Written questions

1,041 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Pregnancy: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral Answer of the Minister for Equalities on 26 May 2021, Official Report, column 356, what actions have resulted from the establishment of the roundtable w

3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England plans to ask NHS (a) trust chief executives, (b) chief operating officers and (c) HR directors to report details of potential staffing shortages in mental health care, in line with

3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2021 to Question 10548 on NHS: Staff, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that eating disorder services can recruit and retain the staff needed to meet r

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

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July to Question 31509, which pyrotechnics bodies are in discussions with UKAS.

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average amount of additional (a) therapy and (b) other health support that disabled children will potentially be required to have to help tackle the effect o

19 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the finding of the Disabled Children’s Partnerships report, Left Behind, published 16 July 2021, that over half of local authorities have failed to meet their targets for providing Education, Healt

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Respite Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the finding of the Disabled Children’s Partnerships Left Behind report that six in 10 parents remain socially isolated, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing funding

14 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme will continue beyond September 2021.

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

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has for expanding onshore wind power.

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

Green Homes Grant Scheme: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many councils have expressed an interest in applying for Phase 1B of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme.

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

Green Homes Grant Scheme: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many councils expressed an interest in applying for the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme but did not apply.

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

Green Homes Grant Scheme: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many councils applied for the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme before the 4 December 2020 deadline.

12 Jul 2021 · COP26

UN Climate Conference 2021

To ask the President of COP26, when the Government plans to make a decision on the number of in-person participants at COP26.

12 Jul 2021 · COP26

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the President of COP26, with representatives from what countries he (a) has had and (b) plans to have discussions to increase their ambition for offshore wind ahead of COP26.

12 Jul 2021 · COP26

UN Climate Conference 2021: Coronavirus

To ask the President of COP26, with reference to the announcement of 29 June 2021 that the UK will provide vaccinations to COP26 delegates, how the Government plans to vaccinate COP26 delegates ahead of the conference in Glasgow.

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

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will allow an extension of the use of CE markings for pyrotechnics to avoid any potential disruption to the UK automotive industry following the UK's departure from the EU.

9 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to publish its National Strategy for Disabled People before the summer recess.

9 Jul 2021 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy: Transgender People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that transgender people are not subjected to gender identity conversion practices.

5 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide additional sector specific support to workers in the transport sector to tackle the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on that sector.

30 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the planned timetable is for publication of the 7th Quinquennial Review of Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

28 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Post-16 Qualifications At Level 3 and Below in England Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his timetable is for publishing his Department's (a) response to the review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 and (b) updated impact assessments for that review.

25 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing compulsory scanning of pets' microchips by vets.

22 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) the use of face coverings and (b) other covid-19 safety measures on public transport.

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

Choirs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether amateur choirs are permitted to rehearse in groups of more than six under the Performing Arts Guidance at Roadmap Step 3 if the rehearsals lead to a performance for commercial ac

15 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Famine

What steps he is taking in response to the recent assessment of the UK's famine prevention envoy on the situation in Tigray.

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Highly Protected Marine Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of fully or highly protected Marine Protected Areas on the ecological health of inshore waters and the livelihoods of lo

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Planning Authorities: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 17 November 2020 to Question 114987, whether local planning authorities that were made competent authorities under EU Directive 2014/61/EC retain that sta

14 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Nature Conservation

Whether it is his policy that Local Nature Recovery Strategies should be given consideration by local authorities in all planning decisions.

8 Jun 2021 · COP26

UN Climate Conference 2021: Coronavirus

To ask the President of COP26, whether the Government has plans to provide financial support for covid-19 quarantine measures to international delegates to COP26.

8 Jun 2021 · COP26

UN Climate Conference 2021: Coronavirus

To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of reduced attendance by international delegates at COP26.

Source: official written-questions record.