Written questions

1,036 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) growth and (b) production of food in the UK for the domestic market.

8 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Travel: Wolverhampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding Wolverhampton has been allocated for active travel options; and what projects the funds are being spent on.

7 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Wolverhampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job work coaches her Department is planning to deploy in in Wolverhampton.

7 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Police: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what incentives her Department has put in place to increase the diversity of local police officers.

2 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Debts: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle the effect of covid-19 outbreak on levels of household debt in (a) Wolverhampton South West constituency and (b) the UK.

2 Dec 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Veterans: Northern Ireland

What recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Northern Ireland Executive on a timeframe for bringing forward standalone legislative proposals on vexatious claims against veterans who served in Northern Ireland.

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to increase the (a) line speed and (b) services on the Birmingham-Black County-Shrewsbury route.

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve animal welfare standards.

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Environment Protection: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many jobs the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will create in Wolverhampton South West constituency.

26 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his timeline is for the second part of the National Food Strategy; and how members of the public can engage with that strategy.

24 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Commonwealth Games 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the West Midlands Combined Authority on maximising opportunities for trade, tourism and investment in the region ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September to Question 82393, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials his Department is engaging with on the implementation of the Government's obesity reduction strategy,

20 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2020 to Question 83952, for what reason funding is not being made available to help small businesses and voluntary groups support of the Government's obesity

19 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that people have access to flexible adult learning courses during the covid-19 outbreak.

18 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2020 to Question 82393, what (a) research and (b) evidence his Department is using to inform policy on the expansion of weight management services.

17 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial support from the public purse is available for UK medical research charities.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Exports: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to support the West Midland's economic recovery from the covid-19 outbreak through exports.

13 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the remit is of the Government's review of the restrictions on asylum seekers' right to work; and when the Government plans to publish the outcome of that review.

12 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Commonwealth Games 2022: Wolverhampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the time trial race for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games starting and ending at West Park in Wolverhampton, what steps the Government plans to take to help Wolver

11 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of Network Rail's proposal in the Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy to electrify the Birmingham-Black Country-Shrewsbury route.

10 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards have been put in place in the logistics supply chain to ensure that a vaccination for covid-19 when approved, can be (a) quickly and (b) efficiently distributed.

9 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Green Homes Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has in place to ensure that (a) vulnerable and elderly people who have difficulty using technology and (b) other vulnerable and elderly people are able to access Gre

9 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physiotherapy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he plans to allocate to improve access to affordable physiotherapy.

9 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Commonwealth Games 2022: Employment and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Birmingham 2022 and the West Midlands Combined Authority to ensure that the Commonwealth Games generates local opportunities for employment and training.

5 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for investment in the Birmingham-Black Country-Shrewsbury Line.

4 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that untreated sewage is not released into (a) rivers and (b) other inland waters.

3 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to restart refugee resettlement schemes.

2 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fireworks: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that fireworks are not sold to people under 18 years of age.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fireworks: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that fireworks are used safely in (a) private homes and (b) commercial settings (i) on 5 November and (ii) during the traditional fir

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property: Shops

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of empty shop units in (a) Wolverhampton South West constituency and (b) the UK.

Source: official written-questions record.