Written questions

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's publication entitled UK Food Security Index 2024, published on 14 May 2024, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including indice

20 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cryptosporidia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of Cryptosporidiosis have been recorded (a) by each NHS trust, (b) by each integrated care board and (c) in total in each of the last ten years.

20 May 2024 · Treasury

Treasury: Opposition

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department have been involved with costing the policies of HM Opposition.

20 May 2024 · Treasury

Treasury: Opposition

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hours have been spent by his Department's staff on costing the policies of HM Opposition since 1 January 2024.

20 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Religious Freedom

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department has taken to help promote freedom of religious belief for (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities in Iran.

20 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Religious Freedom

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent steps his Department has taken to help protect freedom of religious belief for (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities in China.

20 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Toomaj Salehi

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the imprisonment of Toomaj Salehi.

15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Development Aid

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what his Department’s overseas development aid spend on Myanmar (a) was in the financial year 2023-24 and (b) is predicted to be in the financial year 2024-25.

15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, when (a) he and (b) the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs last met representatives of UNRWA.

15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA: Finance

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has had with representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA

15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA: Finance

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has had discussions with other donors of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on th

13 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA: Finance

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of re-instating funding to UNRWA, in the context of the recent report from Catherine Colonna.

13 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA: Finance

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department has made any submissions to (a) 10 Downing Street and (b) the Cabinet Office on the potential merits of re-instating funding to UNRWA.

13 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA: Finance

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has had recent discussions with (a) Ministers and (b) Officials in (i) 10 Downing Street and (ii) the Cabinet Office on the decision to s

9 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Water

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support the Sri Lankan authorities to meet UN sustainable development goal six on clean water and sanitation.

9 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Water

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support Sri Lankan authorities to manage local water supplies near the Chunnakam power plant.

9 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value was of general dental practice contracts that were handed back in the (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 financial year; and what proportion this was of the total commissioned activit

9 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS dental practices were listed as accepting new NHS adult patients on 1 (a) March and (b) May 2024.

9 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new general dental practice contracts were commissioned in each integrated care board in the (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 financial year.

9 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many general dental practice contracts were handed back having been terminated by the contractor in each integrated care board in the (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 financial year.

9 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many courses of treatment were delivered by NHS general dental practitioners in each month between January 2019 to May 2024.

2 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients who smoke have received very brief advice on smoking cessation in NHS hospitals.

30 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to publish a response to her Department's consultation on Mandating quit information messages inside tobacco packs, which closed on 10 October 2023.

24 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2024 to Question 381 on Liver Diseases: Screening, where the 12 Community Diagnostic Centres planned to have fibroscans are located; and what further plans she

22 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholism and Drugs: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Inpatient Detox units there are by location.

18 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2024 to Question 16199 on Alcoholic Drinks: Health, whether the post of (a) Head of Alcohol Policy and (b) Senior Policy Manager for Alcohol is (i) occupied and (i

15 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS 111: Dental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2024 to Question 19659 on NHS 111: Dental Health, if she will provide breakdown of calls by symptom group by region.

21 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Smuggling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full time equivalent staff are dedicated to the work of the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce; how often will the taskforce meet; has the taskforce met to date; whether illicit vaping products will be included as p

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Trading Standards: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the average number of full time equivalent trading standards officers per local authority over each of the last 10 years.

21 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether trading standards officers are required to share information on seized non-compliant (a) tobacco and (b) vaping products with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

Source: official written-questions record.