Written questions
653 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to (a) recognise inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care as a priority for the NHS and (b) develop a clear Government strategy on IBD care.
20 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dogs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the steps the Government is taking to implement the ban on ear cropping dogs in the UK.
20 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government’s Tackling Obesity Strategy will tackle poverty as an underlying cause of obesity.
20 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many eating disorder charities the Government consulted as part of the Tackling Obesity Strategy.
20 May 2021 · Home Office
Refugees: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish a safe passage for child refugees arriving in the UK.
20 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Euthanasia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals on assisted dying to include exemptions for people with terminal illnesses.
17 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pets: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to (a) ensure that the running of pet registration databases is fully accountable to pet owners and (b) create a Government-run pet registration database.
17 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Sign Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the merits of introducing a British Sign Language Act that would give BSL full recognition in law.
12 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing Government funding of public broadcasting to tackle the BBC funding shortfall.
12 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Broadcasting Programmes
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations his Department has made to BBC executives on the broadcaster’s plans to make BBC Four the home of archive content, with the channel no longer set to commission new p
12 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to increase animal welfare standards for the pig farming industry.
12 May 2021 · Women and Equalities
Non-binary People
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) making non-binary a legally recognised gender identity and (b) including non-binary as an option under the Gender Recognition Panel (GRP
12 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2021 to the Question 184471, what (a) policing reforms and (b) press regulations have been enacted following the Leveson Inquiry.
12 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on UK aid efforts of the reduction in Official Development Assistance from 0.7 to 0.5 per cent of national income.
12 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to help improve care for people affected by dementia.
12 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jerusalem: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the displacement of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah.
12 May 2021 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the evidence published by More Than A Score, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of that organisation on (a) cancelling the introduction of the Reception Baseline Assessment (RB
12 May 2021 · Treasury
Sanitary Products: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including reusable and environmentally sustainable menstrual products in sanitary products that are supplied at the zero rate of VAT.
12 May 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of matching the £20 universal credit uplift for people seeking the asylum support allowance.
12 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to publish its response to the Planning for the future consultation.
12 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Speed Limits: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a blanket 20mph speed limit across inner cities, towns and villages.
12 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the ICC enquiry into war crimes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
11 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Oman
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates the Sultan's Privy Council in Oman was attended by a serving Chief of the Defence staff.
11 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Advisory Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) role and (b) membership is of his Department's Gulf Advisory Committee.
27 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Channel Four
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason Ofcom has yet to publish the findings of its investigation into the Channel 4 programme entitled, Dispatches: The Truth about Traveller Crime, which commenced on 29 May 2
23 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Travel: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing free PCR covid-19 testing for partners of British nationals who are travelling from abroad to attend (a) pregnancy scans and (b) b
20 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Secure Schools: Medway
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the the application submitted by Oasis Charitable Trust to run Medway Secure School will be published on the secure schools page of GOV.UK; and if he will make a statement.
20 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rivers and Seas and Oceans: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what penalties are imposed on water companies found to be discharging raw sewage into English rivers and coastal waters; and how those penalties are enforced.
20 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rivers: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with water companies on the discharging of raw sewage into English rivers.
20 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Procurement
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures are in place to ensure transparency in the procurement of Government services and contracts.
Source: official written-questions record.