imports and export permits for bringing ivor

21 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Police: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill on levels of (a) criminal activity and (b) gross misconduct in police forces.

21 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Spiking: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to incorporate (a) spiking offences and (b) integrated services for victims of those offences in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

21 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Hate Crime: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to classify misogyny as a hate crime.

21 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry and Tourism: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of maintaining after 31 March 2022 the 12.5 per cent VAT rate to support businesses in the hospitality and tourism industry to support covid-19 recovery and trad

21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS 111: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the proposal that by 2023-24 people seeking urgent mental health support in England will be able to do so via the three-digit 111 number, what assessment he has made of the qualif

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of children in care who have family members overseas that they could be safely placed with; and what support his Department provides to enable that.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is his policy is on placing looked after children with family members overseas rather than placing a child in care in the UK.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children have been placed with family members overseas in each of the last five years.

21 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Police: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to increase the pay of police officers and police support staff.

21 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Police: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle low morale as a result of pay within the police.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2022 to Question 117837 on Energy: Billing, what steps he is taking in response to energy companies placing speculative rises on direct debit

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Bullying and Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2022 to Question 106778 on Employment: Bullying and Harassment, what steps a person can take to seek restitution to tackle bullying in their w

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ivory: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2022 to Question 120825 on Ivory: Imports, what assessment he has made of the impact of ivory entering or leaving the UK on global elephant and rh

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ivory: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2022 to Question 120825 on Ivory: Imports, what steps he is taking to end the licensing of ivory items entering the UK.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to ensure that the energy bill rebate benefits tenants instead of landlords.

18 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence

War Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time to process a war pension is as of 18 February 2022.

18 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the outcomes of the (a) SIREN study, (b) Easter6 project and (c) Vivaldi study on the effectiveness of antibodies in providing protection against covid-19.

18 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the locations of the Mental Health Hubs for NHS staff are in the Yorkshire and Humber region; and whether he has plans to establish more of those hubs in that region.

18 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for funding for the Mental Health Recovery Action Plan after 31 March 2022; and if he will increase funding to that service.

18 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2022 to Question 115955 on Dental Services, what assessment he has made from analysis of the available data of the challenges facing dentistry in (a) Yorkshire

18 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are taken to assess whether someone is fit to hold a firearms licence.

18 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether firearm licence holders are permitted to keep their firearm licence in the event of a pending decision by the CPS to prosecute that licence holder.

18 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) levels of demand for Professional and Linguistics Assessment Board tests and (b) impact of that demand on the availability of places to take that test;

18 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a person who had to return to the UK to care for parents and as a result were unable to take their foundation post-graduate medical training in the country of their degree would be accepted

18 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Professional and Linguistics Assessment Board test does not have a waiting list.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on people with underlying health conditions of the proposals to remove all covid-19 restrictions.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make his policy to guarantee access to free covid-19 tests as part of the Government's proposals to remove all covid-19 restrictions.

10 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of lifting covid-19 restrictions on sickness rates in school among pupils and teachers.

10 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage employers to take on apprentices in the transport sector.

Source: official written-questions record.