Written questions

2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Cosmetics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 May 2023 HCWS779 on Animal Testing, how many of the time-limited licenses issued between 2019 and 2022 which permit the testing on animals of ingredients

10 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Migrants: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the Support for Migrant Victims Scheme evaluation's final report.

10 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of not setting the basic price rate for the next Voluntary Scheme for branded medicines pricing and access at the same rate as for 2022-23.

10 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Sciences

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has contingency plans for the life sciences industry should negotiations on the new Voluntary Scheme for branded medicines pricing and access not be concluded.

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

Local Plans: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2023 to Question 192198 on Local Plans: Green Belt, whether local planning authorities progressing local plans should do so in accordance with (a) th

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

Property Development: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2023 to Question 192197 on Property Development: Planning Permission, notwithstanding the Increasing planning fees and performance: technical consult

6 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Overseas Students: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow Ukrainian national students who are applying to multi-year courses in higher education to extend their leave to remain for the duration of these courses.

5 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Immunosuppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has had from (a) medical professionals and (b) patients groups on access to free lateral flow tests for (i) immunocompromised patients and (ii) close contacts of immunocompr

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

Local Plans: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June to Question 191430 on Local Plans: Green Belt, whether his department has received any representations from local authorities which (a) indicate tha

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

Property Development: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to provide additional funding to planning authorities for monitoring compliance with planning conditions set by his Department for significant developments.

28 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance to Integrated Care Boards on the availability of antivirals for immunocompromised patients with a covid infection.

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Business Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has received representations from (a) Train Operating Companies and (b) railway station commercial tenants on rent rebates for business operators for days where industrial action has resu

27 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many proposed new primary health care premises were not progressed to construction stage as a result of a District Valuer assessment of the proposed market rent in each of the last three calend

27 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new primary health care premises were completed in each of the last three calendar years.

27 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many District Valuer Services assessments for primary health care premises were (a) disputed and (b) resulted in a failure to agree on market rent in each of the last three calendar years.

27 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many District Valuer Services assessments for new primary health care premises have taken place in each of the last three calendar years; and how many and what proportion of those assessments r

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Plans: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2023 to Question 135421 on Local Plans: Green Belt, how many local authorities have stated to his Department that they are preparing their local

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to direct Train Operating Companies to accept Delay Repay claims from season ticket holders on days following industrial action, measured on the length of the delay experienced bas

26 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rabies: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2023 to Question 188379 on Rabies: Preventive Medicine, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the (a) supply of and (b) demand for

26 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Immunosuppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on convening a meeting between interested MPs and NHS England on recent NHS advice about contact with immunocompromised patients about treatment following a re

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department routinely undertakes assessments of the potential impacts of restrictions to water for the (a) agriculture and (b) horticulture sectors by water companies on the

23 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Life Sciences: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many life sciences companies were based in the UK in each of the last five years.

23 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of when negotiations for the successor to the voluntary scheme for branded medicines, pricing and access will conclude.

23 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to negotiate a new voluntary scheme for branded medicines, pricing and access.

22 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Drugs: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,if she will (a) make it his policy to require local authorities to provide blister pack recycling services and (b) issue guidance to local authorities on blister pack recycling.

21 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pyridostigmine Bromide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of the prescription drug Pyridostigmine Bromide.

19 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2023 to Question 187396 on Department of Health and Social Care: Empty Property, if he will provide a breakdown of each property's (a) original use or purpose, (b)

19 Jun 2023 · Women and Equalities

Disability: Elections

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June to Question 186960 on Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund, whether she has received representations from disability advocacy groups on re-establishing the (a) Acc

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies on a fully integrated, multi-sector, catchment based approach to water systems planning of the conclusions of the repo

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Abstraction: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will work with the Environment Agency to develop a service level agreement with water abstraction licence holders on time for adaption when licences are changed.

Source: official written-questions record.