Written questions

658 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce the rate of reoffences per reoffender among children.

6 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Appropriate Adults: Statistics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to collect data on the period of time between a child being detained in police custody and an Appropriate Adult being in attendance.

6 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Appropriate Adults: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department next plans to review the National Standards for the Development and Provision of Appropriate Adult Schemes in England and Wales.

6 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sickle Cell Diseases: Analgesics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2022 to Question 105558 on Sickle Cell Diseases, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the administration of pain relief for sic

6 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sickle Cell Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 105556 on Sickle Cell Diseases, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing (a) funding and (b) staffing levels for si

1 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Remand in Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the length of time children are remanded in custody.

1 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Justice: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the number of cases currently awaiting a hearing in the Youth Court on the effectiveness of the youth justice system.

1 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Police Custody: Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) family members, (b) professionals working with children and (c) unknown volunteers who acted as Appropriate Adults for looked after children detained in

1 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Police Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision made by the Concordat on Children in Custody on the transfer of children unable to be bailed into local authority accommodation.

31 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment she has made of the trends in the level of the reoffending rate among (a) children and (b) adults.

31 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the reoffending rate among children.

31 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Police Custody: Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) local authorities, (b) police forces and (c) Cabinet colleagues on the detention of looked after children in police custody.

31 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Police Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken recent steps to (a) fund and (b) conduct research on the detention of children in police custody.

31 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Appropriate Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) the potential impact on the training of appropriate adults of the National standards for the development and provision of appropria

30 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Remand in Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the changes made to detention and training orders in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 on the number of children in custody.

30 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were awaiting hearing in the Youth Court as of 30 January (a) in each of the last five years and (b) 2023.

30 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Children in Care: Police Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of looked after children who were detained in police custody in each of the last five years.

30 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Police: Powers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department next plans to publish the statistics entitled Police Powers and Procedures: Other PACE powers, last published on 17 November 2022.

30 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Housing: Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of local authority accommodation for children post-charge who are unable to be bailed.

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 23 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Lewisham East, reference JD29336.

24 Jan 2023 · Treasury

High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the High Income Child Benefit Charge on people eligible to pay that charge during the cost of living crisis.

17 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Poverty: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of the cost of living crisis on levels of fuel poverty.

11 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of phone and broadband providers on potential in-contract price rises in the next financial year.

10 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on victims of crime of the vacancy for the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales.

10 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce the appointment of the new Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales.

6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on the provision of primary ophthalmic services for children in non-residential special schools.

6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on the delivery of the NHS Special Schools Eye Care Service.

6 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Police Custody and Prisoners on Remand: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative assessment of the number of children (a) detained in police custody and (b) remanded by criminal courts in each of the past three years.

6 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Police Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the statistics published by her Department entitled Police powers and procedures, published on 17 November 2022, if she will make it her policy to require the collection of specific

6 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Police Custody: Legal Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of using remote legal advice in police custody on the (a) uptake of legal advice, (b) client confidence in legal advice and (c) the outcomes of detention inte

Source: official written-questions record.