Written questions

2,491 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Climate Change and Ecology

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date the Government declared a climate and ecological emergency.

11 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Plymouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children and young people under 18 waiting for an orthodontist appointment in Plymouth.

11 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Plymouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) children and young people under 18 and (b) adults waiting for an NHS dentist in Plymouth.

11 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office

G7: Cornwall

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons he travelled to Cornwall by air rather than by train to attend the G7 summit.

11 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office

G7: Cornwall

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a train had been booked for his travel to Cornwall for the G7.

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

Environment Agency: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June to Question 1390 on Environment Agency: Finance, whether she has had discussions with trade union representatives on Environment Agency funding and enf

4 Jun 2021 · House of Commons Commission

Parliament: Ivory

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the Commission has made of the number of ivory items owned by or collated in the Houses of Parliament.

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

Ivory

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation on Implementing the Ivory Act, which closed on 4 May 2021, if he will take steps to help ensure that members of the public can securely

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

Ivory: Government Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of ivory items (a) owned and (b) collated in (i) Government Departments and (ii) other Government owned or managed institutio

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

Fisheries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support fishers who are experiencing losses over the (a) short, (b) medium and (c) longer term.

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

Fisheries: Quotas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of restarting international quota swaps between producer organisations, in addition to providing direct financial support, on

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

Fisheries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement on EU negotiations: 24 December 2020, to whom the £100 million funding for the British fishing fleet has been allocated.

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

Fisheries: Quotas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential market effect of small quotas on demersal fisheries that rely on catching prawns to make trips commercially viable.

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

Fisheries: Quotas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to make it his policy that fishing quota swaps will continue to be available between producer organisations.

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

Food Supply: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on providing guidance to local authorities on the allocation to wholesale f

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

Food Supply: Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential effect of the reported shortfall in available freight delivery drivers on the (a) supply a

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

Animal Products: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Departments consultation on controls on the import and export of hunting trophies, which closed on 25 February 2021, what plans he has to include the trophies of

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has received representations on the adequacy of funding for Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education; and if he will make a statement.

27 May 2021 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether schools are required to include the teaching of RE in the education recovery plans of pupils that have lost learning during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.

27 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of pet theft on the welfare of the animals that have been stolen.

26 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Antibiotics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban (a) the routine use of antibiotics and (b) all preventative use of antibiotics in groups of animals from January 2022 in line with Regulation (EU) 2019/6 and Re

24 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Products: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice his Department has provided to the Department for International Trade on the methodology for the assessment of whether the measures in trade agreements negotiated before th

24 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Products: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice his Department has provided to the Department for International Trade on the methodology for the assessment of whether the measures in trade agreements negotiated before th

24 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare and Environmental Protection: Australia

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on his Department's assessment of the (a) animal welfare and (b) environmental standards that app

24 May 2021 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the most recently published School Workforce Census, how many schools with an outstanding Ofsted rating reported zero hours of religious education teaching in year 11; and if he will make a st

21 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to plans announced in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare, what animal cruelty offences could be penalised with a Fixed Penalty Notice.

21 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the post-rabies vaccination wait time from the three to 12 weeks before which a puppy can enter the UK, to further re

21 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will publish the findings of the consultation on the compulsory microchipping of cats.

21 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Theft Task Force

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the Pet Theft Task Force to report their findings.

21 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Sentience Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Animal Sentience Committee announced in the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill will be independent of Government.

Source: official written-questions record.