Written questions

1,333 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts and Culture: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial support to arts and cultural organisations.

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing homeless people to apply to multiple local authorities for homelessness assistance when their (a) work and (b) p

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing a limit on the length of time someone can be placed in temporary accommodation before being offered permanent accomm

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the length of time people spend in temporary accommodation.

11 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes and Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the availability of GLP-1 medication.

7 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Universities: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to universities on pay deductions during marking boycotts.

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing work search requirements for universal credit claimants whose youngest child is aged three or above on the (a) welfare and (b) develop

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Road Signs and Markings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing signage at level-crossings to help tackle vehicle idling.

26 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

IVF: Ealing Central and Acton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that access to IVF is (a) fair and (b) equal in Ealing Central and Acton constituency.

26 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

IVF

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken with NHS England to remove non-clinical eligibility criteria for IVF treatment.

19 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Vladimir Kara-Murza

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the release of Vladimir Kara-Murza.

12 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Pension Funds: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether pension fund holders may be liable for administration costs when pension fund providers are placed into administration.

12 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of eating disorders.

9 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the Affordability of Food and Finance programme in Yemen.

9 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fertility: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken steps to help ensure that people with HIV have equal access to fertility treatments.

7 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diets: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of introducing stronger regulations for businesses that promote very low-calorie diets.

7 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alopecia: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for clinical trials for new treatments for Alopecia conditions.

6 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time it takes for passport checks at the border.

5 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Interest Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help mitigate the impact of increases in interest rates on the debt repayments of developing countries.

2 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Pension Funds: Cryptoassets

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing regulations on pension investments in the context of trends in relation to digital assets in the global economy.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Retail Trade: Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to proposals for high street rental auctions in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, whether he is taking steps to ensure that communities will be involved in decis

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Water Treatment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that improvements to sewage treatment are paid for from profits made by the water companies over the last decade.

25 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Ealing Central and Acton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve safety for (a) road users and (b) pedestrians in Ealing Central and Acton constituency.

24 May 2023 · Treasury

Cost of Living: Young People and Families

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to provide targeted fiscal support to disabled young people and their families, in the context of rises in cost-of-living.

23 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) closure and (b) reduction in size of mental health hubs for NHS staff on those staff.

23 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) future costs incurred by cladding remedial work are not passed onto leaseholders and (b) freeholders meet their legal responsibiliti

22 May 2023 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters and operators of schemes subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted for promoting and operating those schemes.

22 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternal Mortality: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to end the Black maternal mortality gap.

15 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help tackle the persecution of and violence against (a) Christians and (b) other minorities in Nigeria.

10 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken steps to allocate Official Development Assistance to meet the objectives of the Prosperity Fund.

Source: official written-questions record.