Written questions
3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.
28 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Technology: Older People
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to help older people manage the increasing reliance on technology in society.
28 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Information Services
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment on the effect on older people of the decision by the BBC to end the red button service; and what representations he
27 Jan 2020 · Home Office
Asylum: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the time taken to process asylum and refugee claims.
27 Jan 2020 · Home Office
Migrant Help
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of its contract with Migrant Help.
27 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Football: Homophobia
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department has provided to LGBT+ football fans in relation to tackling homophobia in that sport.
27 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Football: Living Wage
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has had discussions with Premier League football teams on paying the living wage to their employees.
27 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Regulation
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the powers of the Gambling Regulator.
24 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Children
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to help increase the participation of children in sport.
24 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's policy, Childhood obesity: a plan for action.
24 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Disability
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to increase participation by people with disabilities in sport.
23 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to (a) support and (b) facilitate the establishment of disabled rights support groups.
22 Jan 2020 · Department for Education
Young People: Religious Sects
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to (a) schools and (b) educational providers on protecting young and vulnerable people from cults.
22 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disability Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is given to GPs and CCGs on the availability of augmentative and alternative communication devices.
22 Jan 2020 · Department for Education
Local Government: Speech and Language Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure local authorities employ an adequate number of speech and language therapists.
22 Jan 2020 · Department for Education
Local Government: Speech and Language Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many speech and language therapists were employed by local authorities in each financial year since 2010.
22 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disability Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have accessed augmentative and alternative communication devices funded from the public purse in each of the last five financial years.
22 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disability Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding is available for people who need access to augmentative and alternative communication devices.
22 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sapropterin
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has met BioMarin to discuss securing NHS access to Kuvan for people with PKU; and if he will make a statement.
21 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport
Cars: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of bringing forward the ban of the sale of new petrol and diesel cars.
21 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Racial Discrimination
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle racism in sport.
21 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Homophobia
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle homophobia in sport.
21 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Betting: Children and Young People
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of in-game betting on the development of gambling problems among children and young people.
20 Jan 2020 · Department for Education
Learning Records Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the privacy of young people of the Learning Records Service's provision of access to their data by gambling firms.
20 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Football
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to enable a fan-led review into football club ownership and management.
20 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Football: Sportsgrounds
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will undertake a trial of safe standing areas in football stadia in England for the next football season.
20 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to care for those in mental health crisis, and what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of mental health care i
20 Jan 2020 · Home Office
Refugees: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to ensure the continuation of family reunions and the safe passage of child refugees.
14 Jan 2020 · Home Office
Action Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Action Fraud; what the average investigation timeframe is for a case being handled by Action Fraud; what proportion of cases handled by Acti
13 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
China and Hong Kong: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to introduce Magnitsky sanctions to officials in (a) Hong Kong and (b) China that are responsible for serious human rights violations.
13 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Hong Kong: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Hong Kong Government on that Government's decision to deny entry to (a) Mr Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch and (b) other hum
Source: official written-questions record.