Written questions
1,333 written questions tabled, most recent first.
11 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Bill of Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that the rights of more vulnerable citizens are protected when replacing the Human Rights Act 1998 with the proposed Bill of Rights.
10 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will conduct a review of colour vision regulations for commercial pilots in the UK.
10 Mar 2022 · Department for Education
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing schools with additional ringfenced funds to cover rising energy bills.
9 Mar 2022 · Treasury
National Savings and Investments: Internet
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve the National Savings and Investments website's accessibility for blind users of that website.
9 Mar 2022 · Home Office
Visas: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ukrainian citizens fleeing Ukraine have to pay to apply for visa applications; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of waiving visa application fees for Ukrainian refugees.
8 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services and Social Services: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing an assessment of (a) current and (b) future workforce requirements in health and social care each two years from 2022 onwards.
7 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Veterinary Medicine: Training and Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of shortages of veterinary surgeons in the UK; and what steps he is taking to support more people to train as veterinary surgeons in the UK.
3 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of continuing to provide free covid-19 lateral flow testing for (a) clinically extremely vulnerable people, (b) their immediate relatives and (c)
2 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jerusalem: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on reports of forced evictions in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan.
2 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating guidelines for the administration of covid-19 vaccines to include aspiration before injection.
1 Mar 2022 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the 12.5 per cent hospitality VAT rate to the end of 2022.
1 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Foreign Companies: Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to establish a public register of overseas property ownership.
1 Mar 2022 · Treasury
Individual Savings Accounts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the lifetime ISA property limit in line with inflation.
1 Mar 2022 · Treasury
Doctors: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS doctors will not incur increased tax liabilities due to pension contributions with the result that they would be financially worse off for working longer hours.
28 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he plans to bring forward legislation on prohibiting Russian vessels from entering UK ports.
28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing free lateral flow covid-19 tests for people visiting care home residents after 1 April 2022.
28 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support more autistic people into employment.
23 Feb 2022 · Treasury
First Time Buyers: Young People
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to provide support to young families saving to buy their first home.
23 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Housing: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking through the Help to Buy scheme to ensure that more new-build properties within the maximum threshold for London properties have three or more bedrooms.
23 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Foie Gras and Furs: Imports and Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the (a) import and (b) sale of (i) real fur and (ii) foie gras as soon as pa
22 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling access for people with health anxiety to free covid-19 lateral flow testing beyond April 2022.
22 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Muslims
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of alleged reports of (a) violence and (b) discrimination targeted at Muslim women in India; and what representations he has made to his Indian co
18 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Quarantine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ending the legal requirement to isolate after testing positive for covid-19 on clinically extremely vulnerable persons.
18 Feb 2022 · Treasury
Energy Bills Rebate
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling energy consumers to opt-out of the energy bills rebate scheme.
18 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Long Covid: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to NHS long covid treatment across England.
18 Feb 2022 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry and Tourism: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish an impact assessment on the potential economic effect of ending the reduced rate of VAT for (a) hospitality and (b) tourism businesses on (i) jobs and (ii) businesses in those sectors.
10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to help ensure provision of safe abortion access for women living with abusive partners; and if he will take make an assessment of the potential effect methods of ac
10 Feb 2022 · Cabinet Office
Ministers: Members' Interests
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Minister for Brexit Opportunities has no conflict of interest in taking up his role.
4 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Furs
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of replacing ceremonial caps made from the skins of bears with ceremonial caps made using faux fur.
3 Feb 2022 · Home Office
Educational Visits: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young people have travelled to the UK on collective passports issued by EU Member States who have ratified the relevant 1961 Council of Europe treaty as of 3 February 2022 since the UK's depa
Source: official written-questions record.