Written questions

1,333 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Educational Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to help facilitate educational travel to the UK by people who hold national ID cards but not passports.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling Act 2005

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential financial public losses as a result of the proposed changes to the Gambling Act.

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Washing Machines: Water Filters

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to new (a) domestic and (b) commercial washing machines.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports of airlines flying empty flights to retain slots; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing landing slot rig

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he made of the potential merits of (a) a permanent ban on the use of neonicotinoids and (b) incentivising the use of (i) alternative and (ii) less harmful pesticides to

26 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to continue support for disabled adults whose EHCPs have ended during the covid-19 outbreak as a result of their age.

26 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

IVF: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are no (a) practical and (b) financial barriers for LGBTQ+ people when accessing IVF treatments.

24 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish an impact assessment on the effect of ending the reduced rate of VAT on (a) jobs and (b) businesses in the hospitality sector.

21 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Environmental Land Management schemes will reward farmers and land managers for the creation of new paths to improve public access to the countryside.

21 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Environmental Land Management schemes will reward farmers and land managers for steps they take to improve access to the countryside for disabled people.

20 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Guide Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that guide dog owners are not illegally turned away by taxis.

19 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending blue badge eligibility to people undergoing treatment for cancer.

18 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing mental health research relating to the impact of social media on young people.

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Travel Requirements: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 6 December 2021 to Question 84419 on Mexico: Coronavirus, what recent discussions he has had with his Mexican counterpart on reports that citizens of Mexico are unable to have th

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing an animal welfare commissioner to produce an annual report on the state of animal welfare in England.

18 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Cameras

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of legislating to make to Body-Worn Cameras accessible to all officers on the frontline, including Prisoner Escorting and Custody officers.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the level of carbon emissions produced by the UK's aviation industry; and what steps he is taking with that industry to reduce carbon emissions from air travel in the UK.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

International Transport: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to encourage a transition towards greener modes of international transportation.

17 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of taxation on (a) purchasing, (b) selling and (c) trading of cryptocurrencies in the UK.

17 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current (a) rules and (b) regulations governing the (i) buying and (ii) selling of cryptocurrencies in the UK.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Video Games: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that there are adequate age-related controls in place for people purchasing Non-Fungible Tokens in video games.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Building Safety Fund: Ealing Central and Acton

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of applications to the Building Safety Fund that remain outstanding in Ealing Central and Acton constituency (a) six months and (b) more than

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Ealing Central and Acton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Ealing Centra

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to speed up the processing of Building Safety Fund applications in response to reports that some housing associations have been waiting more than six months f

13 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has to convene a UN-backed pledging conference to raise funds for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.

13 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Act 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding the due diligence clauses in the Environment Act 2021 to cover (a) breaches of international agreements on human

13 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Development Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing people who have made representations on development plans to participate in examination hearings.

13 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Development Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure that communities are involved in development in their area and (b) reduce the length of planning permission.

11 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Self-employed: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of delivering targeted support for creative freelancers, via grant funding, to include (a) newly self-employed people, (b) people with less than 50 per cent

6 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Transport for London: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of a failure to secure a long-term funding deal for Transport for London beyond 4 February 2022 on (a) bus and (b) tube services.

Source: official written-questions record.