Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

BioYorkshire: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding UK Research and Innovation has (a) allocated and (b) provided to BioYorkshire in the last 12 months.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department has provided to research projects based in (a) York, (b) Yorkshire and (c) the UK in the last 12 months.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the (a) affordability of childcare and (b) potential impact of conditionality requirements for benefits on people's ability t

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to provide additional support to local authorities to reduce air pollution in areas which breach air quality standards.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Palestinians: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help reunite civilians in Gaza with family studying at UK universities.

4 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armed Conflict: Visas

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential merits of enabling (a) Palestinian civilians in Gaza and (b) other people livin

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Older People: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has taken recent steps to commission research into (a) reducing ill health and (b) retaining (i) physical function and (ii) mental capacity by older people.

4 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason he has not established a family reunification visa scheme for people in Gaza.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of skills levels in the house building (a) sector and (b) supply chain on long term house building targets.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking with local authorities to help communities to tackle antisocial behaviour.

4 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to provide additional (a) training and (b) resources to police forces to help tackle neighbourhood disputes.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Alternative Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support local authorities to provide adequate levels of (a) estate and (b) workforce for alternative provision for children at secondary schools.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that children with SEND who have difficulties with the school environment receive a full education.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to collect data on the number and proportion of women who consume alcohol while pregnant.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of babies who have developed foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in each of the last ten years.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) school leavers and (b) adults with SEND are given prioritised access to apprenticeships.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Further Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to provide free access to further education for people with SEND.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people receive a good standard of hospice care if they reside in an area covered by an integrated care board that provides less than the nati

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Integrated Care Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to help support integrated care boards to develop palliative care strategies for (a) hospices, (b) care homes, (c) hospitals and (d) within the community in t

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to help support the good business charter accreditation scheme.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase consistency in the standards of teaching of religious education in schools.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued recent guidance to schools on the proportion of their funding that should be allocated to the teaching of (a) religious education and (b) other subjects.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the regulation of Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates by the General Medical Council on the average (a) cost and (b) waiting time

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to provide the same (a) terms and conditions and (b) job evaluation systems to (i) Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates and (ii) junior doctors.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring (a) Anaesthesia Associates and (b) Physician Associates to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

1 Mar 2024 · Women and Equalities

Clinical Trials

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has taken recent steps with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to recruit more (a) people and (b) people from ethnic minority communities onto clinical trials.

1 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Health: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is taking steps with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to tackle regulatory systems that slow down research.

1 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that (a) researchers and (b) their families are able to access UK visas.

1 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation and Research: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is having discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on including research and innovation into future trade deals.

1 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to encourage research collaborations across (a) the Horizon Europe programme and (b) globally.

Source: official written-questions record.