Written questions

2,198 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Accommodation Centres: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many times a Special Development Order has been used in each year since 2020.

18 May 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Africa and Middle East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claimants from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Eritrea, (c) Syria, (d) Yemen and (e) Libya were asked to fill in a questionnaire to fast track their application; and how many have had their claim

17 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to secure the supply chain of (a) progesterone and (b) other hormone replacement therapy medication.

15 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many children with British citizenship are currently in Sudan.

11 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2023 to Question 183547 on Sudan: British Nationals Abroad, what the total number of people was on each aircraft leaving Port Sudan in the ev

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

Renewable Energy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April to Question 182684 on Renewable Energy: Planning Permission, how many inspector's reports issued to local planning authorities in the last six mont

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

A34: Oxfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with Homes England on releasing funding from the brownfield, infrastructure and land fund for use by the Lodge Hill Junction scheme.

9 May 2023 · Home Office

British Nationality: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications made in Sudan for citizenship registrations are currently awaiting a decision (a) in total and (b) for children.

9 May 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications are currently outstanding for Sudanese nationals applying for entry clearance to the UK on a (a) Spouse and family (b) family reunion visa.

2 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many seats were available on each evacuation flight from Port Sudan organised by the UK Government; and how many seats on each flight were occupied by (a) British citizen

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Voter Authority Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications have been made for Voter Authority Certificates.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

A34: Oxfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 181373 on A34: Oxfordshire, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of cancelling the A34 Lodge Hill slip road schem

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Renewable Energy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has issued guidance to local planning authorities on which policies are relevant for the purposes of sections 1(1)(c) and (5) of the Planning and Energy Act 20

20 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there was a cost to the public purse relating to the FCDO cartoons published on his official Twitter account on the event of his visit to Japan for the G7 Foreign Min

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

A34: Oxfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with the CEO of Homes England on funding for the A34 Lodge Hill Slip Road Scheme; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to delays in driving test appointments, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the eligiblity of a successful driving theory test from two years to three years.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting times are for a practical driving test appointment in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) England.

17 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of whether the 2010 arrest and 2012 detention of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda was arbitrary.

29 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to engage with the Minister of National Security in Israel.

23 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for a standard visitor visa to be processed by the (a) nationality and (b) region of origin of applicants in the last 10 years.

23 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many standard visitor visas were processed by her Department by the (i) nationality and (ii) region of origin of applicants in the fourth quarter of 2022.

23 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) applications and (b) decisions for standard visitors visas were made in each of the last twelve months.

21 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the evidence required for bathing status designation, how many swimmers are considered adequate to reach the threshold of a large number of people.

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many specialist spaces she expects to be constructed for T Level students with the £50 million funding allocated in the Science and Technology Framework.

1 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of ending the covid-19 (a) special leave and (b) sick pay provisions for NHS staff on 1 September 2022.

1 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support for healthcare workers suffering from Long Covid.

1 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Employment: Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make more funding available to research the occupational impacts of Long Covid.

1 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Industrial Diseases and Long Covid: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of Government funding for research into (a) occupational disease and (b) the (i) causes and (ii) effects of Long Covid.

1 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will accept the recommendations in the report by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council entitled COVID-19 and Occupational Impacts, published on 16 November 2022.

1 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations in the report by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council entitled COVID-19 and Occupational Impacts,

Source: official written-questions record.