Written questions

2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Prisoners: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support children who have a parent serving a prison sentence.

15 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: Recreation Spaces

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on how to (a) prevent and (b) dispose of fly-tipping in public (i) parks and (ii) green spaces.

15 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure former race horses are not slaughtered for meat.

15 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to monitor compliance with the statutory guidance entitled Cost of school uniforms, published on 19 November 2021; and if her Department will make an assessment of the potent

15 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Sustainable Development: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing sustainability content to GCSEs.

8 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes: Mechanical Thrombectomy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase access to thrombectomy treatment for stroke patients.

6 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Refugees: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consular protection his Department provides to refugees with UK asylum status who travel abroad; and whether he has plans to extend that protection.

6 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to implement the recommendations in the Law Commission report entitled Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law, published in July 2022.

6 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Land: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of registrations for new leases or lease extensions take (a) less than 18 months and (b) over 24 months to be processed by HM Land Registry.

6 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Land: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the average clearance time is for HM Land Registry to complete registrations for new leases and lease extensions as of 1 September 2023; and what steps his Department is taking

6 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with (a) lenders and (b) other relevant stakeholders on the levels of early repayment charges for tracker mortgages.

6 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on steps to help ensure local communities have access to essential in-person banking services.

6 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Banking Hubs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the locations of shared banking hubs that will be set up in the future; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing shared banking hubs in post

6 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Bank Services: Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that vulnerable individuals have access to (a) financial advice and (b) support with essential banking services.

5 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help the Sri Lankan authorities manage the potential impact of the Chunnakam power plant complex on the local water supply.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teaching staff receive appropriate training to support students with (a) autism and (b) sensory issues.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film and Television: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, What steps her Department is taking to help support individuals employed in the film and television sector in the UK from being impacted by the Writers Guild of America strike.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Crossings: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure there are safe road crossing points near schools; and if he will publish all data his Department holds on changes in the number of school crossing guards per l

1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development, whether he plans to take steps to raise the provision of basic healthcare for elderly people at the UN high-level meeting on Universal

1 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Duty Solicitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, What steps his Department is taking to help ensure there are an adequate number of duty solicitors available across the criminal justice system.

1 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safety of pregnant women in prison.

1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure children with primary ciliary dyskinesia receive similar care to those with cystic fibrosis.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Banking Hubs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of whether (a) established and (b) proposed shared banking hub services have been implemented in constituencies with low access to bank branch services.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Banking Hubs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of shared banking hub services in areas with (a) limited and (b) no internet access; and what information his Department holds on wh

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Banking Hubs: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing shared banking hub services in Northern Ireland.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Banking Hubs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of when future shared banking hubs will be rolled-out; and whether his Department is taking steps to accelerate the rollout of shared banking hubs.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Banking Hubs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of support services for (a) non-English speakers and (b) disabled people at shared banking hubs.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Banking Hubs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of services that are available through shared banking hubs.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Banking Hubs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of shared banking hubs for meeting the needs of customers.

19 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 134064 on Rape: Victims, if he will publish guidance on the application of the right to anonymity to victims of rape in cases in which (a) the rape occurr

Source: official written-questions record.