Written questions

1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the DVLAs average response time for correspondence received from (a) members of the public and (b) Members of Parliament writing on behalf of constituents.

13 Dec 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the safety of young people online.

13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle recruitment challenges in the adult social care sector.

13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to undertake an assessment of the impact of covid-19 lockdowns on (a) the rate of divorce, (b) relationship breakdowns and (c) people's health and wellbeing in the

13 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Rented Housing: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has plans to undertake an assessment of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on Black renters.

13 Dec 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Defibrillators: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of introducing a national register of defibrillators located in (a) football s

13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national register of defibrillators.

10 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Children in Care: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in local authority care are EU citizens that were born in the UK; and what proportion have applied to the EU Settlement Scheme.

10 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the long-term effects on children who did not apply to the EU settlement scheme before they turned 18.

10 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of automatically (a) enrolling in the EU Settlement Scheme or (b) granting citizenship to children under 18 who were born in the UK to p

10 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice is given to local authorities with regards to children in care who are eligible EU citizens who have not applied to the EU settlement scheme for the right to remain in the UK.

10 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the long-term impact on eligible EU citizens living in the UK who did not apply for EU settlement scheme from 1 July 2021.

9 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for poorer pupils having missed more school days in autumn 2020 compared with their better off counterparts; and what plans his Department has to tackle th

9 Dec 2021 · Department for International Trade

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make a statement on the Government’s ongoing position on the time limited waiver on covid-19 vaccine manufacture in the global south.

9 Dec 2021 · Department for International Trade

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with her (a) South African and (b) Indian counterpart on the Government’s position on the time limited waiver on covid-19 vaccine manufacture in the global south.

9 Dec 2021 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade with EU: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of UK exports to the EU.

9 Dec 2021 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to include provisions relating to climate change, green technology and the protection of the environment in the UK’s trade policy.

9 Dec 2021 · Department for International Trade

Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to tackle disruptions in UK supply chains.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps the Government is taking to help tackle the escalating conflict in Ethiopia and the prospect of a humanitarian catastrophe in that country.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to UK officials meeting with senior members of the Taliban on 5 October 2021, what recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts on Afghanistan’s

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) women, (b) people from ethnic minority groups and (c) children took part in the development of the covid-19 vaccines.

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle long-term mental ill-health resulting from covid-19 lockdowns.

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of covid-19 lockdowns on the diagnoses of (a) behavioural and (c) mental health issues in school age children.

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Males

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department takes to take into account the needs of men when developing mental health support policies.

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bereavement Counselling: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for bereavement support following the covid-19 outbreak.

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle racial bias in medical equipment.

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of deaths that could be attributed to racial bias in medical equipment during the covid-19 outbreak.

1 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the build-up of Russian forces along the border of Ukraine.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Repatriation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release, UK officials travel to Afghanistan, published on 5 October 2021, what further discussions officials in her Department have h

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release, UK officials travel to Afghanistan, published on 5 October 2021, what further discussions officials in her Department have h

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