Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of children living in poverty in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.

6 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what step his Department is taking to reduce the child poverty rate among families with three or more children.

6 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: HSBC

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of reports that HSBC has terminated opposition party bank accounts in Hong Kong.

5 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biofuels: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the biomass strategy will be published; and what steps that strategy will take to help achieve the UK's net zero targets.

5 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hypermobility

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to commission NHS services to help people with (a) hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and (b) hypermobility spectrum disorders receive a multidisciplinary, coord

5 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Royal Mail failing to meet their USO letter delivery targets on people who rely on letters to receive (a) health appointment invitations and (b)

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

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support for Homes for Ukraine hosts in the context of recent rises in the cost of living.

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

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Written Statement of 14 December 2022, HCWS447, on Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Update, how much of the £150 million funding to support Ukrainian guests to move in

23 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indian High Commission: Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) British-based officials or (b) officials from the High Commission in Delhi have attended the G20 Third Tourism Working Group Meeting in Kashmir.

22 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postnatal Depression: Fathers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to introduce monitoring of postnatal depression for fathers during routine NHS health visits.

22 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postnatal Depression: Fathers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support fathers suffering from postnatal depression.

22 May 2023 · Prime Minister

China

To ask the Prime Minister, whether he discussed China during his meeting with Prime Minister Modi at the G7 Conference in Japan.

18 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

BGI Genomics: Queen Mary Bioenterprises Innovation Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential national security implications of Chinese genomics company BGI Genomics opening a genome sequencing hub i

17 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Environmental Protection and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department are taking steps to mandate the introduction of (a) human rights and (b) environmental due diligence measures for companies.

16 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Performance Certificates: Sheltered Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has taken to support charitable sheltered housing providers to upgrade to achieve a band C Energy Performance Certificate.

16 May 2023 · Treasury

Mortgages: Hornsey and Wood Green

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the numbers of households in Hornsey & Wood Green constituency that have fallen into arrears with their mortgage payments in the last (a) six and (b) 12 months.

16 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cambodia: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the decision by the Cambodian Electoral Commission to bar the opposition party from that country's General

16 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Taiwan: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many defence export licences have been issued for material for export to Taiwan in each of the last ten financial years.

16 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will publish all meetings and appointments undertaken by Lord Johnson of Lainston on his recent Ministerial visit to Hong Kong.

16 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the use of Chinese-made solar panels in the UK sourced from companies using une

16 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to end experimentation on animals in the UK.

15 May 2023 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government is taking steps to help ensure children in care are not moved away from where they were born.

15 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central Asia: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Central Asian counterparts on (a) climate change cooperation and (b) reduction in emissions.

15 May 2023 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to reintroduce the ban on animal experimentation.

10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussion he has had with NHS hospitals in England on the matter of hospitals having to pay higher fees for agency workers due to additional two bank holidays this year.

10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the size of backlogs in the NHS approaching summer 2023.

10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with senior NHS staff on workforce planning for summer 2023.

10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that NHS hospitals have sufficient resources to provide cover for staff absences on bank holidays.

10 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central Asia: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions has he had with his counterparts in Central Asian states on (a) climate cooperation, (b) reducing methane emissions and (c) reducing CO2 emissions.

3 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has hade of the decision by the authorities in Hong Kong to suspend direct elections for District Councillors in the context of China's obligations under t

Source: official written-questions record.