Written questions

1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme is not yet live.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent negotiations officials in her Department have undertaken with their counterparts in neighbouring countries of Afghanistan to allow for the entry to those countrie

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress her Department has made on the resumption of consular services in Afghanistan.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will ensure that all queries raised by hon. Members on behalf of constituents and families in Afghanistan will receive a personal response.

15 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Judges and Legal Profession: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on encouraging the recruitment of more (a) women and (b) ethnic minority (i) judges and (ii) lawyers.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Intellectual Property: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to protect the intellectual property of digital works.

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

Football: Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring all football clubs operating stadiums and pitches to provide defibrillators at those locations.

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

Football: First Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring all (a) players, (b) coaches and (c) referees at each club level of football to undertake an emergency first aid course.

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

Football: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to promote anti-racism in football.

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

Football: Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many referees in the (a) professional and (b) grassroots football sector are trained in administrating CPR.

29 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: First Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including CPR as a compulsory part of secondary education.

29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Government's focus on responding to the covid-19 outbreak on trends in the number of early cancers being (a) diagnosed and (b) missed sinc

29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

First Aid: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of offering free CPR courses to adults in England.

29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether artificial intelligence is being used in the diagnosis of covid-19.

29 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to tackle child poverty in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) Lancashire and (d) Preston constituency.

28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of covid-19 lockdowns on diagnosing autism in (a) toddlers and (b) school age children.

28 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the jobless rates for (a) recent education-leavers and (b) young black people as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Corrosive Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recording data on crimes involving (a) acid and (b) corrosive fluid.

28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in (a) opioid and (b) alcohol use during covid-19 outbreak.

28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Children: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what long term plans he has to support (a) babies and (b) children with behaviour issues or mental disabilities as a result of (i) opioid and (ii) alcohol withdrawal symptoms after being born.

28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to (a) mothers and (b) babies with withdrawal symptoms attributed to a mother’s (i) opioid and (ii) alcohol use while pregnant.

28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contact Tracing: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS track and trace app complies with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation.

28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contact Tracing: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the privacy and safety of data held by the NHS track and trace application.

28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying vaping under the same rules and regulations as smoking.

28 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning vaping in (a) public and (b) indoor spaces.

24 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Judges: Bullying and Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to tackle reports of discrimination and bullying in relation to the (a) appointment and (b) promotion of judges within the judiciary system.

24 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase (a) resources and (b) funding streams for suicide prevention services.

9 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

DNACPR Decisions: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people diagnosed with learning disorders who died of covid-19 in the last 12 months had do not resuscitate orders.

9 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

DNACPR Decisions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths of people with do not resuscitate orders have been attributed to covid-19 as the cause of death in the last 12 months.

9 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of developing a vaccine to prevent covid-19 in animals; and what steps his Department has taken to prevent covid-1

Source: official written-questions record.