Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Jan 2022 · Prime Minister

10 Downing Street

To ask the Prime Minister, whether any cost to the public purse was incurred for the purchase of (a) food and (b) alcoholic beverages at the gathering held in the gardens of Downing Street on 15 May 2020.

4 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the investigation led by Sue Gray into allegations of breaches of covid-19 regulations will include the gathering held in the gardens of Downing Street on 15 May

4 Jan 2022 · Prime Minister

10 Downing Street

To ask the Prime Minister, whether minutes were taken at the meeting held in the gardens of Downing Street on 15 May 2020.

4 Jan 2022 · Prime Minister

10 Downing Street

To ask the Prime Minister, which officials attended the meeting in the gardens of Downing Street on 15 May 2020.

4 Jan 2022 · Prime Minister

10 Downing Street

To ask the Prime Minister, what the purpose of the meeting held in the gardens of Downing Street on 15 May 2020 was.

4 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Sexual Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will make public sexual harassment a specific criminal offence.

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

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enshrine in law sustainable development goal 12.3, on halving per capita food waste by 2030.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vitamin C

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government has taken to make an assessment of the potential merits of the use of Vitamin C as a treatment for covid-19.

4 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industry: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to (a) support and (b) increase the number of high wage jobs in British industry.

4 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Crime Prevention: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will increase the number of youth clubs and sports clubs to support young people engaged in or at risk of involvement in gangs and youth violence.

4 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Crime Prevention: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will increase the number of support workers available to support young people engaged in or at risk of involvement in gangs and youth violence.

4 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Educational Exchanges: Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reconsider the change in rules that require EU children on school exchanges to have a passport, rather than being allowed to enter the UK as a group with their ID cards and a List of Trave

4 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people's civil and political rights are not infringed by the Government's extradition arrangements with other countries.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that each local NHS area is taking steps towards parity of esteem between mental and physical health.

16 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Transport, what recent steps he has taken to tackle the shortage of heavy goods vehicle drivers.

16 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Media: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating funding for research into the impact of social media on mental health.

16 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Domestic Abuse: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to recognise domestic abuse as an official cause of female mental ill-health.

16 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidence base is for the policy of offering mammograms at three year intervals on the NHS, and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering those tests more frequently

16 Dec 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Music Venues and Theatres: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of (a) live music venues and (b) theatres on Government support since the publication of Government guidance on the transmission

16 Dec 2021 · Prime Minister

10 Downing Street

To ask the Prime Minister, if (a) he or (b) Number 10 officials will meet with the Metropolitan Police to facilitate a police investigation into allegations of gatherings in Number 10 offices during December 2020.

16 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport for London: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to meet with the Mayor of London to discuss a long-term financial settlement for Transport for London.

16 Dec 2021 · Home Office

10 Downing Street

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Metropolitan Police Commissioner regarding (a) the Metropolitan Police presence at Number 10 on 18 December 2020 and (b) facilitating the Cabinet Secretary's i

16 Dec 2021 · Prime Minister

10 Downing Street

To ask the Prime Minister, whether the Cabinet Secretary will be given access to (a) mobile phone messages and (b) other electronic communication relevant to his investigation into the gatherings held at Number 10 in 2020 during Tier 3 restrictions.

16 Dec 2021 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Alarms

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether an alarm was triggered at Number 10 offices on the evening of 18 December 2020.

16 Dec 2021 · Prime Minister

10 Downing Street

To ask the Prime Minister, whether the Metropolitan police maintain records of visitors to Number 10 when they pass through security screening.

16 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the introduction of additional measures to support (a) small- and medium-sized businesses and (b) the ho

16 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Culture: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport regarding the introduction of additional measures to support the cultural and creatives industries since the Gover

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Toys and Games: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to increase safety of toys being sold online; and whether he plans to bring forward a strategy for online marketplaces to (a) improve their verification an

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport for London: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has met with the Mayor of London to discuss Transport for London's December 2021 financial settlement.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Restrictions: South Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason South Africa remains on the covid-19 red list as at 14 December 2021; and when he plans to review that matter.

Source: official written-questions record.