Written questions

1,333 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Humanism

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to legally recognise humanist marriages in England.

22 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of making targeted financial support available for travel businesses for as long as covid-19 restrictions continue to remain in place for the travel ind

22 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officials in his Department are taking steps with international counterparts to introduce an international covid-19 vaccine passport to enable the safe resumption of travel.

21 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the transition to a midwifery-led Continuity of Carer model is properly resourced and supported and (b) women who are pregnant again after the death of a

21 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Index

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what his timetable is for publishing the findings of the independent review into the collapse of Football Index announced on 20 April 2021.

21 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timetable is for publishing the results of his Department’s pavement parking consultation which closed on 22 November 2020.

17 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iraq and Syria: Kurds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help provide long-term protection for the Kurdish communities of northern (a) Iraq and (b) Syria.

17 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) install additional defibrillators in public spaces including parks and (b) raise awareness of how to use defibrillators.

15 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the financial impact of immigration and nationality application fees on applicants; and what plans she has to reduce those fees.

15 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS Digital’s plans for personal medical histories to be shared with academic and commercial third parties, what steps his Department is taking to ensure there is greater transpar

15 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to regulate Test to Release providers listed on the gov.uk website; and whether providers will be removed from that website in the event that they do not provide

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for primary schools.

14 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase council workers’ wages.

11 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Sanitary Products: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing VAT from sustainable sanitary products.

11 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Napier Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish all the advice it received from Public Health England in relation to the Napier barracks asylum accommodation.

11 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to encourage negotiation of a lasting and peaceful settlement in Cyprus that commands the support of both communities.

11 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nasrin Sotoudeh

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he raised the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh at his recent meeting with his Iranian counterpart.

10 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office

Public Duty Costs Allowance

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what audit process his Department undertakes on claims made under the Public Duty Cost Allowance by former prime ministers; and what steps his Department takes to ensure

10 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Carbon Emissions: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of making voluntary emissions reduction certificates tax deductible.

9 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) postponing the EU Settlement Scheme deadline of 30 June 2021 or (b) automatically granting status to all those eligible.

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's traffic light system for international travel, what the scientific criteria is for determining whether a country is rated green, amber or red.

7 Jun 2021 · Treasury

English Language: Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of granting English language schools business rates relief.

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a deposit return scheme in England.

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals for a default 20mph motor vehicle speed limit for urban areas in the UK.

7 Jun 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Australia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of excluding the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism from the UK-Australia trade agreement.

7 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing VAT from the price of covid-19 PCR tests.

4 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants' report entitled We Are Here: routes to regularisation for the UK's undocumented population, published in April 2021, whether the Gove

4 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Sexual Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to criminalise public sexual harassment.

4 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to impose additional sanctions on the government of Belarus.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will issue an official apology to people affected by historic forced adoptions.

Source: official written-questions record.