Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Police: Anguilla

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support policing in Anguilla.

3 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries are rated as (a) outstanding and (b) good by the Care Quality Commission in Slough constituency.

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Thames Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps she has taken to reduce homelessness in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Thames Valley region.

3 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking increase school attendance among children who are living in poverty.

3 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the APPG report entitled Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance Report 2019: Why families in the UK deserve better and what can be done, whether hi

3 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of driving tests in Slough constituency.

2 Dec 2024 · Women and Equalities

Sexual Harassment: Surveys

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to publish a sexual harassment survey.

2 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2024 to Question 14865 on British Council: Finance, what the planned expenditure of the British Council is for 2024/25.

2 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's procedures are for informing relatives when a British national dies abroad in (a) non-suspicious and (b) suspicious circumstances.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve recycling rates.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling (a) easier and (b) cheaper for local authorities.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling easier for residents in Slough.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a National Flood Resilience Centre for the purposes of (a) flood research and (b) training emergency services acro

2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2024 to Question 15113 on Veterans: LGBT+ People, which recommendations have not been implemented.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with representatives of the insurance industry on (a) increases in car insurance costs and (b) steps being taken by (i) the Government and (ii) insurers to reduce those costs.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the affordability of insurance for (a) young and (b) all drivers.

2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Politics and Government: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the influence of foreign funding in democratic processes.

2 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Shoplifting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of reported incidents of shoplifting result in a (a) suspect being arrested and (b) prosecution being authorised by the CPS.

2 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Bicycles: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of reported bicycle thefts result in a (a) suspect being arrested and (b) prosecution being authorised by the CPS.

29 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the provision of youth services in Slough.

29 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2024 to Question 12929 on Railways: Freight, who will set the target for growing rail freight.

29 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Railway Network: Snow and Ice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on steps to prepare the rail network for adverse winter weather.

29 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 12766 on Rolling Stock, if she will make an assessment of introducing a rolling programme for the new build and refurbishment of rolling stock.

29 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Investment in UK: Berkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs that were created as a result of foreign direct investment in the Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership area in the last three years.

29 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Streptococcus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce routine antenatal screening for Group B streptococcus.

29 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Streptococcus: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) early and (b) consistent diagnosis of Group B streptococcus.

29 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Select Committees: Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the First Report of Session 2023–24 of the Liaison Committee, Promoting national strategy: How select committee scrutiny can improve strategic thinking in Whitehall, HC 31, published on 29 May

29 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Select Committees: Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of paragraph 29 of the First Report of Session 2023–24 of the Liaison Committee, Promoting national strategy: How select committee scr

29 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14161, what her Department's timetable is for its consideration of marriage law in England and Wales.

28 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Treasury: Policy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how their Department defines strategy.

Source: official written-questions record.