Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the length of prison sentences for people convicted of a crime who decline to attend their sentencing hearing on prison capacity.
13 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of women in (a) the South East and (b) England who have missed breast cancer screening appointments since March 2020.
13 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Healthy Start scheme.
13 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Podiatry: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for podiatric appointments in England.
13 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Electronic Training Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of banning the use of electric shock collars on animals.
13 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Forests: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of woodland (a) creation and (b) management in the last 12 months.
13 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
West Africa: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the security and safety risks on UK nationals in nations that surround Niger.
13 Sep 2023 · Cabinet Office
Vetting
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides officials with (a) developed vetting and (b) other security clearances on public interactions.
13 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Emissions: Innovation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the expected cost to the public purse of Government-funded net-zero innovation projects in financial year 2024-25.
13 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Research briefing by the House of Commons Library, Suicide statistics, published on 2 December 2022, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the reasons fo
13 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Concrete: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase the recycling of concrete materials.
13 Sep 2023 · Home Office
Personation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure individuals fraudulently impersonating positions of authority do not undermine trust in (a) the police, (b) financial regulators, (c) ombudsmans and (d) other state
13 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to establish a national centre for flood resilience.
13 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Hong Kong: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he discussed (a) democracy within Hong Kong and (b) the Sino-British Joint Declaration with his Chinese counterpart during his recent visit to China.
13 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Sexual Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce instances of sexual harassment and sexual assault within the NHS.
13 Sep 2023 · Treasury
Self-employed: Fines
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of fines for late submission of tax returns by low-income self-employed individuals.
13 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ringfence the supply of glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists medication for patients with type 2 diabetes.
13 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Morocco: Earthquakes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has received a request of support from the Moroccan Government following the recent earthquake in that country.
12 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to increase energy storage capacity for the purposes of (a) mitigating against price volatility and (b) providing resilience to the UK's energy supply.
12 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Podiatry: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of research on the role of podiatric healthcare professionals in helping to prevent conditions and illnesses related to podiatric conditio
12 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of supply of medicines treating type-2 diabetes in the context of fluctuating levels of demand.
12 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Russia: Diplomatic Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to review the (a) security of accommodation and (b) other security arrangements for UK diplomatic staff posted to Russia.
12 Sep 2023 · Home Office
Police: Conduct
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of perceived reputational damage on the likelihood that a police force will take steps to investigation allegations of criminality against me
12 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.
12 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.
12 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.
12 Sep 2023 · Department for Education
Department for Education: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.
12 Sep 2023 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: National Security
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.
12 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.
12 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme: Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to expand the eligibility of the Healthy Start scheme to all families on Universal Credit and equivalent benefits with children under five years old.
Source: official written-questions record.