Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Aviation: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) potential merits and (b) potential environmental and financial impact of implementing a frequent flyer levy.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timeframe is for implementing the hormone replacement treatment single annual payment scheme.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Eating Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the National Curriculum on disordered eating.

29 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the psychological impact of displaying calorie information on menus.

29 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of altering the Ukraine Family Scheme visa application process to enable one form to be filled for one family.

29 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle racism and discrimination against those fleeing war at the Ukraine borders.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to provide financial support for buy to let owners of multiple flats facing cladding remediation costs.

23 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to allocate funding for the restoration and reopening of Hammersmith Bridge.

22 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will launch an inquiry into diversity and inclusion in the Armed Forces.

22 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will reconsider state schools having to pay full business rates compared to the 20 percent business rates that independent schools pay as a result of their charitable status.

22 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that Education and Health Care Plan forms are available in languages other than English.

22 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Pakistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the priority visa service for all application routes remains suspended for Pakistan.

17 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Recovery Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on businesses of Recovery Loan Scheme repayments; and if he will publish the findings of that assessment.

17 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of UK companies that have set up EU businesses and registered for EU VAT numbers in (a) 2022 as of 17 March 2022 and (b) each of the last f

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

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the contracting process is for providing the pairing information for refugees with hosts in the Homes for Ukraine scheme; and which organisation will be the humanitarian partner

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

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the contract process is for the contract for providing safeguarding checks on hosts for the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

17 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what peace-building projects are being funded by UK Aid in Bosnia Herzegovina.

17 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to (a) end, (b) reduce funding for or (c) not provide anticipated funding for any UK Aid projects in order to enable the increase of funding for Ukraine.

17 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of funding the restoration and reopening of Hammersmith Bridge as part of the forthcoming Spring Statement.

17 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Educational Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many educational access payments have been made to farmers in the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the number that will be made in financial years (a) 2021-22 and

17 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the outcomes of his Department's call for evidence on commonly littered single-use plastic items.

14 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether schools and colleges will be required to collect further evidence of students' work in the event that exams are cancelled in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

10 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Probiotics: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will change Government guidance to allow use of the term probiotic on food labels of products that contain probiotic microorganisms subject to agreed criteria.

10 Mar 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tennis: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to help prohibit all Russian players from the Wimbledon Tennis Championship 2022.

7 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Forests: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the Government will ensure the $500m finance for tackling deforestation, announced by the Government at COP26, reaches and benefits farming communities in cocoa and banan

1 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Junk Mail

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce paper junk mail in the context of tackling climate change.

1 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Bicycles: Safety Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring all bicycles to include a bell.

22 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) increase the number of eligible individuals receiving compensation from the Windrush Compensation scheme and (b) decrease the time taking to issue compe

22 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect Taiwanese citizens living outside of Taiwan from possible extradition to China.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to breaches in the security of Wembley Stadium during the Euro 2020 final, what steps she is taking to help ensure that large sports fixtures are not susceptible to securi

Source: official written-questions record.