Written questions

2,217 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 May 2021 · Home Office

Detainees: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU nationals have been detained by UK border force since the end of the transition period.

25 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including the ambulance service as an emergency service rather than an essential service.

25 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on (a) the alleged abductions of children such as Maira Shahbaz and Farah Shaheen, (b) forced marriage and (c) forc

25 May 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Public Sector: Interpreters

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that only remunerated, registered and regulated interpreters are used by the (a) courts and (b) other public services.

21 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Index

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he intends to (a) publish the Terms of Reference and (b) appoint the independent expert for the independent review of Football Index.

21 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armenia: Azerbaijan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will support President Macron's call for Azerbaijan to withdraw forces which have breached the Armenian border in the Syunik Province.

19 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Camelot Group: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the basis upon which the Gambling Commission renewed the Camelot UK Lotteries Limited license to run the National Lottery in June 2020.

19 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are player protections in place for people using Camelot UK Lotteries Limited's (a) website and (b) phone application to participate in the N

19 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Camelot Group: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish information on online sales by Camelot UK Lotteries Limited by whether that sale was made (a) on the website and (b) via the phone application.

19 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Camelot Group: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish sales figures by Camelot UK Lotteries Limited by (a) draw-based, (b) Instant Win and (c) scratchcard sales for each year since 2010; and whether those sales were made

19 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Camelot Group: Profits

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2021 to Question 188089, if he will publish the declared profits of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited in 2020-21; and if he will publish a breakdown of prof

17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a new Department or Ministerial position dedicated to accelerating the replacement of animals in research with

17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to learn from international efforts to accelerate the replacement of animal experiments with human-relevant methods, including (a) the commitment made by t

17 May 2021 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference the commitment in the Queen's Speech 2021 to the UK having and promoting high standards of animal welfare, what steps she is taking to improve the protection of animals used in scientif

11 May 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with voluntary sector organisations on the ASPEN card transition for asylum support payments.

11 May 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people will receive new ASPEN cards as part of the contract transition; and how many will be without access to any funds for themselves and family members during the weekend blackout window d

19 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Index and Footstock

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to establish an independent investigation into the collapse of (a) Football Index and (b) Footstock.

19 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the Tourism Recovery Plan.

15 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cricket: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allowing pilot events to enable a limited number of people to watch cricket matches.

15 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Morocco: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council to advocate for the release of Saharawi civilian prisoners in Moroccan prisons.

15 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Natural Resources

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council to call for an end to the illegal extraction of natural resources from Western Sahara against the interests and wis

15 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Lead: Poisoning

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths have been officially attributed to lead poisoning in the last 10 years.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Tourism Recovery Plan on the review of Destination Management Organisations.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average timescale is for a personal independence payment applicant to receive an assessment for (a) a new applications and (b) a renewal claim.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the progress made on (a) preventing and (b) treating all types of brain tumours.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the remainder of the £40 million funding for brain tumour research announced by his Department as part of the establishment of the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer M

12 Apr 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of a points-based immigration system on the video games industry in the UK.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Video Games: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposal by the games industry to increase video games tax relief from 25 per cent to 32 per cent.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Video Games: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposal by The Independent Game Developers’ Association to introduce a video games investment fund.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Video Games: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of removing funding for Applied General Qualifications on people that hope to study degrees in gaming.

Source: official written-questions record.