Written questions

1,690 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities plans to support patients with liver disease.

26 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Agnes Wanjiru

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the communications his Department has had with the Kenyan authorities in each of the last nine years in relation to investigations into the death of Agnes Wanjir.

26 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Agnes Wanjiru

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's support to Kenyan detectives investigating the death of Agnes Wanjiru.

25 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Agnes Wanjiru

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to launch an investigation into the allegations of the potential involvement of soldiers in the killing of Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki, Kenya.

25 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Agnes Wanjiru

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Royal Military Police has to launch an investigation into the killing of Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki, Kenya.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to increase the supply of (a) affordable and (b) social housing.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Computacenter: Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many devices were purchased by the IT firm Computacenter for the purpose of the Get help with technology scheme; and what brand and model of devices were purchased by that firm for the scheme.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will add those African nations being supplied with UK-approved vaccines for covid-19 to the list of countries with approved proof of vaccination for travel to England.

15 Oct 2021 · Cabinet Office

Succession: Males

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to end male primogeniture.

15 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Bank Services: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that banks are accountable for overseeing the accounts of disabled and vulnerable people for irregularities and fraudulent activity.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) reduce the average time taken to process passenger arrivals at Heathrow Airport, (b) tackle shortages of Border Force staff and (c) tackle broken e-gates at UK airports

13 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electroconvulsive Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning a review into the use of electroconvulsive therapy.

3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has given to hospitals on testing people who have received a positive covid-19 test result within 90 days.

18 Aug 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, where funding for official development assistance that was allocated to the European Commission Directorate for Development prior to the UK's departure from the EU has been a

15 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will delay bounce back loan repayments by 12 months to help support businesses while they are in the initial phases of reopening.

22 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the percentage of Black undergraduate students studying STEM subjects who progress on to postgraduate studies.

22 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Postgraduate Education: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the percentage of Black undergraduate students who progress on to postgraduate studies.

22 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to bridge the educational attainment gap between Black pupils and pupils of other ethnic origins in (a) STEM and (b) other subjects.

22 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the covid-19 lockdowns on the educational attainment of Black pupils in STEM subjects.

22 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the educational attainment of Black pupils compared to pupils of other ethnic origins in STEM subjects at A-level.

22 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the educational attainment of Black pupils compared to pupils of other ethnic origins in STEM subjects in (a) Key Stage 1, (b) Key Stage 2, (c) Key Stage 3 and (d) Key

21 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential use of the SaNOtize nasal spray vaccine as a treatment for covid-19.

21 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to limit the (a) spread of covid-19 variants in schools and (b) disruptions caused by covid-19 variants in schools.

21 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Soulaimane Raissouni

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure imprisoned Moroccan journalist, Soulaiman Raissouni, is given access to adequate medical treatment.

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses when determining the length of time travellers are granted to return to the UK before a country is moved to (a) amber or (b) red list.

14 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tailored long-term support he will make available to (a) airlines and (b) the travel industry in response to increased covid-19 transmission and changing guidelines for international travel.

14 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bahrain: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will meet with the pro-democracy leaders Saeed Alshehabi, Ali Mushaima and Moosa Mohammad to discuss ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain.

7 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will invite Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to the G7 summit talks to discuss the political situation in Belarus.

4 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) investigate and (b) respond to concerns relating to Serenity Integrated Mentoring for mentally unwell patients, relating to the evidential basis, safety, legality, ethi

4 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if the Government will support amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to strengthen protections for shopworkers.

Source: official written-questions record.