Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of (a) the 20-metre rule, (b) informal observations and (c) the 50 per cent rule for accurately assessing the impact of Multiple scler

2 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the planned NHS Federated Data Platform, what steps the Government is taking to (a) assess the suitability of the businesses bidding for the contract, (b) ensure that patient’s co

2 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Alternative Fuels: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the research and development of (a) hydrogen fuel and (b) other alternative fuels to petrol and diesel.

2 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydroelectric Power: Rivers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the plausibility of extracting hydroelectrically-generated power from (a) the River Thames and (b) other major UK rivers.

2 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what regulatory controls water companies must comply with when disposing of sludge from drinking water treatment to help protect the environment from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance

2 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the amount of sludge that water companies removed during drinking water treatment and released into the environment in each of the last 12 mont

28 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to support business activities which (a) improve the climate, (b) reduce poverty and (c) reduce inequality.

28 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Polling Stations: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that immunocompromised people at polling stations can still vote if they do not take off their face masks inside to verify identificatio

28 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to implement the policies set out in the Women’s Health Strategy for England, published on 30 August 2022.

20 Apr 2023 · Women and Equalities

Budget March 2023: Equality

What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the equality impact of the Spring Budget 2023.

20 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to support de-escalation of violence against Palestinian and Israeli civilians.

20 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been refunded by HMRC due to changes made by the Morse Review; and what the total amount of money refunded is.

18 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Drugs and Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to (a) develop and (b) implement a rapid system of evaluating new protective and prophylactic Covid-19 drugs and treatments.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Putney

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Putney constituency do not have qualified teacher status.

17 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the recently approved 7,000 new housing units in the West Bank by Israeli planning authorities.

14 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Visas: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many IT issues were recorded by visa application processing teams in her Department in the last (a) six months, (b) 12 months and (c) five years; and how many visa applications were affected by th

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Older People: Advocacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a commissioner for older people and ageing.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coeliac Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Integrated Care Boards on (a) the impact of increases in the cost of living on people diagnosed with coeliac disease and (b) gluten free prescribing for peop

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing free dental care to all cancer patients.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her department will (a) make an assessment of the potential merits of a ban on the use of farrowing crates and (b) hold a public consultation on such a ban.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Charter Treaty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the money provided to fossil fuel companies as a result of the Energy Charter Treaty.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association’s Out Of Pocket campaign, if he will uplift the disabled child elements of Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit by £15 a month in addition to

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Shahid Hussain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Pakistan on the arrest of Shahid Hussain.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Resilience Forums

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the National Resilience Framework, published in December 2022, what estimate he has made of the cost to (a) recruit and (b) employ Chief Resilience Officers for eac

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of public opinion on (a) installation and (b) capacity of onshore wind.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Wind Power: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to revise the National Planning Policy Framework on the development of new onshore wind farms; and if he will make a statement.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Affordable Housing: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of preventing the general sale of Affordable Housing at a discount to the open market valuation price without the impositio

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for an (a) autism and (b) ADHD diagnosis was for (i) everyone, (ii) children, (iii) young people and (iv) adults in the most recent year for which data is available.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for young people waiting for an (a) ADHD and (b) Autism diagnosis; and what recent discussions he has had with healthcare professionals on this.

30 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations has he made to his counterpart in Pakistan over reports of the destruction of the minarets of an Ahmadi Muslim mosque in Kalra Kalan District in that cou

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