Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to (a) include anti-racism teaching in the national curriculum and (b) introduce anti-racism training for Ofsted school inspectors.

8 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial support is available to Ukrainians who have arrived in the UK through the Ukraine Family Scheme, and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial suppor

8 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Novovax vaccine will be available to patients in the UK.

8 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electronic Equipment: Battery Chargers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to bring forward regulations to require new portable electronic devices to use a USB Type-C charger.

7 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have died while (a) detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 or (b) in the care of a mental health setting as a voluntary patient in (i) NHS and (ii) private settings in each yea

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Holodomor: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of including the Ukraine Holomodor in the National Curriculum.

26 May 2022 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all staff members employed by Number 10 who were asked to complete questionnaires by the Metropolitan Police as part of its investigation into breaches of covid-19 regulations completed them.

25 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effects of the Online Safety Bill on requirements for voice recognition or other voice services to (a) remove illegal content from their ser

24 May 2022 · Home Office

Coronavirus: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the total value of fines issued by the police for breaches of the covid-19 regulations in each month of 2020.

24 May 2022 · Home Office

Coronavirus: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total number of fines issued for breaches of covid-19 restrictions was in each month in 2020.

23 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of midwives in the NHS.

23 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason Section 103, Chapter 8 of the Draft Online Safety Bill, relating to Media Literacy did not appear in the Online Safety Bill introduced on 11 May 2022; and if she will mak

17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with officials in his Department on the legislative processes that will be required to be brought forward in the event that it proceeds to end marriage

17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government is taking to deliver on its commitment to abolish marriage value.

17 May 2022 · Treasury

Medical Equipment: Energy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he is providing for individuals who are suffering financially from the cost of electricity to power life-saving medical equipment in their homes.

17 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for individuals admitted to hospital under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act.

11 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will publish the findings of the Consultation on Commonly Littered Single Use Plastic Items.

11 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jim Fitton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the safe return of Jim Fitton from detention in Iraq.

26 Apr 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to abolish marriage value.

26 Apr 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government is taking to abolish marriage value.

26 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts: Greater London

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the £450,000 cap of the Lifetime ISA for London residents given that the average property price in London is £667,000.

26 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Mental Health Services and Pain

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure NICE updates its guidelines on endometriosis to provide better support for (a) pain management, (b) mental health and (c) endometriosis outside the pelvic cavity.

26 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid the UK (a) plans to provide to Yemen in 2022 and (b) has provided to that country in each of the last 5 years.

22 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of self-employed workers paying taxes due to self-employment income support scheme grants are now using payment plans for their tax payments for the previous financial year.

22 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of taxes due to self-employment income support scheme grants on the disposable income and wellbeing of self-employed workers.

22 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s change programme, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on animal welfare of the proposed decrease in unannounced i

22 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Public Sector: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the recent civil service and public sector pay freeze on the disposable income and wellbeing of civil service and public sector workers.

22 Apr 2022 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of recent civil service pay freezes on employee recruitment and retention.

22 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department is making on bringing forward legislative proposals to protect access to cash.

22 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Public Consultation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the Access to Cash Consultation.

Source: official written-questions record.