Written questions

658 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Sickle Cell Diseases: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on making an assessment of the adequacy of Government support for (a) fuel and (b) other costs for people with sickle cell disease during winter 2022.

10 Oct 2022 · Home Office

General Practitioners: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the number of indefinite leave to remain applications from international medical graduates who have undertaken general practitioner training.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Monkeypox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timescale is for the delivery of the 250,000 Imvanex doses needed to fulfil the monkeypox vaccination programme.

2 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Parks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the use of CCTV cameras in parks on anti-social behaviour.

2 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that police forces have adequate funding to tackle anti-social behaviour.

2 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the standard processing time for (a) Spouse, (b) Fiancé, and (c) Unmarried Partner visas.

14 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Brexit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the economic impact of leaving the European Union on (a) energy prices, (b) food prices, (c) footwear prices and (d) NHS funding.

12 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the World Health Organisation report entitled Carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter, published on 30th June 2022, if she will include cancer in firefighters related

12 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the World Health Organisation report entitled Carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter, published on 30 June 2022, if she will make an assessment of the implications

29 Jun 2022 · Scotland Office

Economic Situation: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support the Scottish economy.

15 Jun 2022 · Treasury

Pensions: Inflation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to introduce any additional measures aimed at helping pensioners to deal with inflationary pressures.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Lewisham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many child foster placements there are in (a) Lewisham East constituency and (b) the borough of Lewisham as of 9 June 2022.

6 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility to people aged 65 and over for the covid-19 Spring booster jab.

23 May 2022 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the average waiting time on the MP UK Visas and Immigration helpline.

23 May 2022 · Home Office

Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with HM Passport Office on tackling administrative delays that are lengthening the time taken to process passport applications and passport renewal applications.

23 May 2022 · Home Office

Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the time taken to process passport applications and passport renewal applications.

23 May 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) administration of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and (b) routes by which people are able to access the scheme.

23 May 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that Ukrainian refugees who have applied under the Ukraine Family Scheme from within the UK are not waiting significantly longer for approval than those applications

23 May 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Lewisham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have arrived (a) in Lewisham East constituency and (b) within the Lewisham Council area through the Ukraine Family Scheme since that scheme began.

23 May 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken to approve applications to the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.

18 May 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the financial effect on the public purse of her proposed Rwanda immigration plan.

18 May 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has conducted an environmental impact assessment of her proposed Rwanda immigration plan.

11 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nitrous Oxide: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help local authorities tackle litter created as a result of the recreational use of nitrous oxide.

11 May 2022 · Home Office

Nitrous Oxide: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the recreational use of nitrous oxide by young people.

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Schools White Paper published on 28 March 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposals in that White Paper on Standard Advisory Councils on Religi

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Schools White Paper published on 28 March 2022, what plans he has to ensure that religious education remains a critical part of the school curriculum despite not being an EBacc subject.

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his recently published Schools White Paper, what steps he is taking to ensure all children receive high-quality provision of religious education.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electric Vehicles: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of electric vehicle use for decreasing air pollution in cities.

8 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what specific mental health services are offered to young people and children who have witnessed knife crime or who have friends who have died.

10 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Tests: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support he will provide to NHS trusts on blood testing services.

Source: official written-questions record.