Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Domestic abuse: Refuges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a comparative assessment of the number of domestic abuse survivors who were (a) not in receipt of benefits, (b) employed and (c) both employed and not in receipt of b

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

Domestic Abuse: Refuges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on how much money was paid for councils to support domestic violence refuge shelters for domestic abuse victims (a) employed but not in receipt

9 May 2023 · Department for Education

Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps the Government has taken to (a) reduce class sizes in state funded secondary schools (b), ensure that teachers in state funded secondary schools have manageable workloads and (c) increase the

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

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many domestic abuse survivors who (a) were employed and not in receipt of benefits, (b) were unemployed and not in receipt of benefits, (c) had no recourse to public funds, (d) w

9 May 2023 · Treasury

Debts: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is taking steps to encourage private lenders to contribute to debt relief efforts for low-income countries facing debt crises.

5 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Azam Swati

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart regarding the arrest of Azam Swati.

5 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Shahbaz Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart regarding the arrest of Dr Shahbaz Gil.

5 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current average waiting time is in England to take a driving test from the date of booking the test; and how many people are currently waiting to take a test.

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

Lighting: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to minimise light pollution in (a) existing street lighting, (b) new housing and (c) new commercial developments.

3 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urinary Tract Infections: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure that any point-of-care diagnostic tests for urinary tract infections approved by NICE are made available to women in (a) rural, (b) deprived and (c) other ar

3 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urinary Tract Infections: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits for reducing antimocrobial resistance of speeding up regulatory approval for new urinary tract infection point-of-care diagnostics su

3 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antibiotics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for providing gender or sex-disaggregated data on antibiotic consumption in England.

3 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Cybersecurity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps is he taking to ensure that Government technology and infrastructure is cyber secure.

3 May 2023 · Department for Transport

National Security: Airports and Ports

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the reach and security risks of Nuctech equipment installed at UK’s airports and seaports.

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

Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve the transparency of service charges.

3 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps the Government have taken to (a) reduce the number of people with learning disabilities or autism in psychiatric hospitals, (b) improve the supported housing services available to

3 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

EU Countries: Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the European Commission on proposals for the use of e-gates for British citizens travelling to and from the EU.

3 May 2023 · Treasury

Money Laundering: Property Ownership

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce the risk of money laundering through UK property ownership.

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

First Time Buyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps the Government has taken to help first-time buyers purchase a home.

3 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Owner Occupation: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report by Transparency International entitled Through the keyhole, published in February 2023, what recent assessment the Government has made of that report's finding that almost

3 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps the Government has taken to (a) improve the quality of and (b) increase the number of cycle routes.

3 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps the Government has taken to increase the use of active travel in (a) cities (b) towns and (c) villages.

2 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve access to dementia diagnoses.

2 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to work with the international community to ensure that people in Sudan who have been impacted by the recent violence have access t

2 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to work with the international community restore access to immunisation services around the world.

2 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Poverty: Parkinson's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people with Parkinson's Disease do not enter poverty due to the cost of energy bills in winter 2023-24.

2 May 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Health Services and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve and increase support for student's (a) mental health, (b) safety and (c) well-being.

2 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Insulation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps the Government has taken to maximise the (a) take up and (b) speed of the roll out of the ECO+ scheme.

2 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Homicide: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve support for bereaved families in homicide cases with regards to (a) privacy, (b) protection from press harassment and (c) mental health support.

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

Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) capping service charge rises at the rate of CPI inflation, (b) requiring housing association landlords to publish an

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