Written questions
9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Jul 2024 · Department for Education
Class Sizes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase class sizes to accommodate children moving from the independent sector to the state sector.
30 Jul 2024 · Treasury
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that pupils without an education, health and care who have experienced trauma are exempt from the introduction of VAT on private school fees.
30 Jul 2024 · Department for Education
Children: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make provision available for the (a) emotional and (b) mental health needs of children transferring from the independent to the state school sector before they transfer.
30 Jul 2024 · Department for Education
Private Education: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the state school sector is able to accommodate children in the independent sector who will need to transfer due to the introduction of VAT on schools in (a) September 202
30 Jul 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with private schools on the Government's proposed policy to implement VAT on private school fees.
30 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Winter Fuel Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 43 of her Majesty's Treasury's policy document entitled, Fixing the foundations public spending audit 2024-2025, published on 29 July 2024, what discussions she held with sta
30 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of pensioners don't receive Pension Credit; and if she will make an estimate of the number of those pensioners living in (i) relative and (ii) absolute poverty.
30 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Winter Fuel Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 43 of her Majesty's Treasury's policy document entitled, Fixing the foundations public spending audit 2024-2025, published on 29 July 2024, what assessment she has made of th
30 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Winter Fuel Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 43 of Her Majesty's Treasury's policy document entitled, Fixing the foundations public spending audit 2024-2025, published on 29 July 2024, what assessment she has made of t
30 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Winter Fuel Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's oral statement on 29 July 2024, Official Report, column 1038 on Public spending: inheritance, what assessment his Department has made of the potentia
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the prevalence of type 2 diabetes.
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a Major Conditions Strategy.
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will produce an alcohol strategy in this Parliament.
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of banning the sale of alcohol before 11am on use by people who have an alcohol dependency.
26 Jul 2024 · Home Office
Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of minimum pricing for alcohol.
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce the number of illicit drug deaths.
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fentanyl and Nitazenes: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to educate the drug using community on the risks of (a) nitazine and (b) fentanyl.
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on a harm reduction approach to substance misuse.
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Naloxone
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will roll out training on the use of naloxone.
26 Jul 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will support food growing schemes in schools.
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Processed Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will stake steps to work with food producers to reduce (a) fat, (b) sugar and (c) salt in processed foods.
26 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Food Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to work with foodbanks to help ensure that healthy options are available for people from low income households.
26 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Meat: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to help reduce the meat intake in people's diets.
26 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
National Food Strategy Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the will National Food Strategy.
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nutrition: Low Incomes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to healthy food for families on low household incomes.
26 Jul 2024 · Home Office
Anti-social Behaviour: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce anti-social behaviour (a) on high streets and (b) in city centres.
26 Jul 2024 · Home Office
Licensing Laws
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional legal powers of local authorities to assess the suitability of applications by premises for the sale of alcohol.
26 Jul 2024 · Treasury
Tourism: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce tax free shopping in tourist destinations.
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that there is a comprehensive strategy for meeting the (a) clinical and (b) care needs of people with eating disorders.
26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism and Mental Health: Hospital Beds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of beds for (a) adults and (b) children with (i) a dual diagnosis with autism and (ii) other complex mental health needs.
Source: official written-questions record.