Written questions
1,993 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of issuing guidance to allow people admitted to hospital who are (a) vulnerable, (b) suffering mental health deterioration and (c) un
26 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's guidance is on allowing hospital patients to be treated on the same ward as patients who have received a positive covid-19 test.
26 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent closure of Amnesty International’s offices in India on human rights and religious freedoms in that country.
25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of prioritising homeless people for covid-19 vaccinations.
25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of prioritising people working with the homeless community for covid-19 vaccinations.
21 Jan 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have agreed to facilitate remote interviews following her proof-of-concept exercise with Kent county council to conduct unaccompanied asylum-seeking children interviews in its
21 Jan 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have had decisions made on their asylum application without requiring an interview in the last nine months.
21 Jan 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been waiting nine months or longer for a decision on their asylum application in the most recent period for which figures are available.
21 Jan 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to enable remote asylum interviews for unaccompanied children where a responsible adult must be present.
20 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sri Lanka: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the water quality in the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka and its effect on the Tamil community.
20 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2020 to Question 91984 on Saudi Arabia: Detainees, what recent steps he has taken to secure the release of human right defenders in Saud
15 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing claimants to contact her Department with general queries relating to their claims.
15 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Email
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the cost of setting up an email channel for the public to contact her Department in respect of personal independence payment appeals.
15 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Email
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to take steps to enable the public to communicate with her Department by email.
15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doses of the (a) Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine and (b) Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine have been made available in (i) the North West, (ii) Greater Manchester and (iii) Manchester G
15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many frontline health and social care staff have received the (a) first dose and (b) second dose of the (i) Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 Vaccine and (ii) Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine as at
15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people over the age of 80 have received the (a) first dose and (b) second dose of the (i) Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine and (ii) Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine as at 15 January 202
15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) people over the age of 80 and (b) frontline health and social care staff in Manchester Gorton constituency have received the second dose of a covid-19 vaccine as at 15 January 2021.
15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) people over the age of 80 and (b) frontline health and social care staff in Greater Manchester have received the second dose of a covid-19 vaccine as at 15 January 2021.
15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) people over the age of 80 and (b) frontline health and social care staff have received the second dose of a covid-19 vaccine as at 15 January 2021.
15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) people over the age of 80 and (b) frontline health and social care staff in Manchester Gorton constituency have received the first dose of a covid-19 vaccine as at 15 January 2021.
15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) people over the age of 80 and (b) frontline health and social care staff in Greater Manchester have received the first dose of a covid-19 vaccine as at 15 January 2021.
15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) people over the age of 80 and (b) frontline health and social care staff have received the first dose of a covid-19 vaccine as at 15 January 2021.
14 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sri Lanka: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he made of the implications for his policies of the the Sri Lankan Government's recent passing into law of the 20th amendment which appears to remove almost a
14 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sri Lanka: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the forced cremation of covid-19 victims in Sri Lanka, whether he has raised the WHO guidelines and advice, which allow for burials for covid-19 victims, wi
14 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
West Bank: Demolition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the bulldozing and demolition of Ras Ein Al Auja, a Bedouin community in the Jordan Valley and if will he make representation to his Israeli co
13 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Amar Fayaz
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the disappearance of Pakistani youth activist Amar Fayaz on 8 November 2020; and whether he has made repre
13 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Sahara: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he made of the effect of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara on the prospects for peace and lasting settlement for the Sahrawi.
13 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Kurdistan: Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to recent reports of the escalation of violence in Kurdistan, what recent discussions has he had with his Iraqi counterpart on restoring peace to that region.
8 Jan 2021 · Home Office
UK Visas and Immigration: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to UKVI receive a substantive response within the 20-day service standard.
Source: official written-questions record.