Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on coordinated action against the junta in Myanmar with his international counterparts in that region.

17 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Politics and Government

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 level of Chinese support for the junta in Myanmar.

17 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK Special Representative for Climate Change: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to appoint a new Special Representative for Climate Change.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Catering: Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing allergen labelling for menus in restaurants and cafes in England.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Catering: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing alcohol labelling for menus in restaurants and cafes in England.

17 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Malaria: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of the UK's malaria science sector to preventing, diagnosing and treating malaria; and what steps his Departm

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of grid capacity to meet the demand for projects that hold contracts for transmission entry capacity.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid: Batteries and Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help increase grid connectivity for (a) renewable energy generation and (b) battery energy storage.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating the national guidance on Free School Meals to include reference to the duty to make reasonable adjustments for eligible disabled children w

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Occupational Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of occupational therapy for children with autism in England.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Hornsey and Wood Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of specialist autism support services for children with autism in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Hornsey and Wood Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of specialist autism support services for children with autism in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a retained reflex check at the two to two-and-a-half years old health and development review.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of answer of 13 October 2022 to Oral question 901608, Official Report column 235, and to his Written Statement of 9 March 2023 on Transport Update, HCWS625, what assessment he has m

30 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Military Attachés

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to expel the defence attaché of the Myanmar Embassy in the UK in the context of reports of violence by the military in that country.

29 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 172466 on Mandarin Language, how many places he expects to be offered on the expanded programme.

29 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 172466 on Mandarin Language, what funding her Department have allocated to part-time optional Mandarin lessons in the next

29 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 172466 on Mandarin Language, how many of her Department's staff have (a) enrolled in and (b) completed optional part-time

29 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 172466 on Mandarin Language, how many of his Department's staff are currently undertaking full time language training in p

29 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Afghan asylum seekers housed in UK hotels will be offered permanent accommodation (a) in the same area as those hotels and (b) which is suitably sized for the size of their party.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on the UK reaching net zero by 2050 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's sixth assessment report.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to prepare for potential heatwaves in Summer 2023.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to end the licensing of new oil and gas developments in the UK.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for his policies of the Climate Change Committee report entitled Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk, published in June 2021; and

28 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average cost to the public purse was of answering Written Parliamentary Questions as of March 2023.

28 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2023 to Question 161361 on Children: Swimming, what proportion of Year 6 pupils in London met the three swimming and water safety National Curriculum expectations in each of t

27 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Mortgages: Travellers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of discrimination against the proximity of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites by mortgage providers.

27 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemophilia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2023 to Question 143812, what specific data is collected by the Haemophilia Service Dashboard on (a) quality of life and (b) long-term outcome measures; and in

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Postage Stamps: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with Ofcom on trends in the price of 1st class stamps over the last five years.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Seventh Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee entitled Royal Mail, published on 17 March 2023, HC 1045, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy o

Source: official written-questions record.