Written questions

669 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Charter Treaty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of the UK withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty.

16 May 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of secondary schools which have no (a) English (b) maths (c) history and (d) religious education teachers who originally qualified to teach that subject.

11 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tim Owen

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help ensure the safety of Tim Owen in Hong Kong.

11 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his Chinese counterpart on the detainment of citizens, activists and politicians under the national security law in Hong Kong.

3 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dietetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending full independent prescribing responsibilities to clinical dietitians.

3 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Sign Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of (a) the delivery of NHS Talking Therapies in British Sign Language and (b) the (i) promotion and (ii) utilisation of these services

3 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: British Sign Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support available for people who use British Sign Language as their first language in the NHS.

3 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Sign Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his department has made with implementing the British Sign Language Act 2022.

2 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the Inter Faith Network on community cohesion in the UK.

2 May 2023 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Religious Education on addressing racial or religious prejudice in schools; and whether she has had recent discussions on improving standards of Religio

2 May 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Religious Hatred: Internet

To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the potential merits of including provisions in the Online Safety Bill on tackling online

2 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Community Relations: Leicester

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has taken steps to support inter-faith community cohesion in Leicester in the period since September 2022.

28 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to provide Sharia-approved student finance for Muslim students.

20 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has held discussions with Pakistani authorities on potential incidences of violence against peaceful protestors.

20 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of (a) the removal of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan and (b) other recent developments affecting demo

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

Mayors: Powers

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 169443 on Mayors: Powers, what were the conclusions of that public sector equalities duty analysis; and if he will place a copy of

20 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the progress made by local authorities on the provision of public health since 2010.

20 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing the level of youth service provision in formulating the Budget 2023.

20 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure Centres: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the process will be for (a) applications to and (b) allocations of funding for support for leisure centres.

20 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has held with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on long-term funding for social care.

20 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Mayors

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he had with (a) Mayors and (b) Metro Mayors on formulating the Budget 2023.

20 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Mayors: Powers

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department conducted an equality impact assessment on the new powers and funds for the Metro Mayors of Greater Manchester and the West Midlands announced in March 2023.

14 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the New Hospital Programme ensures that rest facilities follow the standards set by the (a) Association of Anaesthetists, (b) Royal College of Anaesthetists and (c) Faculty of Intensive Car

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

Domestic Waste and Social Services: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the ability of local councils to fill vacancies in (a) social care and (b) refuse sectors; and what the cost per year is to loc

22 Feb 2023 · Home Office

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have had their British citizenship revoked since the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 came into effect.

22 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the protection of people with dual nationality from being subject to deportation under Clause 9 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

22 Feb 2023 · Home Office

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish the criteria considered when making the decision to deprive an individual of their British citizenship under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

22 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people and from which countries have had their dual citizenship revoked since the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 came into effect.

26 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Salah Hammouri

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the Israeli government's decision to (a) revoke the permanent residency of and (b) deport Salah Hammouri

9 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of increased energy costs on local authority finances; and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.