Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Sep 2023 · Home Office
Knives: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to tackle illegal online advertisement of knives intended to encourage (a) combat and (b) violent behaviour.
5 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he had with his Chinese counterpart on human rights violations against the Uyghur population during his visit to China in August 2023.
5 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Niger: Military Coups
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the coup in Niger on international security.
5 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that rail travel is fully accessible.
5 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Weather
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to prepare the rail network for adverse weather in winter 2023.
5 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to increase the amount of freight transported by rail.
5 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Network Rail on the award of staff bonuses to employees who took part in industrial action.
5 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Overcrowding
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average level of overcrowding is on each rail service.
5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Haemochromatosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve awareness of haemochromatosis and related clinical recommendations.
5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for breast cancer screening in the NHS.
5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: Sexual Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS trusts do not have a policy for tackling sexual assault and harassment.
5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme: Take-up
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet the 75% uptake target for the Healthy Start scheme.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Royal Mail meets its delivery targets; and what information she has received from Royal Mail on when it will be able to meet its delivery target in any post
4 Sep 2023 · Treasury
Productivity
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to improve productivity.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help (a) reduce the number of cancellations and (b) improve the punctuality of train services.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Education
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of children who regularly miss school.
4 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Attendance
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants facing allegations of (a) rape and (b) other sexual crimes received a postal requisition to appear at court.
4 Sep 2023 · Cabinet Office
Public Buildings: Concrete
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many publicly-owned buildings in the UK contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Public Buildings: Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether any publicly-owned buildings in Slough use reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England do not make use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any schools in Slough use reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
4 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that breast cancer screening is accessible to all eligible women.
4 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ian Harvey
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when Mr Ian Harvey, the former medical director at the Countess of Chester Hospital, was last employed (a) within the NHS and (b) an organisation overseen by his Department.
4 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Public Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that public health organisations make the (a) the wellbeing and health of patients and (b) public interest their first priorities.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on what proportion of the future rail network will be electrified.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish the annual update of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline before the end of this session of Parliament.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many buildings on land owned by (a) Network Rail and (b) his Department use reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) frequency and (b) scope of psychological fitness examinations of train drivers.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many safety critical job roles on the rail network were unfilled in July 2023.
4 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many hon. and Rt hon. Members have contacted him to oppose the closure of railway ticket offices.
Source: official written-questions record.