Written questions

327 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on extending the additional HGV driver visas beyond Christmas 2021.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the efficiency of export and import supply chains for UK-based food and drink business in the context of HGV driver shortages.

15 Oct 2021 · Cabinet Office

Procurement: Overseas Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Supply Chain Advisory Group plan to report their recommendations to the Cabinet on resolving export/import supply chain issues.

15 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Secure Accommodation: Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on the placement of young offenders into secure children's homes.

15 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Crime: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with external relevant stakeholders on the introduction of a consultation on a victims law.

15 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Police Custody: Legal Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the use continued use of Joint Interim Interview Protocol 4 with regard to access to remote legal assistance during police interviews.

15 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Custody: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain prison officers and support staff in youth custody settings.

20 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Remand in Custody: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish his Department's review of youth custodial remand.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Domestic Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date he last visited a (a) secure training centre, (b) young offender institution and (c) secure children's home.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of children exiting youth custody reoffended within (a) one month, (b) six months and (c) 12 months in each of the last 10 years.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of custodial sentence was for children and young people in (a) Secure Training Centres, (b) Young Offender Institutions and (c) Secure Children's Homes in each of the last 10 years.

21 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of girls aged (a) 11 to 14 and (b) 15 to 18 who have presented to A&E with sexual exploitation and/or sexual violence assessed as a factor in eac

21 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of girls aged (a) 11 to 14 and (b) 15 to 18 who have been referred to the police with sexual exploitation and/or sexual violence assessed as a facto

21 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Offences against Children: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of girls aged (a) 11 to 14 and (b) 15 to 18 who have been taken into care with sexual exploitation and/or sexual violence assessed as a factor (i) in total in

21 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Social Services: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of girls aged (a) 11 to 14 and (b) 15 to 18 who have been referred to children’s services with sexual exploitation and/or sexual violence assessed as a factor

14 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Custody: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was to the public purse of a child placed in youth custody (a) on remand and (b) for other reasons in (i) secure children's homes, (ii) secure training centres and (iii) young offenders' institutes

13 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Malta: Serum Institute of India

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Maltese counterparts on lifting restrictions on UK citizens vaccinated with AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccines manufactured by the Serum Insti

13 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Accidents: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to broaden the scope of claimants entitled to a bereavement award under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976.

12 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential need for his Department to provide additional funding to local authorities to help clear coroner inquest backlogs.

9 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish a response to the Children Not In School consultation which closed on 24 June 2019.

17 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, where the 33 children removed from Rainsbrook secure training centre on 16 June 2021 have been placed.

11 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the 2021 Domestic Abuse Strategy.

11 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Homicide: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish details of the independent review into the sentencing of domestic homicides.

11 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Crime: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce proposals for the consultation on a Victims' Bill.

4 Jun 2021 · Home Office

National Retail Crime Steering Group

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings she has had with members of the National Retail Crime Steering Group since July 2020.

26 May 2021 · Home Office

Educational Visits: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of leaving the List of Travellers visa scheme on educational and recreational school visits to mainland Europe; and if she will take steps with the Secretary

26 May 2021 · Home Office

Passports: Educational Visits

To ask the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the withdrawal of European countries from Collective Passports recognition scheme on educational and recreational school visits from the UK to Europe.

24 May 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders sentenced to custody served half or less than their full sentence term as a result of early release in each year from 2015 to date.

26 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the delivery of covid-19 vaccines via the COVAX facility in Syria are not (a) disrupted and (b) manipulated by the Syrian G

23 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Egypt: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the 2021-22 reduction in Official Development Assistance funding on (a) the humanitarian response, (b) heal

Source: official written-questions record.