Written questions

2,491 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Agriculture: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Environment Land Management scheme pilots will feed directly into his Department’s preparation of a Biomass Strategy.

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Minerals: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to use powers contained in the Environment Bill to set a recycling target for critical minerals.

2 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 158199, how many of the 97.9 full time equivalent staff recruited on fixed term or temporary appointment to work on EU exit preparati

2 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Fishing Vessels: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish guidance on the covid-19 secure operation of charter boats for recreational fishing

2 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 14 per cent fall in patients treated within 62 days of an urgent GP referral for suspect cancer at Devon CCG between September and November 2020 compared to the previous year,

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many landings by EU vessels into a UK port occurred in (a) January 2021 and (b) February 2021.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Vessels: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many on land inspections his Department conducted on (a) British and (b) EU fishing boats in (i) January 2021 and (ii) February 2021.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Vessels: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many at sea inspections his Department conducted on (a) British and (b) overseas fishing boats in February 2021.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps stakeholders can take to have an input into the re-commissioning of mental health services beyond the end date of the current NHS Long Term Plan for Mental Health Services of March 2024.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to make a decision on commissioning mental health services beyond the current NHS Long Term Plan for Mental Health Services end date of March 2024.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the plan for mental health services is beyond the end date of the current NHS Long Term Plan for Mental Health Services of March 2024.

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

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many additional full-time equivalent employees employed by his Department who were temporarily allocated to EU Exit preparation work in the areas of (a) fisheries, (b) farming and

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

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of additional full-time equivalent employees employed by his Department who were temporarily allocated to EU Exit preparation work in the areas

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

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by how many full-time equivalent employees his departmental payroll has reduced since the conclusion of the EU Exit trade deal.

10 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licences were issued for (a) breeding dogs, (b) providing or arranging for the provision of boarding for cats, (c) providing or arranging for the provision of boarding for dog

10 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Vessels: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of fishing boats that will be decommissioned in 2021 as a result of the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement.

10 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Vessels: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans for some of the £100 million investment fund for fishing to be used to decommission fishing boats.

9 Feb 2021 · Treasury

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans amend his policies on the triple lock on state pensions.

4 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the first four priority groups have been refused a covid-19 vaccine due to their medical history being incompatible with the covid-19 vaccination green book.

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoos: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings his Department has held with HM Treasury regarding funding for zoo licence holders in 2021.

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoo Animals Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many zoo licence holders his department planned to support through the creation of the £100 million Zoo Animals Fund.

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Aquariums and Zoos: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on zoos and aquaria in the event that those venues are not open to visitors over Easter 2021 as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoos: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to recent reports by 24 zoos to the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums that they were at high or medium risk of closure in 2021, what support his Depart

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoo Animals Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has for remaining £95 million funds in the Zoo Animals Fund.

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoo Animals Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons some zoos and aquaria have not been able to access funding from the Zoo Animals Fund.

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tourist Attractions: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has for supporting (a) zoos, (b) aquariums and (c) safari parks in the 2021-22 financial year.

3 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department is providing to people who are extremely clinically vulnerable and have high intolerances to milk or dairy when accessing the covid-19 vaccine.

3 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to people in the clinically vulnerable category during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Gun Sports: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the basis is for his categorisation of rough shooting as a form of exercise in the context of covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ivory: Auctions and Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of ivory items auctioned or traded in the UK in each year since 2018; and what steps he is taking to commence all provisions of the

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