Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce covid-19 vaccine hesitancy.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the £500 Test and Trace Support Payment to students.

14 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: Protest

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the convictions in Hong Kong of attendees of Tiananmen Square vigils.

9 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, following covid-19 restrictions announced on 8 December 2021, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the existing guidance for clinically vulnerable people.

9 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the Environment Act 2021 on use of neonicotinoid Cruiser SB.

8 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bees: Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of neonicotinoid Cruiser SB on bee health.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she plans take to provide humanitarian relief to the people of Afghanistan.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Solomon Islands: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) political and (b) security situation in the Solomon Islands.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to help ensure that humanitarian organisations can access the Afghan population in need of support.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage additional nations to apply an arms embargo against the Government of Myanmar.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Public Lavatories: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will commit to building new public toilets.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Public Lavatories: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on public wellbeing of the removal of public toilets.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Public Lavatories: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will provide additional funding to local authorities for the construction of new public toilets.

2 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that all women and children refugees are placed in appropriate accommodation; and whether female refugees are offered female-only accommodation.

2 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if all refugees who seek asylum in England have access to (a) interpreters and (b) translators.

2 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to reintroduce a service standard for processing asylum claims, following the Department's response to the Independent Inspector's recommendation in November 2021.

2 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many notices of intent have been issued to asylum claimants informing them that their cases are being considered for inadmissibility action and how many asylum claimants in receipt of such notice

2 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Peacekeeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Defence and (b) NATO partners on contingency plans to support EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of convening an international meeting on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Balkans: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of Russian arms sales to (a) Republika Srpska and (b) Serbia on peace and stability in that region.

1 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Transport: Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to grant additional funding to local authorities to assist with (a) littering, (b) anti-social behaviour and (c) other issues that arise at transport hub

1 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Afghan nationals who have been evacuated to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (a) are in bridging hotels and (b) have moved into suitable permanent housing.

1 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is evacuated Afghan families are staying in bridging hotels before being moved to suitable housing.

1 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Afghan nationals resettled under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are housed as close as possible to family or friends already living in the U

30 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role of Russia in respect of the tensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

25 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support LGBTQ+ people in refugee camps in Africa.

24 Nov 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of Islamophobia in organised sport.

24 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that labour rights are respected for employees from BAME communities.

24 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she provide EU citizens with Settled Status a physical copy of their immigration status.

23 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Owner Occupation: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has plans to introduce national schemes or grants for home-owners on a low income to undertake essential repairs or home improvements.

Source: official written-questions record.