Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on (a) the role of face-to-face banking services and (b) steps being taken to ensure that such services remain available.

29 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Hate Crime: Transphobia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help tackle the causes of transphobic hate crimes.

29 Nov 2023 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her planned timetable is to publish the responses to her Department's consultation on banning conversion therapy.

29 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ghana: LGBT+ People

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his Ghanaian counterpart on proposed legislation to criminalise LGBT (a) relationships, (b) displays of affection, (c) organisations and (d) mater

29 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Genocide Convention

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the Government has sought legal advice on its responsibilities under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

29 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Save the Children's (a) report entitled Defenceless: The impact of Israeli military detention syste

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the letter of 14 November 2023 from the Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing of Liverpool City Council about homelessness in Liverpool.

28 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Minister for Immigration's oral contribution on Monday 27 November 2023, column 536, what the evidential basis is for many people claiming asylum in the UK being economic migrant

28 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Climate Change: Banks

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by ActionAid entitled How the Finance Flows: The banks fuelling the climate crisis, published 4 September 2023.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Age Addition

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of the age additions to the State Pension.

27 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Armed Conflict

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2023 to Question 1964, what additional (a) financial and (b) other support the Government plans to offer to the International Criminal Court.

27 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the finding on p.134 of the Chief Medical Officer’s annual report, published on 10 November 2023, that deaths due to alcohol-rel

24 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's oral answer of 22 November 2023, Official Report column 348, when he plans to provide details of the (a) determination and (b) grant conditions of the

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 6.2 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 2

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 6.2 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 2

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 4.3 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 2

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 5.3 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 2

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 4.5 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 2

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 2.3 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 2

23 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Africa: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the UK Permanent Representative at the United Nations voted against the resolution proposed by the Africa Group entitled Promotion of inclusive and effective international cooperation on tax matters

23 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the International Energy Agency's publication entitled The Oil and Gas Industry in Net Zero Transit

22 Nov 2023 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry on the impact of the delay to the publication of its final report on people affected.

22 Nov 2023 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will take steps to implement all the recommendations of the Second Interim Report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published 5 April 2023.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made on introducing an independent football regulator.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of the over 80 pension.

22 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Genocide Convention

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the International Commission of Jurists recent statement entitled, Gaza/Palestine: State

22 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Hospitals

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the statement by ActionAid entitled ActionAid partner Al-Awda hospital hit by bomb

21 Nov 2023 · Home Office

British Nationality and Visas: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to reduce the cost of application fees for (a) visas and (b) citizenship.

21 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Hospitals

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the World Health Organisation's statement entitled WHO appalled by latest attack on Indo

21 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Hospitals

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with the World Health Organisation on military action on hospitals in Gaza.

Source: official written-questions record.