Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Courts Martial: Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many offences against service law involving victims under the age of 18 have been tried in the Court Martial in the last five years.

17 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications have been (a) received and (b) granted under the scheme allowing former armed forces personnel discharged over sexuality to apply to have service medals restored.

15 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the availability of digital and physical certificates of covid-19 vaccination status, if she will review the decision not to provide EU citizens with physical proof of Settled Status

15 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure EU nationals are not unnecessarily delayed or detained by the UK Border Force when travelling to the UK as a result of changes to the immigration system f

15 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 27 November 2020 to Question 118120, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the of the Nita M. Lowey Middle East

10 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 30 January 2020 to Question 8197 on Israel: Palestinians, whether he plans to renew the People for Peaceful Change programme, which ended in M

10 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the US administration on support for peacebuilding efforts between Israelis and Palestinians.

10 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 12 May 2020 to Question 42248, when he plans to publish the findings from the research element of the People for Peaceful Change Project.

10 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Occupied Territories: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance the UK has spent in the Palestinian Territories in each of the last three years; and on what programmes that funding was spent.

9 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Females

To ask the Secretary of Stat for Justice, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the number of female prison leavers who are homeless.

9 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of female prison leavers who are homeless.

9 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues to ensure women prison leavers in Ministry of Justice temporary accommodation service are supported into permanent accommodati

7 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Widowed Parent's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of discounting Widowed Parent’s Allowance as income when calculating universal credit entitlement.

4 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Public Houses: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to support the brewery and pub sector in its recovery from covid-19 lockdowns as part of his Department’s review of alcohol duty; and if he will make a statement.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hops: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to incentivise and support investment in the UK’s hop sector; and if he will make a statement.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Beer and Public Houses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of national covid-19 lockdown’s on the pub and brewery sector; what plans he has to support the recovery of that sector from those lockdo

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rights of Way: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Portsmouth City Council bring forward an Order for a restricted Byway at the Camber.

4 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has his Department spent on the (a) development and (b) procurement of Ajax, by financial year.

4 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of his Department’s ability to meet the initial operating capability for Ajax’s scheduled deployment in summer 2021 as planned.

4 Jun 2021 · Home Office

G7: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the G7 summit being held in Cornwall between 11 and 13 June 2021, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) potential risk of covid-19 infection to people who (i) live close to

4 Jun 2021 · Home Office

G7: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to protect police officers who are not yet vaccinated against covid-19 who are part of the reported deployment of 5000 additional officers to Cornwall for the G7 summit being held b

4 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the appropriateness of the Vaccine Damage Payment’s severe disablement eligibility criteria in the context of the very rare blood clots reported in association

27 May 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the Resource Account and Budgeting charge his Department estimates to be made up of the interest accrued on student loans rather than the capital borrowed for tuition and maintenance.

25 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of using NHS covid-19 testing centres to support international travel.

25 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the British Dental Association's survey of dentists published on 25 May 2021; and if he will make a statement.

25 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Levelling Up Fund: Historic Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of how bids to the Levelling Up Fund from sites that are in the ownership of Historic England can be supported.

24 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recently published End Child Poverty data (a) nationally and (b) for Portsmouth South constituency; and if she will make a statem

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Healthwatch's Dentistry during covid-19 insight briefing; and if he will make a statement.

24 May 2021 · 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 use the ceasefire negotiated between Israel and Palestine as a basis for progress on wider peace talks.

24 May 2021 · 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 help ensure the ceasefire negotiated between Israel and Palestine is durable.

Source: official written-questions record.