Written questions

658 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to amend the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to align with the changes to the criteria for the use of court remand for children introduced in the Policing, Crime, Sentencing an

6 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Police Custody: Legal Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review the Joint Interim Interview Protocol.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the total subject hours for (i) history, (ii) geography, (iii) English and (iv) religious education in key stages (a) three, (b) four and (c) five were taught by teachers without a post A-lev

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2022 to Question 110853 on Religion: Secondary Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of teachers of (a) religious education, (b) geography, (

19 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Young Offenders: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's involvement in the Children in Custody Golden Hour Information Exchange pilot with the Metropolitan Police.

14 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing: Crown Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of televising sentencing remarks in Crown Courts.

14 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on the White Paper entitled A smarter approach to sentencing.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Religion: Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to reverse recent reduction in the recruitment of secondary teachers of Religious Education; and if she will make a statement.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Religion: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities entered the (a) highest and (b) lowest proportion of their year 11 cohort for GCSE Religious Studies in the 2022-23 academic year.

7 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Blood and Transplant’s campaign Not Family, But Blood campaign in encouraging more blood donors of black heritage.

7 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sickle Cell Diseases: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending free prescriptions to individuals with sickle cell disease.

7 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sickle Cell Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason nutrition is not included in Sickle Cell health care protocols.

7 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sickle Cell Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the administration of pain relief for sickle cell patients.

7 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sickle Cell Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to ensure that sickle cell patients receive their first dose of pain relief within 30 minutes of being treated.

7 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sickle Cell Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing funding and staffing levels for Sickle Cell services .

7 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sickle Cell Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of cold weather on people living with sickle cell disease; and whether his Department is taking steps to help support people with s

7 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Fuel Poverty: Sickle Cell Diseases

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on increasing Government support for (a) fuel and (b) other costs for people with sickle cell disease during winter 2022.

1 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Children: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average time between a child being detained in police custody and an Appropriate Adult being in attendance.

1 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Children: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will collect data from police forces in England and Wales on the period of time between a child being detained in police custody and an Appropriate Adult first being in attendance.

1 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Children: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's statistics Police Powers and Procedures, published on 17 November 2022, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her Department's policies of the numbe

1 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Children: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's statistics Police Powers and Procedures, published on 17 November 2022, what recent discussions she has had with police forces in (a) Essex and (b) Merseyside on the

30 Nov 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps the Government has taken to (a) reduce the gender pay gap and (b) help tackle (i) unequal pay and (ii) discrimination against women in the labour market.

28 Nov 2022 · Leader of the House

Taxis: Disability

To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2022 to Question 93635 on Taxis: Disability, what her timescale is for introducing legislation to require taxi drivers to complete disability awareness training.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parking: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his Department's policy is on the application of early payment discounts on Parking Charge Notices after unsuccessful appeals.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parking: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to encourage companies with responsibility for issuing Parking Charge Notices to offer discounts for early payment.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Dispute Resolution: Consumers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes.

23 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Police Custody: Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria the police use to determine whether an adult in police custody is classified as vulnerable.

23 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Police Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Policing Data Requirement Group on making the collection of data on police custody mandatory.

23 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Police Custody: Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce a legal requirement for vulnerable adults to have an Appropriate Adult present when detained in police custody.

23 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Body Searches: 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 an assessment of the implications for her Department

Source: official written-questions record.