Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

India: Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on the (a) recent violence in Delhi and other major Indian cities and (b) prevention of further outbreaks of violence in protest ag

27 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that carbon sinks in the UK are not destroyed.

27 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the Government's progress in increasing tree coverage in the UK.

27 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Transgender People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trans prisoners are detained in prisons which do not match their gender assigned at birth; how many trans prisoners have requested a complex cases board review; and what steps his Department is taking to

27 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients' Forum for the London Ambulance Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the London Ambulance Service on their level of engagement with the Patient's Forum.

26 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of immigration applications are decided within (a) six and (b) 12 months.

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Disabled Students' Allowances: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to (a) allocate the disabled student allowance funding directly to Higher Education Providers (HEP's) and (b) require those HEPs to ringfence that funding for support of disabled st

25 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Papua: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Indonesian counterpart on the arrests and trials of the group of West Papuan human rights defenders known as the Papuan Six.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department held on the Rugby Football Union’s plans to reduce funding for championship clubs; and what steps he is taking to help ensure the viability of club rugby.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

National Wildlife Crime Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking sole responsibility for the National Wildlife Crime Unit; and if she will provide long-term funding for that unit.

24 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Joint Replacements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure joint replacement surgery takes place within 18 weeks of a referral.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Visas: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on (a) culture and (b) the economy of requiring Tier 5 temporary worker visas for artists.

21 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the timely sending of vital medical correspondence to GPs.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

HM Land Registry: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the (a) time taken to process applications at the Land Registry and (b) adequacy of that waiting period.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Google: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on privacy of Google Workshops operating in schools.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tickets: Touting

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to tackle ticket-touting in sport.

21 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question 265611 on Debt Collection, what his timescale is for responding to his Department's Review of enforcement agent (bailiff) reforms: call for evidence, publi

12 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value was of apprenticeship levy funds expiring from employers’ accounts in each month from May 2019 until January 2020; what proportion of that funding will be returned to the (a) Education and Skills

11 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Finance

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of his Department's spending was allocated to grassroots sport in each year from 2010.

11 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport : Sports

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of his Department's work is dedicated to sport.

11 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Motor Sports and Human Rights: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile on plans for a Formula One race in Saudi Arabia and the human rights record of that countr

11 Feb 2020 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: International Law

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the UK arms licensing system is compliant with international law.

10 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for children with SEN to access support services.

10 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Science: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to (a) increase the level of science teaching in primary schools and (b) provide additional cost effective training for teachers to teach science at primary school level.

5 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Sportsgrounds

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to introduce safe-standing at football stadia in the event that the Sports Ground Safety Authority review makes that recommendation.

4 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Physical Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many registered PE teachers have been employed in schools in England in each year since 2010.

4 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Playing Fields

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of school-owned land has been designated as playing field land in each year since 2010.

3 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Official Cars: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to decarbonise Government owned or operated vehicles.

3 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cycling

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to increase levels of cycling.

3 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Public Participation

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics on levels of grassroots sport participation.

Source: official written-questions record.