Written questions

669 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding to reduce rates of HIV after the allocation of the additional funding for the NHS.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the funding allocated to his Department will be allocated to tackling rates of HIV.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement on 30 January 2019 by the Government of its commitment to end new HIV transmissions in England by 2030, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the scope for criminal sanctions in the Online Safety Bill where there is a consistent failure by tech companies to meet

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a named persons scheme in the Online Safety Bill to deliver a culture of compliance to the regulation; what assessment

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Europe on safe approaches to reopening international travel during the covid-19 outbreak.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Airports: Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to support airports with long queues at the border.

20 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will increase the number of Afghan refugees the UK will accept from the current 5,000.

16 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in the context of the evacuation of people to the UK from Afghanistan following the Taliban offensive in summer 2021, what plans he has to evaluate the effectiveness of the G

15 Sep 2021 · Women and Equalities

Asians

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if the Government will annually mark September as East and South East Asian Heritage Month.

15 Sep 2021 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Members' Staff: Pay

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what representations he has made to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority on equalising pay scales of hon. Membe

9 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Fireworks: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Bedfordshire Police on tackling anti-social use of fireworks.

9 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Viral Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of influenza-like illness outbreaks in care homes.

8 Sep 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Climate Assembly UK's report entitled The path to net zero.

8 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing people who have (a) fled Afghanistan and arrived in the UK and (b) assisted the British Armed Forces to stay at managed covid-19 hote

8 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to assist people who have fled the Taliban regime in Afghanistan with the cost of managed covid-19 hotel quarantine.

8 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the JVCI recommendation to vaccinate 12 to 15 year olds against covid-19; and if he will make a statement.

8 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to protect care home residents during the forthcoming winter flu season.

7 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on protecting the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.

7 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of waiving the fee for hotel quarantine for people arriving from Afghanistan (a) who worked for the UK's military and (b) as part of the Afghan C

6 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Fireworks: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to introduce tougher penalties for the anti-social use of fireworks.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Restrictions: Pakistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria Pakistan needs to meet to move to the amber list for covid-19 travel restrictions.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of ending blended learning on the mental health of college-aged students who are accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

3 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish an evaluation of his Department's repatriation programme of UK nationals following the 2021 Taliban offensive in Afghanistan.

3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) testing and (b) surveillance in care homes during the covid-19 pandemic for the implications of his policies on preventing influenza in that setting.

3 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Migrants: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 27 May 2021 to Question 6486, how many refunds of the Immigration Health Surcharge have been received by health and social care workers following the Prime Minister's announcemen

18 Aug 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that British nationals in Afghanistan are able to return home safely; and if he will make a statement.

18 Aug 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on diplomatic steps to help ensure that (a) charity, (b) NGO and (c) humanitarian work can continue in

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Restrictions: Kenya

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the methodology that led to the Government's decision to keep Kenya on its red list for international covid-19 travel restrictions, as announced on 5 August 2021.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Restrictions: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the methodology that led to the Government's decision to keep Turkey on its red list for international covid-19 travel restrictions, as announced on 5 August 2021.

Source: official written-questions record.