Written questions
2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure reported human rights abuses during the conflict in Sudan are properly investigated.
19 Jul 2023 · Home Office
Sudan: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to help secure safe routes to the UK for Sudanese nationals fleeing violence in Sudan.
19 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to help Sudanese nationals living in Britain to communicate with family in Sudan.
19 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the criteria for rescue from Sudan to include (a) (i) elderly and (ii) other immediate and dependent relati
19 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on evacuating British nationals from Sudan.
19 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Ceasefires
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has taken recent steps to help (a) maintain the ceasefire and (b) negotiate a longer-term pause in hostilities to allow emergency supplies to reach Sudan.
19 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Home Discount Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department has taken to ensure Warm Home Discount payments for winter 2022-23 were paid to customers by their energy provider by 31 March 2023.
18 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Loneliness
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle loneliness and social isolation among armed forces (a) personnel and (b) veterans.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport
Active Travel
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to (a) encourage active travel and (b) increase safety for (i) cyclists and (ii) pedestrians in cities.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport
Cycling and Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to funding levels for cycling and walking infrastructure on the UK's ability to meet its emissions targets.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport
Cycling and Walking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to funding levels for cycling and walking infrastructure on local authority plans to create safe spaces for active travel.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of (a) the prevalence of brake dust pollution in the UK in the last 12 months and (b) the potential merits of requiring the hard coating of brake discs to reduce that pollution
18 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Down Syndrome Act 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publishing the (a) Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance and (b) consultation response to the call for evidence on the Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance.
18 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Down Syndrome Act 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) clinicians and (b) other professionals responded to his Department's call for evidence on Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Pupils: Attendance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to each priority education investment area to improve school attendance.
18 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Down Syndrome Act 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will respond to the consultation entitled Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance: call for evidence which closed on 8 November 2022; and if he will publish (a) the complete set of resp
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Teachers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which underspends in her Department's budget will be used to fund the school teacher pay award.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's total underspend was in each financial year since 2019-20.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England are currently operating in temporary buildings.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to schools transport to and from temporary school buildings.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Teachers: Resignations
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in schools in the (a) South West, (b) London and (c) East of England left the profession in each academic year since 2019-20.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Teachers: East of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in schools in the East of England left the profession in each academic year since 2019-20.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Teachers: South East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in schools in the South East left the profession in each academic year since 2019-20.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Teachers: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in schools in the West Midlands left the profession in each academic year since 2019-20.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Teachers: East Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of teachers that left the profession in the East Midlands in each academic year since 2019-20.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Teachers: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of teachers that left the profession in Yorkshire and the Humber in each academic year since 2019-20.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
School Day
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of schools that deliver a school week of less than 32.5 hours.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on implementing the Parent Pledge outlined in the 2022 Schools White Paper.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Academies: Multi-academy Trusts
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it remains her Department's policy for all schools to join academy trusts by 2030.
17 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Basic Skills: Portsmouth South
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to improve children's oracy skills in Portsmouth South constituency.
Source: official written-questions record.