Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 May 2023 · Department for Education

Children and Young People: Exercise

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of the Chief Medical Officer's guidance on recommended activity levels for children and young people among teachers and schools.

15 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the prevalence of damp and mould in social housing in Portsmouth.

15 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the prevalence of damp and mould in social housing in Portsmouth.

15 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to reduce housing overcrowding in Portsmouth.

15 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of housing overcrowding in Portsmouth.

12 May 2023 · Department for Education

National Tutoring Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the expected impact on levels of participation in the National Tutoring Programme of changes in the subsidy rate in academic years (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.

5 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish new Minimim Energy Efficency Standards for the private rental sector.

24 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Nuclear Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of Iran's nuclear capabilities.

24 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Palestinian Authority policies on levels of violence against Israelis and Jews.

24 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote dialogue between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

24 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace.

24 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to counter the work of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Physical Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to outsource teaching within delivery of the Physical Education curriculum.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Physical Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to address (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teachers with expertise in Physical Education.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Primary Education and Sport Premium.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Physical Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of progression of learning in Physical Education across all key stages from primary to secondary school.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Physical Education: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Physical Education curriculum in supporting children to lead healthy active lives.

21 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve knowledge in (a) patients and (b) providers of the increased risk of (i) cancer going unnoticed in a mammogram if the patient has dense breasts and (i

14 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the private pension annual allowance from £40,000 to £60,000 for armed forces non-contributory pensions.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Down's Syndrome: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that training on Down's syndrome for (a) education and (b) healthcare professionals is Down's syndrome-specific.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Down's Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that its Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance is Down's syndrome-specific.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much financial support (a) was available in 2022-23 and (b) will be available in 2023-24 for international students training to teach languages.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Postgraduate Education: Languages

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will provide additional support for people studying for a languages PGCE who will not qualify for the higher bursary available to those starting in September this year.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Sex and Relationship Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that LGBT-inclusive relationship and sex education is provided to school children.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Sex and Relationship Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to provide relationship and sex education to school children that is (a) high quality and (b) LGBT-inclusive.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of SEN staff in local authorities.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department are taking to help ensure adequate staffing levels in local authority SEN teams.

30 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to increase funding for new IT systems and technology for GP practices to improve (a) booking systems and (b) the exchange of information with secondary care providers

30 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of launching a new education campaign on advising patients on (a) when and how to self-manage illness, (b) when to access their

30 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take additional steps to reduce (a) workloads and (b) bureaucracy experienced by GPs.

Source: official written-questions record.