Written questions

658 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his Department's policy to uprate criminal legal aid fees for (a) police stations, (b) Magistrates' Courts and (c) Youth Court fee schemes by 15%.

1 Sep 2023 · Attorney General

Attorney General: Federalist Society

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the transparency data entitled AGO transparency data - January to March 2023, published on 21 July 2023, whether any matters related to the work of her Department were discussed during the hospitality she rec

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Baroness Casey Review

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the transparency data entitled Home Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2023, published on 20 July 2023, whether any meetings that Ministers

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Police Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the meeting of the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire with the Youth Endowment Fund on 16 March 2023, whether they discussed (a) the role of the appropriate adult for children det

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Public Telephones: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with (a) BT and (b) Ofcom on the maintenance of public phone boxes.

1 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing the legal aid means test for (a) survivors and (b) victims of domestic abuse in private family law proceedings.

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Drugs: Music Festivals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to consult with (a) the Night Time Industries Association, (b) festival organisers, (c) the police and (d) local authorities on potential licensing changes for on-site drug testing a

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Drugs: Music Festivals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require festival organisers to apply for drug testing licences.

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Drugs: Music Festivals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held recent discussions with the Night Time Industries Association on drug testing at festivals.

18 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Police Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2023 to Question 193747 on Police Custody: Children, if she will publish her Department's response to the report by the Nuffield Foundation.

17 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to correspondence of 9 June 2023 from the hon. Member for Lewisham East, case reference JD34532.

17 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 31 May 2023 from the hon. Member for Lewisham East, case reference JD34425.

14 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Work Experience: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of ensuring that all secondary school pupils have an opportunity to undertake work experience on (a) disadvantaged children and (b) inclusivity.

14 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Work Experience: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of providing work experience for all secondary school pupils.

14 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Work Experience: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people aged 18 and under have undertaken work experience in each year since 2013.

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Work Experience: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children with special educational needs and disabilities have equal access to work experience.

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Vocational Guidance: Work Experience

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of career hubs for facilitating work experience for students.

12 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Police Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of appropriate adults acting in a (a) voluntary and (b) paid-for professional capacity for children in police custody.

12 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Police Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Department of Justice on the use of (a) intermediaries and (b) communications specialists for child suspects in police custo

12 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Police Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the extent of the use of (a) intermediaries and (b) communications specialists for child suspects in police custody in England and Wales.

10 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Secure Training Centres and Young Offender Institutions: Pepper Spray

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what advice his Department has received on the use of the introduction of PAVA incapacitant spray in (a) Young Offender Institutions, (b) Secure Training Centres and (c) Secure Children’s Homes.

10 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Secure Training Centres and Young Offender Institutions: Pepper Spray

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce PAVA incapacitant spray into (a) Young Offender Institutions, (b) Secure Training Centres and (c) Secure Children’s Homes.

29 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with cystic fibrosis.

28 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to ensure that early legal advice is given to parties in more civil matters.

28 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of uplifting civil legal aid rates.

28 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Representation: Mediation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to ensure litigants in person are not disadvantaged during mediations against legal professionals.

28 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Family Conciliation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) willingness and (b) ability of courts to determine the validity of exemption claims for Mediated Information and Assessment Meetings.

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the of the Concluding Observations on the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of the UK to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, published on 22 June 2023, whether t

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the real-terms level of core funding for schools in each year since 2010 using 2010 as the base year.

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

School Teachers' Review Body

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the School Teachers’ Review Body 33rd report.

Source: official written-questions record.