Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports that Turkish forces and their allies are engaged in ethnic cleansing in Syria.

14 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the death of a baby in custody at Bronzefield women’s prison, what steps his Department is taking improve the care of pregnant women in custody.

4 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department provides to pregnant female prisoners.

4 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Childbirth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were born in prisons in the last year.

2 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further steps the Government is taking to reduce the use of single-use plastics; and what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of levies to further reduce the us

2 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Ofgem is able to collate accurate data on the installation of solar power units.

2 Oct 2019 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Government has made on the review of the restrictions on asylum seekers' rights to work.

1 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Postnatal Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to implement the recommendation in the National Childbirth Trust's Hidden Half campaign to add a maternal six week postnatal check to the GP contract.

1 Oct 2019 · Treasury

Housing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury of 30 September 2019, Official Report, column 981, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the housing sector of sh

30 Sep 2019 · Treasury

Housing: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on the housing sector of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

30 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

MMR Vaccine: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targeted action his Department is taking to increase the take up of the MMR vaccine in London.

27 Sep 2019 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to introduce a requirement for buses to have audio visual (a) next stop and (b) final destination announcements.

27 Sep 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she is taking to help ensure households who (a) don't want and (b) are unable to have a smart meter installed can access the cheapest available energy deals.

26 Sep 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the ability of UK suppliers to meet demand for domestic food consumption in the event of trade disruptions arising from the UK leaving the EU without a

26 Sep 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many civil servants in his Department were actively working on preparations for (a) no deal and (b) a deal with the EU as of 26 September 2019.

26 Sep 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the ability of local authorities to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and whether funds will be allocated to local authorities to h

25 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of HRT patches; and whether stock levels of HRT patches have been affected by uncertainty over the UK's departure from the EU.

25 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radioisotopes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is rationing the supply of medical isotopes in advance of the UK potentially leaving the EU without a deal; and what steps he is taking to ensure an adequate supply of medica

6 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of HRT patches; and whether stock levels of HRT patches have been affected by uncertainty over the UK's departure from the EU.

6 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radioisotopes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is rationing the supply of medical isotopes in advance of the UK potentially leaving the EU without a deal; and what steps he is taking to ensure an adequate supply of medica

6 Sep 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Welfare Assistance Schemes: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to maintain funding for Local Welfare Assistance for families and young people during a time of financial crisis.

5 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the transparency of her Department's monitoring of the time taken to make decisions on applications for Section 4 asylum support.

4 Sep 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2019 to Question HL15082, whether UK-supplied weapons have been used in Yemen in breach of international humanitarian law; what estimate the Government

4 Sep 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cameroon: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Cameroonian counterpart on reports of attacks on school children in Ambazonia state; and what support the Government provides to schools in that re

3 Sep 2019 · Cabinet Office

Ministerial Policy Advisers: Powers

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to launch an inquiry into the scope of powers held by senior special advisers.

3 Sep 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the recent increase in Islamophobic hate crimes; and if he will make a statement.

3 Sep 2019 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Living Wage

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral answer of 25 July 2019, Official Report, column 1489, by what date will all (a) Departments and (b) Departments' contractors be required to pay Whitehall-based staff at least the Londo

3 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to end the current system of family reunification for asylum-seeking children; and if she will make a statement.

3 Sep 2019 · Cabinet Office

Dominic Cummings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, under what authority Special Adviser Dominic Cummings has the ability to (a) hire and (b) dismiss staff from Government Departments.

3 Sep 2019 · Department for International Trade

Military Intervention: Yemen

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the UN expert panel report which stated that British-made laser guidance missile systems were found at an air raid site

Source: official written-questions record.