Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Household Support Fund on vulnerable households.

1 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Alcoholic Drinks: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide adequate education on the use of alcohol to people under the age of 18.

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussion with her international counterparts on best practice in the management of alcohol use.

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what proportion of cases presented at urgent care and emergency departments has alcohol been recorded as (a) a contributing or (b) major factor in the latest period for which data is available.

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholism: Liver Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will introduce (a) liver and (b) blood tests for (i) young and (ii) any other people with high alcohol use.

1 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks and Smoking: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce hypothecated taxes for (a) smoking products, (b) vaping products and (c) alcohol to pay for health services related to those products.

1 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks and Smoking: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will raise duty on (a) tobacco products, (b) vapes and (c) alcohol in the forthcoming Budget.

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of alcohol harm.

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for alcohol (a) harm and (b) addiction services.

1 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report by Public Health Scotland entitled Evaluating the impact of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in

1 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing further restrictions on advertising on the packaging of alcoholic drinks.

1 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to place further restrictions on the advertisement of alcohol.

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to restrict the location of sale of alcohol.

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nitrous Oxide: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to take further steps to help prevent the use of nitrous oxide.

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nitrous Oxide: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) users and (b) people that have experienced harm due to the use of nitrous oxide.

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to take steps to restrict the advertising of vapes at (a) sporting venues, (b) on packaging and (c) at point of sale.

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department plans to take to regulate the locations of point of sale displays for vapes.

30 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle shortages of health visitors and (b) help ensure that they are resourced to support parents of children with mental health challenges.

30 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she expects all schools in York to have a designated mental health team.

30 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure coordination of children and young people's mental health support across different agencies.

30 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that parents with children with mental health challenges receive the support required.

30 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of developing a bespoke strategy for children's and young people's mental health.

26 Jan 2024 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) in (a) providing value for money and (b) reaching the most deprived households.

26 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how he is assessing the scale of funding needed for the Housing Support Grant for next year.

26 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish the uplift in local authority funding for each local authority.

26 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the International Court of Justice’s decision on the request for provisional measures in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and

26 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the International Court of Justice’s decision on the request for provisional measures in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and

26 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Genocide Convention

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the International Court of Justice’s decision on the request for provisional measures in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and

26 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Genocide Convention

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he plans to change his approach to (a) the Israeli Government and (b) the UN General Assembly and Security Council as a result of the International Court of Justice’s deci

26 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Genocide Convention

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the International Court of Justice’s decision on the request for provisional measures in the case concerning Ap

Source: official written-questions record.