Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to make York a centre of excellence for walking and cycling in response to the Government's announcement that Active Travel England's headquarters will be located in York.

10 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Cost of Living: York

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of increases in the cost of living on people living in York.

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

Regional Planning and Development: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to level up areas that have been unsuccessful in bids to the Levelling Up Fund, the High Street Fund and the Social Partnership Fund and are seeing a reductio

10 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Private Rented Housing: Cost of Living

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ahead of the Spring Statement, what assessment he has made of the contribution of private rental costs to the current increases in the cost of living; and what steps he will take to reduce those costs.

10 Feb 2022 · COP26

Coal

To ask the President of COP26, what progress he has made since the COP26 conference on ending the use of coal.

10 Feb 2022 · COP26

Climate Change: Development Aid

To ask the President of COP26, what progress he has made on securing additional funding for climate change initiatives in developing countries ahead of COP27.

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

Leasehold: Property Management Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to protect leaseholders against sharp rises in costs from management companies running their housing scheme.

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

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to ensure that local authorities acquire or build new social housing to meet rising demand in areas where there is a net loss of social housing.

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

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to introduce annual targets for local authorities on the delivery of new social housing in their local authority areas.

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

Private Rented Housing: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing local authorities to introduce rent controls in areas of very high private rental costs.

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

Standard of Living: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to ensure that York does not regress economically and socially in the context of (a) the impact of rises in the cost of living and (b) the reduction in funding

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is for bringing forward the lifting of covid-19 restrictions in the context of the weekly average number of covid-related deaths being in excess of 1,000.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to maintain covid-19 restrictions in areas with high levels of (a) infection and (b) hospitalisation.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the advice he has received from SAGE, the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Scientific Adviser on plans to remove all covid-19 restrictions.

10 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Technology: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the current value of the digital creative industry in York and North Yorkshire; and what estimate she has made of the potential value of that sector in the

10 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of the value of the York and North Yorkshire creative industry; and what estimate she has made of the potential value of that sector in the future.

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

Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will set out a future framework for the roles and responsibilities of local authorities.

9 Feb 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 undertake a comprehensive review of the adequacy of the (a) current and (b) future levels of local authority funding.

9 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the Fire and Rescue Service precept for North Yorkshire.

9 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the rise has been in dental caries in children over each of the last five years.

9 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Health and Malnutrition: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the impact of poor oral healthcare and (b) levels of malnutrition in older people.

9 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the UK has a leadership role in tackling humanitarian situations in (a) Afghanistan and (b) other countries.

9 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Humanitarian Aid: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will develop a humanitarian unit, within the armed forces. to specifically focus on providing assistance to humanitarian disasters.

9 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the humanitarian response to the crisis in Afghanistan is sustainable.

9 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: World Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will allocate funding to meet 10 per cent of the cost for the World Food Programme's response to the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.

9 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason Ministers have not yet met with Afghan government leaders to discuss the humanitarian situation in that country.

9 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on plans to reform the dental contract.

9 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeline is for the dental backlog to be cleared sufficiently to allow capacity for people to have an annual NHS dental check up.

9 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Integrated Care Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of Integrated Care System partners being required to determine and fund dental delivery models to address the backlog in NHS dental services.

9 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Integrated Care Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of integrating dental services within ICS footprints or at a more local level from 2023.

Source: official written-questions record.