Written questions
519 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Adoption
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to issue a formal apology to unmarried mothers who had their babies taken for adoption from the1940s to the1970s.
13 Jul 2023 · Home Office
Windrush Compensation Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the progress of the Windrush compensation scheme.
3 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Delivery Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will hold discussions with representatives of delivery companies on delivery delays and potential impacts on businesses.
15 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many crisis houses are commissioned by the NHS but not managed by its staff.
14 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Illness: Community Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many crisis houses are managed by the NHS as of June 2023.
2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Passive Smoking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the impact on public health of second-hand vapour from e-cigarettes in public spaces.
23 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Baha'i Faith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the Iranian government on respect for the (a) burial rites for deceased Baha’is and (b) rights of their families to bury them and mark thei
9 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fats
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the prevalence of trans fats in food in the UK.
9 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of food labelling (a) of trans fats in food and (b) generally.
14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement entitled FCDO Programme Allocations of 30 March 2023, HCWS705, how much funding will be provided to each country.
28 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Abstraction: Teddington
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of water abstraction plans by Thames Water at Teddington.
9 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision is being made for the education of and the disruption caused to children from asylum seeking families who are moved to hotel accommodation.
8 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
St Pancras Station: Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure the smooth flow of Eurostar passengers at St Pancras.
1 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to (a) introduce retraining programmes and (b) take further steps to help support unemployed people over the age of 50 move back into the workforce.
1 Mar 2023 · Treasury
PAYE
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of HMRC in enforcing the agency regulations when collecting PAYE tax from agencies.
28 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Charitable Donations: Plastic Bags
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to help ensure that charity collection bags posted through letterboxes are biodegradable.
28 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that adequate mental health care is available for children with autism and those awaiting autism diagnoses.
20 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department made of the number and proportion of vehicles that were untaxed in the last two years.
20 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of untaxed vehicles.
8 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Enfield Southgate
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the availability of NHS dentists in Enfield Southgate constituency.
9 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Pay Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the criteria are for selecting members of the NHS pay awards body; and what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the independence of that body.
19 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide further vaccinations against covid-19 for people aged under 50; and whether he plans to allow people in less vulnerable groups to pay for further covid-19 vaccinations.
19 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide any unused covid-19 vaccinations intended for the 50-65 age group to people aged 40-49.
19 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Middle East and North Africa: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of the open torture cases reviewed in the 2022 review related to the abuse of British citizens in the Middle East and North Africa region.
19 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many cases were reviewed as part of his Department's annual review of open torture cases in 2022.
19 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the annual data on the number of allegations of torture by foreign authorities made by British citizens to his Department will be reported to Parliament.
19 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's Human Rights and Democracy report 2021, for what reason his Department has not continued with the practice of annual reporting of the numbe
19 Dec 2022 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Missing Persons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children in care who go missing are (a) found and (b) kept safe.
19 Dec 2022 · Home Office
British Nationality: Iran
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of threat posed by Iran to British nationals.
15 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment: Certification
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of (a) UK Conformity Assessment Bodies and (b) EU Notified Bodies to conduct timely accreditation and certification of medical devices.
Source: official written-questions record.