Written questions

2,217 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the British Consul General has made representations to the Israeli Government on halting proposals for mass evictions at Masafer Yatta.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the EU Commission on access for UK creative artists.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help allow UK creative artists to tour freely across the EU.

8 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cost of Living Payments: Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what basis her Department made the decision to exclude people in the support group for new style Employment and Support Allowance from the £650 cost of living payment.

6 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for project licences to conduct experiments on animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were refused permission between January and December 2021.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoos: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that changes being proposed to the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice are (a) proportionate and (b) justified, in order to ensure that appropriate standar

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoos: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans for a further consultation on proposed updates to the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice, having had regard for the feedback received from stakeholders during the co

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoos Expert Committee: Aquariums

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) re-naming the UK Zoos Expert Committee as the UK Zoos and Aquariums Expert Committee and (b) ensuring that aquariums are re

1 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide mental health provision for the civilians fleeing conflict in Ukraine.

1 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) immediate and (b) long-term psychological impact of the war in Ukraine on refugees from that country.

27 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care , what funding the Government has made available for (a) short, (b) medium and (c) long-term specialist mental health services for people fleeing from Ukraine.

26 May 2022 · Treasury

Fraud: Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if will he publish the internal HMRC guidelines on dealing with liabilities accrued by victims of fraud.

17 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NICE draft guidance issued on 7 April 2022 on sacituzumab govitecan, Trodelvy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people with triple negative breast cance

17 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has been made of the adequacy of access for stage 4 cancer patients to (a) Evashield and (b) other drugs that help increase resistance to covid-19.

12 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has taken steps to (a) provide financial assistance to farmers to enable higher quantities of food to be produced in the UK and (b) support increased food produc

12 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the war in Ukraine on the UK's food supply chain.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Lakenheath: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost to the public purse of storing US nuclear weapons at USAF Lakenheath; and from which budget heading that funding would be drawn.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Lakenheath: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who will make the final decision on storage of US Nuclear Weapons at USAF Lakenheath.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Lakenheath: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he his Department has had with (a) Local Accident and Emergency Departments (b) Police, Fire and Ambulance Services and (c) the police regarding the planned storage of US nuclear weapons at USAF

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Lakenheath: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with Emergency Contingency Planning Departments or Emergency Planning Officers regarding the planned storage of US nuclear weapons at USAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Lakenheath: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) ministers and (b) hon Members regarding the planned storage of US nuclear weapons at USAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Lakenheath: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are plans for US nuclear weapons to be stored at RAF Lakenheath.

10 May 2022 · Cabinet Office

UK Commission on Covid Commemoration

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the background work is expected to commence to establish the Commission on Covid Commemoration; and when he plans to publish a detailed timetable for setting up the Commission on Covid Commemoration.

10 May 2022 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what body was awarded the contract for the Adult Education Budget in the Yorkshire region.

22 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the current environment and economic regulatory framework of the water sector.

22 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will provide guidelines on enforcing the whole designation stretch applied for under the bathing water regulations for inland, riverine bathing water.

22 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the existing process for applying for an inland, riverine bathing water designation.

22 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals relating to inland, riverine bathing waters.

20 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Home Office: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration (a) caseworkers and (b) entry clearance workers were recruited in each month between August 2021 and March 2022.

20 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the evidence pack for the nature recovery green paper will be published; and whether he plans to extend the consultation.

Source: official written-questions record.