Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy priorities are for tackling problematic alcohol use.

1 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholism: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that alcohol use prevention and treatment programmes are adequately resourced.

1 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol in England.

1 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to (a) support people with problematic alcohol use and (b) prevent people from developing problematic alcohol use.

31 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Investigation into Alleged Gatherings on Government Premises During Covid Restrictions: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, from which budget the investigation conducted by Sue Gray is being funded.

31 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Investigation into alleged gatherings on government premises during Covid restrictions has cost in terms of staff time.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Land: Regeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to enable communities to take control of underused or vacant spaces of community value as part of levelling up.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Literacy and Numeracy: Teaching Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will commission a professionally-led review of the effectiveness of the (a) phonics screening check in year one, (b) the autumn term phonics screening check in year two, (c) key stage 1 SATs in year two,

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of salaries of staff working in nurseries.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of childcare funding for children attending nurseries for (a) 15 and (b) 30 hours.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Nurseries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what additional support he is providing to nurseries to help them meet the rise in energy costs.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of public funding for nurseries.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional steps she is taking to ensure disabled people are financially supported through the current period of increased costs of living and energy.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve trust in the disability benefits assessment process among disabled people.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that health professionals with adequate knowledge, competencies and specialisms are involved in the assessment process for disability related benefits to ensure that t

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2021 to Question 108450, what measurable progress she has made on reducing the number of claimants having their assessment for their benefit award overturned at a ma

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure employment and support allowance and personal independence payments claimants are not negatively impacted while waiting for a tribunal hearing on their claim.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of tribunals for employment and support allowance and personal independence payment benefits claims in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21 (i) nationally

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of mandatory reconsiderations for employment and support allowance and personal independence payment benefits claims in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

BTEC Qualifications: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate long-term funding for BTEC courses.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Safety Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he is planning for the UK to diverge from any of the vehicle safety provisions included in the EU's General Safety Regulation.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Safety Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will implement the vehicle safety measures included in the General Safety Regulation that are entering into force in the EU and Northern Ireland from 6 July 2022.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicle Type Approval

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made in establishing a UK system for vehicle type approval.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicle Type Approval: Safety Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures for improved vehicle safety he plans to prioritise for UK type approval.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the end-of-year examinations are fair for pupils who have been absent from school due to covid-19 infection control measures.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he is planning to reintroduce public health measures into schools to help ensure they remain open during the ongoing high levels of covid-19 infection.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that schools remain open during the ongoing high level of covid-19 infection rates.

28 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what effect the publication of the Violence against Women and Girls Strategy has had on policing since its publication.

28 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy has achieved since it was published.

28 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) age profile of the dental workforce and (b) impact of retirements on the provision of services over the next five years.

Source: official written-questions record.