Written questions

648 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

St Leonard's Catholic School

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete at St Leonard's Catholic School has been raised at Gold Command meetings; and what steps have been taken in relation to the school on that matter.

13 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of gender-based pay inequality among firefighters in England.

11 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Written Statement of 13 July 2023 entitled Justice system update, HCWS941, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of and (b) cost to the public purse of closed-grade prison officers lea

8 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

St Leonard's Catholic School: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure children and families impacted by the closure of St Leonard's Catholic School in Durham are supported with any potential costs related to the closure.

8 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: County Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of schools closing due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete on children (a) with SEND and (b) in receipt of free school meals in County

8 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: County Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has allocated to (a) County Durham and (b) St Leonard's Catholic School for the remediation of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

8 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate: Travellers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take steps to (a) provide Gypsies and Travellers living on roadside encampments with support through Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding and (b) wo

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish a response to the call for evidence entitled Helping savers understand their pension choices, updated on 11 July 2023.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Financial Conduct Authority

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to commission a survey into public trust in the Financial Conduct Authority.

29 Aug 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Lough Neagh

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make it his policy to support public ownership of Lough Neagh; and if he will make a statement.

14 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Prisons: Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer on 3 July 2023 to Question 191434, Prisons: Education, when he plans to provide an update on the implications for New Fair Deal of the ONS reclassification of Further Education to the public s

14 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Prisons: Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer on 3 July 2023 to Question 191434 on Prisons: Education, whether relevant stakeholders included staff unions; and if he will make a statement.

13 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to enforce rulings in cases of NHS complaints raised with the service.

13 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman in resolving NHS complaints.

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Alternative Fuel Payments: Travellers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) Gypsies and (b) Travellers living on Traveller sites have (i) applied for and (ii) received an Alternative Fuels Payment.

10 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate: Travellers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish disaggregated data on the number of Gypsies and Travellers living on sites who have (a) applied for and (b) received the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding paym

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of potential impact of the abolition of fixed term tenancy agreements on the (a) availability and (b) cost of privately rented student accommodation.

28 Jun 2023 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans the Government has for pre-legislative scrutiny of its ban on conversion practices.

28 Jun 2023 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether victims of (a) sexual orientation and (b) gender identity conversion practices will have statutory access to victim support under the Government’s proposed conversion practices ban.

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of options for accessing defined contribution pension savings under the Pension Schemes Act (2015).

28 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Passports: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the provision of concessionary passports people aged over of 80.

27 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Prisons: Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2023 to Question 183809, Prisons: Education, whether his Department is consulting (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) officials and (c) departmental legal advisers as part of that review.

27 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Prisons: Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2023 to Question 183809, Prisons: Education, when his Department plans to complete that policy review.

22 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the findings of the rapid review into patient safety in mental health inpatient settings.

19 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of increasing financial support for people working in the social care sector who are required to self isolate w

19 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Statutory Sick Pay: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the adequacy of statutory sick pay for people working in the social care sector who are required to self i

3 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 23 March 2023, Official Report, column 1850, if he will provide a breakdown of financial expenditure within (a) the core pr

3 May 2023 · Treasury

Prisons: Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Prisons of 28 March 2023, Official Report, column 811 on Prison Education, whether the Fair Deal pensions policy will apply to staff working for education

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Neighbourhood Plans: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to provide further funding for the Neighbourhood Planning Support Programme run by Locality; and what his timetable is for making that funding available.

18 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) prevent, (b) improve treatment for and (c) promote awareness of allergies.

Source: official written-questions record.