Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help improve patient access to primary care services.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of families living in temporary accommodation.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the number of households that have received compensation for having had a pre-payment meter fitted against their will.

24 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released early under the end of custody supervised license scheme since October 2023.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Prizes

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to use (a) the Turner Prize and (b) other high-profile art competitions to enhance the (i) visibility and (ii) understanding of multicultural arts (A) in the UK and (B

22 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that areas with a high prevalence of HIV receive support for delivering pre-existing HIV services.

22 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of health care provision for those diagnosed with HIV in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.

22 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure constituencies with a high prevalence of HIV are provided with adequate (a) healthcare provision, (b) prevention services and (c) support services.

22 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to publicise opt-out testing for HIV to those attending emergency departments.

22 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she made of the adequacy of the HIV Action Plan deadline of 2030.

22 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to fund HIV treatment.

22 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when opt-out testing for HIV will be expanded to (a) Slough and (b) and other areas with a high prevalence of HIV.

22 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce the stigma of HIV testing.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with (a) mental health professionals and (b) welfare recipients on the treatment of individuals with mental health issues.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the levels of benefits on economic inactivity due to ill health.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pollution: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to enhance the monitoring of industrial pollution from (a) the new power station, (b) the Grundon energy from waste plant in Colnbrook and (c) other sites in Slou

22 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria he uses to assess the human rights compliance of foreign military units before they are eligible to receive military aid; and how frequently those assessments are reviewed.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of homes that have been recorded as vacant for over two years are categorised as (a) primary residences, (b) second homes, and (c) other properties in ea

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UK Trade with EU: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the time taken to implement health and safety checks on EU imports on (a) inventory levels for, (b) costs

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Imports: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it remains his policy that the new health and safety checks for EU imports will begin on 30 April 2024.

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Imports: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to introduce health and safety checks on imports from the EU on (a) biosecurity and (b) food safety standards.

19 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidelines his Department has issued on ensuring the (a) anonymity and (b) safety of jurors in high-profile cases.

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment she has made of the regulatory approach by (a) the UK and (b) other advanced digital economies on enforcing a minimum age for the use of encrypted messaging

19 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Internet: Cryptography

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) monitor and (b) enforce the removal of illegal content on platforms with end-to-end encryption.

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

WhatsApp: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Meta's decision to lower the minimum age for access to WhatsApp to 13 on children's levels of exposure to extremist content.

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Thames Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of Operation Timber.

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Thames Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has undertaken consultations with (a) stakeholders and (b) investors in relation to Operation Timber in the last 12 months.

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Equality and Religious Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to make an assessment of the adequacy of school policies on (a) religious practices and (b) inclusivity.

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) monitor and (b) tackle potential discrimination in schools against students based on their religious practices.

19 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Religious Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to non-religious schools on enforcing policies that restrict (a) prayer and (b) other religious practices.

Source: official written-questions record.