Written questions
1,438 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding is available to support the mental health of pupils and staff at (a) school and (b) home for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.
29 Jan 2021 · Home Office
Police: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the economic effect on police officers of their pay freeze.
29 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Mortgages: Interest Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that base rate cuts are passed on by lenders to mortgage prisoners.
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which diseases are included in the D1 category her Department uses for assessments for industrial injuries disablement benefits.
28 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Industrial Diseases: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of including industrial diseases such as pneumoconiosis in the D1 category in assessments on the ability of miners to claim compensation.
28 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pneumoconiosis: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of including pneumoconiosis in the D1 category in assessments on miners’ ability to claim pneumoconiosis support grants.
26 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to publish its responses to recommendations made by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.
26 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department uses to select which recommendations from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council to select.
26 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recommendations from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council are awaiting implementation by her Department.
26 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average taken by her Department to implement recommendations from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council is.
19 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to convene an emergency flood summit before a major flood event to ensure that adequate resources are available to (a) local authorities and (b) the Environment Agenc
15 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
Transport: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on transport in the North of changes to funding to Transport for the North.
13 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Mining: Industrial Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to include coal miners in the prescription and guidance for D11 primary carcinoma of the lung where there is accompanying silicosis.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries: Iceland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to ensure that UK fishing can restart in the Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone; and what the timeframe is for securing that fishing agreement.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries: Greenland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to ensure that UK fishing can restart in the Greenland Exclusive Economic Zone; and what the timeframe is for securing that fishing agreement.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries: Norway
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plan does the Government has to ensure that UK fishing can restart in the Svalbard Exclusive Economic Zone; and what the timeframe is for securing that fishing agreement.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries: Barents Sea and Norway
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to ensure that UK fishing can restart in (a) the Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone and (b) around the Barents Sea; and what the timeframe is for securing
16 Dec 2020 · Home Office
Ports: Road Traffic Control
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase the numbers of traffic patrol officers to ensure road safety around the ports.
16 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: Fisheries
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on UK defence capacity of directing increased Royal Navy resources towards potentially illegal fishing activity.
25 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Agency: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 October 2020 to Question 98265 and to the November 2020 spending review CP 330, whether he plans to ensure that the Environment Agency receives adequate fun
25 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Total Allowable Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which stocks the Government has assessed to be deep sea species.
25 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Total Allowable Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is Government policy in total allowable catches negotiations with the EU on deep sea species that all deep-sea stocks should follow the precautionary approach advice provide
25 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Total Allowable Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which stocks the UK advocates should have Total Allowable Catch limits set above the scientific advice.
25 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Total Allowable Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which stocks of interest to the UK had Total Allowable Catch limits set above the scientific advice in the last 12 months.
24 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which areas will receive funding from the £170 million announced in July 2020 for shovel-ready flood defence schemes.
24 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which areas will receive funding from the £200 million announced in July 2020 for innovative projects to improve flood resilience.
19 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Development: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of new developments built after 2019 are resilient to flooding.
19 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Coastal Erosion and Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on updating plans for all (a) catchments and (b) coastal cells in England.
12 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to develop a long term plan for education during and beyond the covid-19 outbreak.
12 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Educational Institutions: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of covid-19 outbreak on the (a mental and (b) physical health of (i) teachers and (ii) school and college staff.
Source: official written-questions record.