Written questions

658 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Police: Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that investigations take place into the colleagues of the killer of Sarah Everard, who were reportedly aware of previous allegations against him.

10 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Police: DNA

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether DNA samples are routinely taken from all police officers; and for how long DNA samples taken from police officers are retained.

10 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Zimbabwe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing trained HGV drivers from Zimbabwe to take up residency in the UK to help alleviate the shortage of HGV drivers.

2 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date approved covid-19 vaccines administered overseas will be recorded in the UK vaccine system so that UK nationals vaccinated overseas may access an NHS covid pass.

24 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Spiking: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the pilot led by Devon and Cornwall police on tackling drink spiking.

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Leave and Maternity Pay: Multiple Births

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what extra statutory maternity pay and leave provisions are available for parents of multiple births.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Rented Housing: Airbnb

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of Airbnb on the availability of homes for long-term renting.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating additional funding to schools to strengthen health and safety measures against infection from covid-19.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of relaxing immigration rules for skilled archaeologists fleeing Afghanistan.

20 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Queen Elizabeth: South China Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason HMS Queen Elizabeth has been deployed to waters off South Korea; and what assessment he has made of the potential response from North Korea to that deployment.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for people who have (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) other disabilities preventing them from receiving the covid-19 vaccine of the use of vaccine passp

18 Aug 2021 · Home Office

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2021 to Question 11166 on Police: Biometrics, whether the police (a) are required to (i) obtain consent from and (ii) inform the public where facial recognition techn

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making it Government policy to permit pharmacies to re-allocate unopened pharmaceuticals to other patients to help tackle wastage.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandatory covid-19 vaccinations for all home carers.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average NHS waiting times for psychiatric care in July 2021.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for research into ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

18 Aug 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a non-sponsored route similar to the Frontier Worker scheme to include new employed and self-employed social care workers who are

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Offshore Drilling: Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential environmental effects of Cambo drilling for oil near Shetland, Scotland.

21 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing refugees and asylum seekers to gain employment whilst waiting for their asylum decisions.

20 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Anoosheh Ashoori

What progress he has made on making an assessment of the potential merits of granting diplomatic protection to Anoosheh Ashoori.

19 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to advocate for children in Saudi Arabia who are at risk of execution as a result of partaking in democratic resistance; and what steps he

13 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sickle Cell Diseases: Health Services

What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS treatment for sickle cell patients.

9 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing a photo identification card for every British citizen free of charge as a form of identification for general purposes

9 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of (a) the ability of Ofgem to effectively regulate prices of energy providers and (b) the potential merits of bringing all energy providers into publi

9 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the BBC's reporting on Sir Cliff Richard in 2014 and the BBC's rehiring of Martin Bashir, if he will make an assessment of the BBC's effectiveness in delivery of reform

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Social Media: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking with social media companies to tackle fake social media profiles that spread misinformation and are operated from hostile states.

29 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BGI Group: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential implications for national security of (a) Amazon and (b) other companies based in the UK using technology from the C

25 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has in place when reviewing asylum applications to (a) identify and (b) rectify the effect of departmental processing errors that may prevent applicants securing paid em

11 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Crossbows

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of reviewing the statutory framework on the (a) possession and (b) use of crossbows.

8 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Musicians: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on the proposed arrangement for musicians to tour in the EU without needing individual visas for each country.

Source: official written-questions record.