Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve prison safety for people from ethnic minorities.

6 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of mental health support provision in the Prisons Estate.

6 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Travellers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by the Traveller Movement entitled Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline, published on 2 August 2022; and if he will take steps

6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Learning Disability and Mental Illness: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of the UK prison population have (a) pre-existing mental health conditions and (b) learning difficulties.

6 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison and Probation Service: Travellers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps HMPPS is taking to ensure its data collection methods accurately record the experiences of people from Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller backgrounds.

16 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Teachers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to conduct a review with representatives of (a) the Russell Group of universities, (b) Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers and (c) other stakeholders on the teacher recruitment

16 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Teachers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made on the impact of (a) Early Career Framework and (b) Core Content Framework on teacher recruitment and retention targets.

16 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Initial Teacher Training Market Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the value of the Initial Teacher Training Market Review to meeting teacher recruitment targets.

16 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Initial Teacher Training Market Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the value for money to the public purse of the Initial Teacher Training Market Review.

16 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2022 to Question 59990 on teacher training, whether there are any conditions on which she would open a further round of accreditation to initial teacher training providers.

16 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2022 to Question 105587 on teacher training, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from (a) the Russell Group of universities and (b) Universities’ Counc

16 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Initial Teacher Training Market Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) stakeholders on the impact of the initial teacher training market review on provider capacity across all regions in England.

16 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Initial Teacher Training Market Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has held recent discussions with (a) the Russell Group and (b) Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers on taking steps to develop partnerships between recently accredited prov

15 Dec 2022 · Women and Equalities

Transgender People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend Section 7 of the Equality Act 2010 in order to (a) replace the references to the term transsexual with a different term and (b) remove the requirement t

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact on students of interest accruing on student loans during periods of deferral for medical reasons.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a requirement that schools assign an attendance code to register pupils not attending for reasons relating to the long-term e

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning an independent inquiry into the way cavity wall insulation complaints have been handled by the Cavity Insula

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on reducing regional disparities in the dementia diagnosis rate.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Buildings: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to (a) property occupants and (b) the wider public of greater use of green roof systems; and if he will make it his policy to supp

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of supporting the installation of water saving technology designed to conserve rainwater, make appropriate use of greywater and redu

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of investing in measures to help people quit smoking in order to ease pressure on NHS and GP services.

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will hold a consultation on raising the age of sale of tobacco products in the UK.

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Net Zero Forum

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the first Ministerial meeting of the Local Net Zero Forum will take place.

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Government: Carbon Emissions and Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of national policy and regulatory frameworks at helping (a) local, (b) regional, (c) national and (d) devolved governments to (i) achie

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Government: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of UK100's report entitled Local Net Zero Delivery Progress Report: Local Powers, published on 12 July 2022.

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has taken steps to facilitate cross-departmental collaboration on tackling air pollution.

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the monitoring and reporting of air pollution.

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Public Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a public awareness campaign on the health impacts and causes of air pollution.

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that central government targets are adopted on air quality in line with the Environment Act 2021.

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) support and (b) encourage local authorities in meeting WHO guidelines on air quality..

Source: official written-questions record.