Written questions
9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.
1 Jul 2021 · COP26
UN Climate Conference 2021: Sustainable Development
To ask the President of COP26, what steps he has taken to incorporate the 17 Sustainable Development Goals into his outcome planning for COP26.
1 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to enable Yorkshire and the Humber to collaborate economic, infrastructure and special planning matters across the region.
30 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to utilise community pharmacies to reduce the backlog of cases in primary care.
30 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department last made an assessment of the viability of care companies; and what assessment he has made of the resilience of such companies.
30 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eyesight: Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) recent trends in waiting times for optician appointments and (b) the impact of those waiting times on people's eyesight.
30 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of when the number of patients on hospital waiting lists will peak.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Local Press: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in the level of advertising in local media outlets and (b) the financial viability of local media outlets.
30 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Economic Situation: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) Yorkshire and (b) York are allocated adequate funding to tackle economic inequalities.
30 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Urban Areas: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a cities fund to capitalise on the opportunities of cities and improve their local economies.
30 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Urban Areas: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is a fair redistribution of funding to towns and cities.
30 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Regional Planning and Development
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Government's Levelling Up agenda on the creation of jobs to date.
30 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Slavery: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children and young people engaged in county lines who are being subjected to (a) child sexual exploitation and (b) other forms of modern slavery.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Children and Young People: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children and young people who are outside of the mainstream education system and are in receipt of statutory services who are (a) engaging with and (b) not enga
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Social Services: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is planning to take over summer 2021 to help young people in receipt of statutory services to re-engage with those services as covid-19 restrictions are eased.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Offences against Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of children outside of the mainstream education system being subjected to sexual exploitation.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Children and Young People: Alternative Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children and young people of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age his Department estimates are outside of the mainstream education system.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Children and Young People: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help re-engage children and young people in their education as covid-19 restrictions are eased.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Children and Young People: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for there having been recent increases in the number of children and young people being outside of the mainstream education system.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
Parking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent car repair workshops from parking vehicles on streets or in residential parking areas.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has plans to compensate people who have booked holidays but are no longer able to travel due to the financial implications of the covid-19 travel status of their destination changing.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Landlords: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the amount of covid-19 business support grants that has been allocated by the Government to non-resident landlords.
29 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Recycling: York
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of recycling rates (a) nationally and (b) in York since March 2020.
29 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
Urban Areas: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of urban centres; and what steps he is taking to support local authorities to make those centres more accessible.
29 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Plans: York
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timeframe is for York to have a Local Plan.
29 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to prioritise homes with gardens over flats without gardens in housing planning applications.
29 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning: Public Participation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase community involvement in the planning process.
29 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Business: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on supporting local authorities to pr
29 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Business: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to help businesses affected by covid-19 restrictions when business rates are next due.
29 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Self-employed: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support is available to self-employed people who have been ineligible for Government covid-19 support schemes to date to restart their business.
29 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Small Businesses: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to continue to support SMEs experiencing a slow recovery as covid-19 restrictions are eased.
Source: official written-questions record.