Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Disease Control: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she (a) has had and (b) plans to have with relevant stakeholders on ensuring the prioritisation of access to essential public health measures, including the

18 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how her Department plans to use the Ending Preventable Deaths and Health System Strengthening Approach Papers to inform the development of its country strategy on integrating

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

National Lottery: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the names of the members of the Advisory Assessment Panel for the appointment of the Chair of the National Lottery Fund.

9 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to extend eligibility for disabled parking badges to people with short-term disabilities.

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many responses there have been to the call for evidence on commonly littered and problematic plastic items to date.

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to (a) review the 25 year Environment Plan and (b) include public consultation in that review process.

7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans for a new national uniform policy including a social value weighting with factors including sustainability and UK manufacture of smart scrubs.

7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to trial a national uniform policy following the NHS-wide consultation; and what the timescale is for those plans.

7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the results were of the consultation on having a national uniform policy for the NHS.

1 Feb 2022 · Cabinet Office

Covid-19 Inquiry

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the inquiry into the Government's handling of the covid-19 pandemic has not started.

1 Feb 2022 · Cabinet Office

Covid-19 Inquiry

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the draft terms of reference for the covid-19 public inquiry will be published.

1 Feb 2022 · Cabinet Office

Covid-19 Inquiry

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the covid-19 public inquiry will formally commence.

1 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

IVF: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure equal access to IVF treatment for LGBTQ+ people and (b) tackle regional disparities in the cost of that treatment for same-sex couples.

1 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jerusalem: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has taken steps in response to the case of the Palestinian Sumarin Family in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan.

1 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

USA: Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the American Embassy on the reasons for which it has not reinstated the service of renouncing a citizenship.

26 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemochromatosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of genetic haemochromatosis.

26 Jan 2022 · Prime Minister

Animal Welfare: Afghanistan

To ask the Prime Minister, what (a) meetings were had and (b) electronic communications were sent between his Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the evacuation of animals from Pen Farthing's Nowzad animal shelter in Afghanistan

26 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Animal Welfare: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he authorised the evacuation of animals within Pen Farthing's Nowzad Shelter in Afghanistan.

25 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many submissions her Department has received from (a) members of the public and (b) stakeholders in response to its Consultation on proposals to ban commonly littered single-use pl

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason he has granted permission for the use of Cruiser SB.

24 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are the Government taking to ensure a steady and sustainable supply of lateral flow tests manufactured in the UK.

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hazardous Substances: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Environment Agency's policy is on responding to reports of minor hazardous waste dumping in fresh water systems.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Putney

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Putney consti

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with severe allergies who are eligible for a covid-19 vaccine exemption pass.

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide a way of displaying covid-19 vaccination status for people without smartphones.

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to (a) bring forward legislative proposals to make caring by people under the age of 16 illegal and (b) ensure that in future that care is undertaken by a paid adult.

7 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether vaccination records issued on the NHS Scotland app can be fully transferred to the NHS (England) app.

7 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether direct relatives of (a) current Chevening scholars and (b) Chevening alumni will be fully eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Motor Neurone Disease: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £50 million in funding allocated to targeted motor neurone disease research can be accessed.

4 Jan 2022 · Prime Minister

10 Downing Street

To ask the Prime Minister, whether any non-pass holders attended the meeting in the gardens of Downing Street on 15 May 2020.

Source: official written-questions record.