Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Police: Surveys

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the results of the Police Federation's most recent annual survey.

17 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Police: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Police Federation on the level of pay for police officers.

17 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Police: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the level of retention in the police.

17 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2023 to Question 117891, whether his Department is taking steps to offer support to Iranian political prisoners who are not British natio

17 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will discuss with his Colombian counterpart reports of the murder of Ricardo Osorio in Colombia.

17 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the email of 29 November 2022 sent to the urgent queries inbox from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton on Princes Verukiruaije Tjozongoro.

17 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 117888 on State Retirement Pensions: Females, if he will make on assessment of the impact for his policies of the tribunal report by Dr Joceylynne S

17 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2022 to Question 110819, on Members: Correspondence, for what reason his Department has yet to respond to correspondence dated 23 November 2022 from the hon. M

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Leader of the House on 12 January 2023, Official Report col 716, if he will make an oral statement on forced prepayment meter installation

16 Jan 2023 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Living Wage

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of civil servants who are paid less than the Living Wage Foundation's real living wage.

16 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Nurseries: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a nursery rates relief scheme.

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to improve the (a) accessibility, (b) affordability and (c) quality of childcare.

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings his Department has had with (a) Ofgem and (b) UK energy suppliers in which rules on fitting prepayment meters were discussed during the last 12 months.

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his Answer of 10 January 2023 to Question 114764, what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem on improving compliance with its rules on fitting prepayment meters.

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on strengthening potential sanctions on energy suppliers who do not comply with Ofgem's rules on fitting prepayment meters.

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 114849, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of households with prepayment meters not redeeming their monthly

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to analysis from Citizens Advice on prepayment meters, published on 12 January 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies o

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Institute for Public Policy Research report entitled Delivering a Childcare Guarantee, published on 6 December 2022, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of that report's r

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending free childcare.

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2023 to Question 111702, whether his Department has asked Ofgem for an assessment of the level of compliance with current rules on forced prep

13 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Meat

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 117957 on Cancer: Meat, if he will take steps to review and update his Department's advice with reference to the evidence that has emerged sinc

11 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the findings of the study on Scottish Firefighters Occupational Cancer and Disease Mortality Rates: 2000-2020 published on 10 January 2023, if she will hold discussions with (a) trad

11 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Meters: Pre-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his contribution of 10 January, Official Report column 422, when he plans to raise concerns with the judiciary about the scrutiny applied to warrants for forcible prepayment meter installations;

11 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to introduce (a) facilities and (b) contracts for appropriate and effective PPE and workwear cleaning across all Fire and Rescue service and duty systems.

11 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Personal Records

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to take steps to help ensure adequate recording of occupation, or former occupation, of firefighters in (a) health and (b) similar records, including on death certificates

11 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to improve (a) recording and (b) monitoring of firefighter exposures to contaminants.

11 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to introduce effective decontamination policies and training across the Fire and Rescue Service.

11 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to introduce legislation that will ensure that firefighters affected by disproportionately high cancer rates receive protection and compensation.

11 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of annual health monitoring for all firefighters, including after retirement.

11 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the implications for her policies of findings of the study titled Scottish Firefighters Occupational Cancer and Disease Mortality Rates: 2000-2020 published 10 January

Source: official written-questions record.