Written questions

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy: Birmingham Edgbaston

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to support community energy schemes in Birmingham Edgbaston constituency.

13 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what humanitarian assistance his Department is providing to people displaced by violence in Manipur.

15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the Health and Social Care Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2022–23 on NHS dentistry, HC 964.

15 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed ban on the sale of horticultural peat in England will apply to imported peat from non-UK countries.

15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practices are accepting NHS patients per Integrated care system.

14 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England about funding for the Cavell Centres national pilot scheme.

14 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to prepare for a winter increase in cases of respiratory syncytial virus..

14 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of supervised toothbrushing programmes that are operating in each local authority; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of t

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Tax Evasion

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources available to the DVLA to seize untaxed vehicles.

8 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Indian counterpart on the recent violence in Manipur.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of resources available to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to (a) consider referrals in a reasonable timeframe and (b) to manage the demand on its s

1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Psychiatric Hospitals: Mother and Baby Units

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to increase the number of mother and baby units in mental health hospitals.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Financial Assistance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Financial Assistance Scheme payments are (a) treated as earned income and (b) counted against Universal Credit.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

ICT: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with representatives of Oxford Cambridge and RSA on the adequacy of the GCSE Computer Science examination taken by students on 25 May 2023.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Independent Faith Engagement Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2023 to Question 192910 on Independent Faith Engagement Review, what oversight there is of the spending of the independent faith adviser.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2023 to Question 192913 on Religion, with which faith-based organisations the Government has a policy of not engaging; and whether this was communic

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Independent Faith Engagement Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2023 to Question 192908 on Independent Faith Engagement Review, which organisations (a) responded to the call for evidence and (b) were contacted di

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Independent Faith Engagement Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2023 to Question 192907 on Independent Faith Engagement Review, if he will publish the (a) questionnaires and (b) interview scripts used as part of

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Independent Faith Engagement Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 187240 on Independent Faith Engagement Review, if he will breakdown that expenditure by (a) expenses and (b) other costs.

19 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Council Tax and Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps he has taken with local authorities to improve the take-up of (a) Universal Credit, (b) Council Tax Support and (c) social tariffs.

19 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what documents he plans to make available for people to respond to as part of the consultation on the International Development White Paper.

19 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to consult on the International Development White Paper.

19 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the International Development White Paper will relate to the 2022 International Development Strategy.

17 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with Afghan women's groups on human rights in that country since August 2021.

11 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review her Department’s use of hotel accommodation to help improve the suitability of accommodation offered to asylum seekers.

11 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the International Development Committee's Eighth Special Report of Session 2022–23, HC1393, published on 8 June 2023, whether his Department commissioned re

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Independent Faith Engagement Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason his Department decided that the Independent Faith Engagement Review call for evidence should be open for 28 days; and whether he sought independent advice on this dec

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with which faith organisations the Government has a policy of not engaging.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Independent Faith Engagement Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of (a) respondents to the call for evidence and (b) people who gave evidence in person to the Independent Faith Engagement Review were from the Sikh comm

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Independent Faith Engagement Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, who gave evidence in person to the Independent Faith Engagement Review; and how many and what proportion of those people also provided written evidence through the call for evidence.

Source: official written-questions record.