Written questions

2,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Apr 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of fracking proposals on (a) carbon emissions and (b) the UK’s commitments under the Paris Agreement.

3 Apr 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Nurseries and Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to (a) limit vehicle emissions and (b) reduce the levels of toxic air-borne particulates near schools and nurseries.

3 Apr 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on levels of air pollution of road closures near schools.

3 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to support leaseholders who are charged for the removal of ACM cladding on privately owned buildings.

3 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of existing powers for local authorities to ensure combustible ACM cladding is removed from privately owned buildings

2 Apr 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Convention on Biological Diversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to ensure the UK meets its targets under the Global Convention on Biological Diversity; and what assessment his has Department has made of the UK's progre

2 Apr 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Automation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Office for National Statistics’ estimate that jobs held by people aged 20-24 are most at risk of automation, what plans he has to ensure young people are abl

2 Apr 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Automation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the article published on 25 March 2019 by the Office of National Statistics entitled Which occupations are at highest risk of being automated?, what steps she is

2 Apr 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Automation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to ensure workers whose jobs are at risk of automation are supported with training in new skills to find new work.

2 Apr 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Automation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Office for National Statistics analysis of the occupations at highest risk of being automated.

1 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of incentive payments to private landlords on (a) helping homeless people access long-term and stable housing options and (b

1 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average proportion change recorded in the bimonthly counts for the Rough Sleeping Initiative has been in (a) London and (b) England since July 2018.

1 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will publish the bimonthly counts of rough sleepers by local authorities in receipt of the Rough Sleeping Initiative funding.

1 Apr 2019 · Department for Education

Adoption and Foster Care: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on EU nationals applying to (a) adopt or (b) foster vulnerable children.

1 Apr 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

British Nationals Abroad: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps his Department is taking to ensure UK children being cared for by relatives in another EU member state retain their residency rights after the UK leaves the EU.

25 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Coram Children’s Legal Centre's report entitled Making Brexit work for children, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for his policies of that report's recommendat

25 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to support young EU nationals apply to the EU Settlement Scheme who may have difficulty in providing documentation proving their residency in the UK.

25 Mar 2019 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Social Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the social media policy for HM Government accounts.

22 Mar 2019 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Social Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money from the public purse has been spent on social media advertising for the Prime Minister’s statement in Downing Street on 20 March 2019.

21 Mar 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) social media companies and (b) online news platforms ban and remove harmful and extremist content.

21 Mar 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Social Media: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of social media on young people’s mental health; and what plans his Department has to ensure that social media companies protect vul

21 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish updated sex education guidelines; and what steps is his Department is taking to ensure that those guidelines reflect diverse needs particularly for girls and LGBT+ young peo

21 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of March 2019 research by Generation Rent which found that local authorities surveyed had issued improvemen

20 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Curriculum: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to ensure that (a) history, (b) English literature and (c) other core curriculum subjects reflect diverse viewpoints and minority groups including (i) BAME groups, (ii) members of

20 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of recent changes in funding for schools on the provision for extracurricular activities in schools including the creative and performing arts.

20 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) creative subjects and (b) a choice of foreign languages are offered to all secondary school students.

20 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect recent changes in the level of funding for schools on the diversity of curriculum choices in secondary schools.

19 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to ensure private rented tenants are secure from Section 21 evictions following a complaint.

19 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on (a) staffing levels and (b) waiting times of the centralisation of cervical screening laboratories.

19 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current average time is for cervical screening results in each laboratory linked to each NHS Trust and Foundation Trust in London; and what the average waiting time for those results is in

Source: official written-questions record.