Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

West Bank: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart about changes in the level of settler violence in the West Bank.

7 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Business: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government's policy position was in preparation of the 9th Session of the negotiations for a UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to raise public awareness of (a) the availability of and (b) support for energy efficiency retrofitting measures for homes.

7 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hamas: Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help secure the safe release of hostages in Gaza.

7 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help protect (a) medical and (b) humanitarian workers in Gaza.

7 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help protect journalists in Gaza.

7 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help protect UN workers in Gaza.

7 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on restoring the supply of (a) food, (b) water, (c) fuel and (d) medicines to Gaza.

7 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Business: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) calling for stronger provisions on (i) legal liability and (ii) redress for victims and (b) including r

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the Government’s policy is on managing the marine impacts of oil and gas licensing.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had discussions with the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of new offshore oil and gas licences on the UK’s ability to meet the 30x30 c

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Highway Code

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the January 2022 changes to The Highway Code.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the rate of adoption of heat pumps.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that people have access to (a) independent and (b) tailored advice when making decisions about retrofitting their homes to make them more

23 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish updated guidance for Seasonal Worker visa scheme operators where workers are at risk of exploitation.

23 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2023 to Question 197002 on Tobacco: support for stop smoking services, whether he plans to expand the scope of the swap to stop scheme to include licensed (a)

23 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations raised by seasonal workers during farm inspections conducted by her Department were formally investigated in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.

23 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Archives: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the accessibility of the national archives.

23 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism's report into the Seasonal Worker scheme, published on 22 October 2023.

19 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Records: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to support the digitisation of (a) census records and (b) other national archives.

19 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Borders

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on restoring the supply of (a) medicines and (b) fuel to Gaza.

19 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza and Israel: Civilians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure the protection of civilians during the conflict in Israel and Gaza.

19 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to help ensure the protection of healthcare workers in Gaza.

19 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure the protection of civilian infrastructure in Gaza.

19 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza and Israel: International Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that international law is upheld during the conflict in Israel and Gaza.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Offshore Industry: Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on the potential environmental impacts of new offshore oil and gas licences on marin

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that 76% of patients are admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours in A&Es by March 2024.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release of 15 August 2023 on £250 million to boost NHS capacity with 900 new beds, what baseline number was used to calculate the announcement of 5,000 addi

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Deductions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to end non-dependant reductions from Housing Benefit for disadvantaged groups.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) stop and (b) reverse nature degradation.

Source: official written-questions record.