Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's average reply time has been for ministerial letters in each of the last five months.

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's average reply time has been for ministerial letters in each of the last five months.

16 Sep 2020 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Correspondence

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's average reply time has been for ministerial letters in each of the last five months.

16 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's average reply time has been for ministerial letters in each of the last five months.

15 Sep 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Veterans: Suicide

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of veterans who have died from suicide in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

14 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has held with the Russian Government regarding the treatment of minority groups in Russia; whether he has made representations regarding the treatment of

11 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Recommendation 9 of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices safety Review, whether the Government has commenced that work; and steps he is taking to ensure that patient groups who

10 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance, Staying safe and alert, updated on 9 September 2020, whether (a) Alcoholics Anonymous and (b) Narcotics Anonymous will continue to be able to meet in groups of up to

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what additional funding his Department plans to make available to sports clubs to carry out additional cleaning of sports facilities required to restart outdoor club sports during the co

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage schools to reopen their outdoor sports facilities in the evenings and weekends for (a) their own students and (b) external sports clubs.

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance he has published for amateur sports clubs to return safely during the covid-19 outbreak.

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish further guidance on the kickstart scheme to clarify recommendations on the skills development element expected of employers entering that scheme; and what steps her Department is tak

9 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Plants: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to protect vegetation in the urban environment.

8 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to bring forward proposals on limiting the noise emitted from vehicles as a result of the noise camera trial launched in June 2019.

8 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Eastern Europe and South America: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of his staff are dedicated to working on human rights issues in (a) eastern Europe (b) South America.

8 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foxes: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is planning to take steps to manage the number of urban foxes in London and other urban areas.

7 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage passengers to return safely to rail travel as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

7 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Home Office: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) police staff, (c) National Crime Agency staff and (d) UK Border Force staff have been (i) suspended and (ii) dismissed for racism in the last three years.

7 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fertility: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to fertility services for people regardless of their (a) relationship status and (b) location.

7 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that British firms do not have to repeat animal tests on products already in use in the UK following the end of the transition period pursuant to EU directive Regulat

4 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Georgia: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2020 to Question 60839, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK’s Good Governance Fund in Georgia is focused on (a) anti-corruption an

3 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development on British foreign policy obje

3 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Montenegro: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Montenegrin counterpart on reports of sectarian violence and intimidation following the recent elections in that country.

3 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexually Transmitted Infections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional steps his Department is taking to tackle sexually transmitted diseases.

3 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the number of walk-in covid-19 testing centres available to people without vehicle access in urban areas.

3 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: South America

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in his Department are dedicated to South America.

3 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: South America

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what effect the merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development will have on the Government's priorities and objectives in Sout

3 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

USA: International Criminal Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the decision by the US administration to impose sanctions on staff of the International Criminal Court.

2 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending his Department's expanded retail relief guidance for 2020-21 to enable further support for English Language

2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 August 2020 to Question 66150 on vaccination: children, what assessment his Department has made of the particular needs of vulnerable children.

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