Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jan 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 (a) the effectiveness of existing covid-19 regulations at reducing (i) infection and (ii) hospitalisation rates and (b) whether the maintenance of those regulations w

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his priority will be for managing the covid-19 outbreak once the efficacy of the booster vaccine has reduced.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Scratch That

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is undertaking work with the organisation Scratch That which supports people with topical steroid withdrawal reactions.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is a specialist team within (a) his Department and (b) NHS England assessing topical steroid withdrawal reactions.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to review the way that steroid-based treatments are prescribed to patients with dermatological conditions to prevent topical steroid withdrawal reactions.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent topical steroid withdrawal reactions while tackling the severe reactions that can result from long term use of steroid-based dermatological treatments.

17 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 80365 on Coronavirus: Disease Control, for what reason it is commercially sensitive to publish the (a) termination dates on contracts and (b) c

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in (a) York Unit

14 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reversing the burden of proof in respect of consent in cases of sexual assault.

14 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that his response to the covid-19 outbreak takes account of regional variations of infection rates and levels of hospital admissions in different parts of the coun

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that schools are able to continue to access vaccine programmes throughout the current phase of the covid-19 outbreak.

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Teachers: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the level of teaching staff available in York during the current phase of the covid-19 outbreak.

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on reducing the incidence of sexual assault in further education, higher education and school settings.

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what counselling services are available to support school, college and university aged young women who experience any form of sexual violence in or out of school, college or university.

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve sex education in PHSE lessons to reduce the scale of and prevent incidences of sexual assault.

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available in schools, colleges and universities for women and girls who have experienced incidences of sexual violence.

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much sewage has been released into rivers (a) nationally and (b) in York since the enactment of the Environment Bill on 9 November 2021.

14 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with NHS property services on repurposing vacant NHS property to home Afghan refugees, including if it needs to be retrofitted.

14 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has a timetable for rehousing people currently in bridging hotels.

14 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with stakeholders on converting void and disused properties into accommodation for Afghan refugees currently in bridging hotels.

14 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of moving people from bridging hotels into short term residential accommodation.

14 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to identify accommodation for Afghan refugees.

14 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Afghan refugees who have given birth have been returned to a bridging hotel rather than rehomed.

14 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Warm Welcome initiative continues for refugees who remain in bridging hotels.

14 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many homes his Department has provided to people arriving under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.

14 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many units of empty property his Department directly holds that can be used or repurposed for residential accommodation.

14 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Annington Homes: Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many empty homes does Annington holds on behalf of his Department.

13 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure local authorities support people out of (a) food and (b) fuel poverty this winter.

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

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the proportion of houses in the UK which are sufficiently insulated; and what steps he will take to install adequate insulation in houses that do not

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

Council Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure council-owned homes meet an appropriate housing standard.

Source: official written-questions record.