Written questions
1,333 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Administration of Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Government of Israel on the protests against that Government's proposed judicial reforms.
13 Oct 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the (a) safety of asylum seekers aged under 18 and (b) adequacy of detention facilities for asylum seekers aged under 18.
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rivers: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) manage and (b) reduce waste pollution in rivers.
19 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Kidney Diseases: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for kidney disease diagnosis.
19 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Neurodiversity: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for (a) autism and (b) ADHD assessments.
19 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the backlog of cardiovascular care in the NHS.
18 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Zero Hours Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of people on zero hour contracts in (a) Ealing Central and Acton constituency and (b) the UK.
18 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department have taken to increase solar capacity to 70GW by 2035.
15 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Parking Offences: Pedestrian Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to tackle illegal pavement parking.
15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Smoking: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) providing additional funding for services that help people stop smoking and (b) using proceeds from the tobacco industry to fund smoking
13 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to improve access to (a) technological and (b) psychological support for people with diabetes.
12 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that women are able to access breast screening.
11 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rents
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to ban bidding on marketed rental prices.
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Barley: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of highly dense areas of barley grass seeds on the health of dogs; and whether her Department plans to take preventative action to
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing targeted financial support to terminally ill people to cover the cost of powering medical devices in the home.
1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Educational Exchanges: Denmark
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Joint statement on foreign, security, defence, development and bilateral cooperation between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland an
1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Japan: Educational Exchanges
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Hiroshima Accord signed by the British and Japanese Prime Ministers on 18 May 2023, what progress he has made on revitalising people-to-people exchanges
1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Morocco: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the joint declaration of the Fourth session of the Moroccan-UK Strategic Dialogue and second session of the Association Council of the UK-Morocco Associatio
1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Educational Exchanges: Croatia
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the joint declaration signed by the Foreign Secretary and the Croatian Minister of Foreign & European Affairs on 28 April 2023, what steps his Department ha
1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Italy: Educational Exchanges
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Co-operation between the Prime Minister and the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic,
1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the implications for its policies of the Summit for a new global financing pact, held in Paris from 22 to 23 June 2023.
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing a green levy on private jet flights.
1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Abbas Deris
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterparts in Iran on Abbas Deris.
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Religious Buildings: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending VAT relief on building works for all listed places of worship.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Religious Buildings: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department provides on financial support available from (a) her Department and (b) national heritage organisations for unlisted places of worship.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
National Lottery Heritage Fund: Religious Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of the National Heritage Lottery Fund’s grants have been awarded to local churches, chapels and meeting houses open for worship in each of the last ten years.
18 Jul 2023 · Church Commissioners
Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what the Church of England's estimate is of the capital cost of outstanding repairs for parish churches in each diocese.
18 Jul 2023 · Church Commissioners
Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what the Church of England's estimate is of the capital cost of outstanding repairs for parish churches.
18 Jul 2023 · Church Commissioners
Churches: Closures
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how many churches have been closed by the Church of England in each of the last 10 years.
14 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve diagnosis times for pancreatic cancer.
Source: official written-questions record.