Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much government procured faulty personal protective equipment is currently in storage.

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to support women in Iran.

11 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average wage of a shared lives carer has been in each of the last ten years.

10 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of public procurement is contracted directly from suppliers by public bodies.

10 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of public procurement contracts were issued by private enterprise companies with Government framework agreements to contract on behalf of the public bodies in the latest period for w

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: List of Ministerial Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of when a list of ministerial responsibilities for her Department will be published.

10 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if will make it his policy to apply a minimum liquidity threshold to companies applying to tender for Government contracts.

10 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: SThree

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish all correspondence on the granting of government contracts to SThree.

10 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Risk Assessment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the National Risk Register.

10 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Local Resilience Forums

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support local resilience forums.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Baroness Vere remains the Minister responsible for the Hammersmith Bridge task force.

10 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to remove conflicts of interest in the government procurement process.

20 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Wandsworth: Postal Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to HMP Wandsworth restricting prisoner’s postal services to Moonpig and Funky Pigeon, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding this policy this to include

20 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Postal Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to HMP Wandsworth restricting prisoner’s postal services to Moonpig and Funky Pigeon, whether any other prisons in the UK are subject to similar restrictions.

20 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Wandsworth: Postal Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to HMP Wandsworth restricting prisoner’s postal services to Moonpig and Funky Pigeon, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of restrictions on postal services on prisoner’s families

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to deter directors of water companies from contravening legislation on sewage dumping.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Insects: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of LED streetlights on trends in the level of insect populations.

20 Sep 2022 · Treasury

Rents and Stamp Duties: Cost of Living

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a freeze on (a) stamp duty holiday and (b) rents to help the cost of living.

20 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason there is no single centralised system for holding NHS records; and whether she plans to introduce such a system.

20 Sep 2022 · House of Commons Commission

Parliament: Cleaning Services

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Common Commission, what the level of pay has been for all Parliamentary cleaning staff in each of the financial years from 2018 to 2022; and whether all Parliamentary cleaning staff are paid

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Press: Conduct

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard bereaved families from abusive press attention.

20 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the 18 May 2022 White Paper on the Fire and Rescue Service, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of proposed legislative changes to British firefighter’s l

20 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that British firefighter’s real terms pay and conditions are not impacted by the cost of living crisis.

20 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Barbecues

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the (a) fire safety impact of disposable barbeques, (b) environmental impacts of disposable barbeques and (c) merits of a ban on disposable barbeques.

20 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Slavery: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to support victims of human trafficking and modern slavery in the UK.

20 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to work with the international community to address (a) political violence in Myanmar and (b) executions of political opponents by the Gov

20 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking with the international community to address the ongoing covid-19 pandemic in Myanmar.

20 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Brazil: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to work with the international community to ensure that the upcoming Brazilian election is (a) free and fair and (b) not disrupted by poli

20 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken regarding the Israeli Government’s E1 settlement proposal.

20 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the Israeli Government’s E1 settlement proposal.

Source: official written-questions record.