Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South East Asia: Shipping

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2024 to Question 24277 on South China Sea: Shipping, how much funding has been provided to maritime training programmes in Southeast Asia in each of the last five financial years.

9 May 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has (a) made an assessment of the potential impact of Universal Credit migration on disabled people and (b) put support in place for disabled people affected by that migration.

9 May 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2024 to Question 902040 on Universal Credit, when he will publish constituency level data setting out how many Universal Credit Migration Notice letters he plans to se

9 May 2024 · Department for Transport

Motorways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make his policy to reinstate a hard shoulder on all smart motorways.

8 May 2024 · Department for Education

School Libraries: Hornsey and Wood Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of secondary schools in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency had a dedicated (a) school library and (b) librarian in (i) 2010, (ii) 2023 and (iii) May 2024.

8 May 2024 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: School Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of secondary schools had a dedicated (a) school library and (b) librarian in (i) 2010, (ii) 2023 and (iii) May 2024.

8 May 2024 · Department for Education

School Libraries: Hornsey and Wood Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of primary schools in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency had a dedicated (a) school library and (b) librarian in (i) 2010, (ii) 2023 and (iii) May 2024.

8 May 2024 · Department for Education

Primary Education: School Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of primary schools had a dedicated (a) school library and (b) librarian in (i) 2010, (ii) 2023 and (iii) May 2024.

8 May 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Indo-pacific Region: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on the UK's defence position in the Indo-Pacific region of the Australian national defence strategy.

7 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Journalism and Press Freedom

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what estimate he has made of the number of journalists detained in China; and what steps he is taking to support media freedom in that country.

7 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Oppression

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with his international partners on transnational repression.

7 May 2024 · Home Office

Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to (a) assess instances of and (b) help tackle transnational repression.

7 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indo-Pacific Region: International Cooperation

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Australian national defence strategy on the UK's cooperation with (a) Australia (b) other partners in the Indo-Pacific.

2 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Phramacy: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help tackle shortages of medicines in pharmacies.

2 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carbamazepine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with Novartis on the adequacy of supply of the epilepsy medication Tegretol.

1 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breastfeeding: Hornsey and Wood Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department takes steps to support breastfeeding (a) support groups and (b) charities in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.

1 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of Unicef on (a) its Baby Friendly initiative and (b) trends in breastfeeding rates in the UK.

1 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to increase breastfeeding rates.

30 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Shipping: South China Sea

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to support freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.

30 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Philippines: Territorial Waters

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to support the Philippines in their enforcement of territorial waters.

30 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Electrical Goods: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to increase access to electrical appliance repair and reuse skills training.

30 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Electrical Goods: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending right to repair rules to include all electrical products.

30 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels that were previously used to provide accommodation for asylum seekers and subsequently closed by his Department have subsequently been reopened for that purpose.

30 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that people with indefinite leave to remain that was granted before the digitisation of his Department's records are able to prove their immigration status wh

29 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Helmets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending regulations to require that cycle helmets be worn when hiring an e-bike.

29 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is his policy to create a UK visa scheme for Palestinian (a) families displaced in Gaza and (b) orphans from Gaza.

29 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides to NHS A&E departments to ensure staff are aware that A&E services are free of charge regardless of immigration status.

25 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jimmy Lai

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether the Minister for Asia raised the trial and detention of Jimmy Lai with (a) Chinese and (b) Hong Kong officials during her recent visit.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Temporary Accommodation: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of families living in temporary accommodation in London.

22 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Military Coups

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the conflict in Myanmar; and whether he plans to take steps to oppose the coup authorities in that country.

Source: official written-questions record.