Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Uganda on the safety of LGBT+ human rights activists in Uganda.

4 Jul 2023 · Cabinet Office

Pay Settlements: Public Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides to other Departments on appointing personnel to pay review bodies.

4 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the financial stability of the water industry.

30 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce elective procedure backlogs in child health services.

30 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce backlogs in community child health services.

30 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Osteoporosis: Fractures

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the identification rate for patients with osteoporotic fractures.

30 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Osteoporosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to improve early identification of osteoporosis.

30 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing NHS targets for prevention of fragility fractures.

29 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

National Clinical Directors and National Specialty Advisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria were used in the job descriptions for the appointment of (a) National Clinical Director and (b) National Specialty Advisor.

29 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Osteoporosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the written evidence submitted by the Royal Osteoporosis Society to the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry on prevention

28 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bahrain: Gulf Strategy Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's transparency data entitled FCDO Gulf Strategy Fund (GSF) summary 2022 to 2023, published on 30 March 2023, what recent assessment he has ma

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria his Department uses to determine investment in emerging energy technologies.

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of lead times for connecting renewable energy projects to the grid.

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Clean Energy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the adequacy of the planning system for building clean energy projects.

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Performance Certificates: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of when all residential buildings will be at an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C or above.

27 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many alcohol-dependent patients in acute and mental health services were referred for a fibrosis assessment for liver disease in England in 2022.

27 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the effect of stigma on late presentation and delayed diagnosis of alcohol-related liver disease.

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Profits

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate his Department has made of potential excess profits in the energy sector.

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board on agricultural workers' wages.

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Unions: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the blacklisting of trade unions.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Charter Treaty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to review the UK's membership of the Energy Charter Treaty.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Charter Treaty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2022 to Question 105545 on Energy Charter Treaty, whether his Department has undertaken a risk assessment on the UK's membership of the Energy Charter Tr

26 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate the £25 million of funding for children’s hospices in 2024-25 as a centrally distributed NHS England grant.

26 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Pollution Control: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing polluter pays’ taxes and levies to fund climate projects.

14 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to use the £3.6 million pledged for security and peace in Colombia to (a) support the transformation of the National Police and (b) help ensure t

13 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Peace Negotiations and Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to take diplomatic steps to help Colombian civil society participate in the Colombian Government's (a) total peace initiative and (b) reforms to the National

12 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the Responsible Dog Ownership working group have met since its inception.

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people with (a) severe and (b) lifelong conditions are not subjected to unnecessary reassessments for (i) Personal Independence Payments and (ii) other benefits.

6 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

World Bank: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what account the UK Executive Director of the World Bank has taken of the rights of farmers to save, share, exchange and sell seeds under the International Treaty on Plant Ge

6 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the World Bank’s support for subsidies for chemical fertiliser and pesticides in developing countries on the Governme

Source: official written-questions record.