Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for sexual health clinics in London.

20 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has sought assurances from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that her upcoming visit to the Xinjiang region of China will meet the Revised Terms of Refere

20 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the upcoming visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Xinjiang region of China will meet the Revised Terms of Referen

19 May 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legal documentation is required under the Homes for Ukraine scheme for a minor travelling without a parent but with an adult family member, such as an aunt or grandparent.

19 May 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether applications under the Homes for Ukraine scheme can be accepted where the applicant is a minor travelling with a family member who is not a parent.

18 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international partners on the (a) long-term stability and (b) international position of Afghanistan.

18 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Protection Fund: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of rising UK inflation on members of the Pensions Protections Fund who accrued pension benefits before 1997.

18 May 2022 · Prime Minister

India: Myanmar

To ask the Prime Minister, whether he had discussions with (a) Prime Minister Modi and (b) other Indian Government officials on the sale of arms to the Myanmar military by India during his recent visit to India.

18 May 2022 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason funding for free school meals for all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 has not increased in line with inflation since that scheme was introduced in 2014.

18 May 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to amend the eligibility criteria for free school meals in the context of the increases in the cost of living.

18 May 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact of reducing free school meal portions on the development of school children.

18 May 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the cash for free school meals in primary schools, priced at £2.34 per meal.

18 May 2022 · Department for Education

School Meals: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with schools in England on the impact of inflation on the (a) size and (b) quality of school meals.

18 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: BGI Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 28 October 2021 to Question 62745 on Department of Health and Social Care: BGI Group and the contract award National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods

18 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India and Pakistan: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to support (a) India and (b) Pakistan with climate adaption and mitigation measures in those countries.

18 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India and Pakistan: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her (a) Indian and (b) Pakistani counterparts on the effects of the current heatwave in those countries.

17 May 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses prioritisation criteria to determine urgency within the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

17 May 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice is being given to Ukrainian refugees applying for the Homes for Ukraine Scheme in circumstances where they cannot travel to a Visa Application Centre.

17 May 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ukrainian applications to the Homes for Ukraine Schemes received in April 2022 remain outstanding.

17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to rehome Ukrainian refugees, who have arrived to the UK via the Homes for Ukraine Scheme in the event that they can no longer stay with their host families.

17 May 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Ukrainians who have received their Homes for Ukraine Scheme visas since the launch of the scheme have arrived in the UK.

17 May 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the target set by Lord Harrington of Watford that all Homes for Ukraine Scheme visas will be processed within 48 hours, how many applications her Department approved within that time

17 May 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, what the average waiting time is between an applicant's visa receiving approval and that applicant receiving their permission to travel document.

17 May 2022 · Department for Education

Languages: Classroom Assistants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the number of language assistants from the EU in UK schools.

17 May 2022 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will remove visa costs for EU citizens who are planning to work as language assistants in UK schools.

17 May 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the war in Ukraine is having an impact on the (a) eligibility of Russian nationals for skilled worker visas and (b) availability of such visas for Russian nationals.

17 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leukaemia: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to help improve the mental wellbeing of people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who are being actively monitored and are not receiving treatment.

17 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leukaemia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that leukaemia patients have equal access to a clinical nurse specialist from the point of diagnosis to enable chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients on active

17 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leukaemia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that strategic documents related to cancer are suitable for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients on active monitoring, whose needs are different from those undergo

17 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the second covid-19 booster jab will be offered to people aged 70 to 75.

Source: official written-questions record.