Written questions

821 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kashmir: Press Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on press freedom in Kashmir.

3 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kashmir: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the scale of human rights violations in Kashmir; and what assessment she has made of the accuracy of the 2020 Human Rights and Democrac

20 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timescale is for bringing to the UK unaccompanied Afghanistan refugee children currently in temporary camps in Qatar who have relatives in the UK.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made on the impact of the removal of the £20 uplift to the standard allowance of universal credit on regional inequalities.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to introduce an alternative student finance model for higher education students.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she next plans to provide an update on the Afghan citizens' resettlement scheme.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Afghan citizens whose cases have already been raised with her Department by hon. Members will automatically be considered for the Afghan citizens' resettlement scheme.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that approved covid-19 vaccines delivered in Pakistan are recognised in the UK to allow fully vaccinated travellers from Pakistan to travel to the UK without the n

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will provide a timescale for the allocation of funding under the Clean Steel Fund.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his Answer of 22 September 2021 to Question 51016, how much funding from the public purse has been diverted through relief schemes to the steel sector to help reduce t

23 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve end of life care for people with dementia.

23 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that healthcare workers are adequately trained in assisting people living with dementia.

23 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to end geographical disparities in dementia care.

23 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Dementia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring the human rights of people living with dementia are adhered to.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Treasure: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the revised definition of treasure under the Treasure Act 1996.

17 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to encourage inward investment into the UK’s steel sector to aid the transition to net zero carbon emissions.

17 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce the UK’s industrial energy prices.

16 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions (a) she and (b) her predecessor has had with her Saudi counterpart on that nation's policy on deportations to Yemen.

16 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the resource and capital budget needs of public libraries in the financial years up to 2024-25.

18 Aug 2021 · COP26

Carbon Emissions

To ask the President of COP26, what recent assessment he has made of the potential for an agreement between world leaders on measures to reach net zero at the COP26 conference.

18 Aug 2021 · Treasury

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to spend 1 per cent of GDP each year on meeting climate targets, as recommended by the Climate Change Committee in its report, Net Zero – The UK’s contribution to stopping global warmin

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Children: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made on the number of children who read for recreation on a daily basis.

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on bi-lateral agreements for covid-19 vaccination certification for international travel; and when he plans for those agreements to be operational.

19 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the waiting time for conclusive grounds to be established for victims of human trafficking and modern day slavery.

7 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Minimum Wage: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to create a single enforcement body for the enforcement of the national minimum wage.

7 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy will include a recommendation for a legislative ban on virginity testing and hymenoplasty.

7 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made on the number of women and girls subjected to (a) virginity testing and (b) hymenoplasty procedures.

29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people who have booked covid-19 quarantine hotel rooms have requested accommodation for a large family since February 2021.

21 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of quarantine hotel rooms for families with two or more children.

21 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office

Baptism: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of easing covid-19 restrictions on christenings on 21 June 2021 in line with weddings and funerals.

Source: official written-questions record.