Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Sanitation and Water

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent steps his Department is taking to increase the effectiveness of its aid programmes in the context of the Government implementing the sixth sustainable development goal

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sleep Apnoea: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the safety of Philips CPAP machines in the NHS.

31 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Charities

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which properties of UK charities in Gaza have been hit by Israeli military strikes.

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) prevent and (b) reduce rates of homelessness among people with (i) long-term drug addictions, (ii) long-term serious mental health i

30 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department have taken to (a) improve and (b) expand research into (i) the causes of and (ii) potential treatment for long COVID.

30 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has taken recent steps to improve the Government’s effectiveness in achieving the release of British nationals overseas.

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Non-native Species

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to control the prevalence of (a) floating pennywort, (b) Himalayan balsam, (c) signal crayfish, (d) Japanese knotweed and (e) American mink.

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the (a) biodiversity (b) native fish stocks (c) native insect populations and (d) native plant populations in UK rivers.

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the welfare of animals exported live from the UK.

19 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Measles: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help encourage vaccine uptake for measles in (a) London and (b) England.

19 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Measles: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of measles cases in (a) London, (b) Wandsworth borough and (c) Putney constituency.

18 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to include (a) information on and (b) opt-in forms for (i) organ, (ii) stem cell and (iii) blood donation with DVLA application forms.

18 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Stem Cells: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has visa arrangements in place to permit registered stem cell donors entry to the UK for the purpose of donating.

18 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Australia: Antisemitism

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of changes in the level of antisemitism in Australia since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

18 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Denmark: Blasphemy

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of changes to the law of blasphemy in Denmark.

18 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will make an assessment of the disparities in pricing between (a) online retailers of train tickets and (b) station based ticket machines.

18 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with rail company operators on the reasons for which there are differences in the cost of (a) online and (b) ticket machine ticket purchases.

16 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many adverse events were registered with covid-19 vaccines from batch number 4120Z001 via the yellow card scheme; and whether more serious adverse events were registered with covid-19 vaccines

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to help increase the affordability of bus travel.

15 Jan 2024 · Treasury

Central Bank Digital Currencies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of a central bank digital currency on (a) national security and (b) digital exclusion.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Assistance Animals: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a national register for trained service dogs.

15 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Earwax: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps she has taken to improve equality of access to NHS ear wax removal services.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps the Government has taken to help (a) address funding shortfalls in local council budgets and (b) prevent local councils declaring bankruptcy.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will have discussions with Royal Mail on the potential impact of the reduction in opening hours at Royal Mail customer service points on Royal Mail's ability to meet its (a) universal service ob

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle the (a) cropping of dogs ears and (b) importation of dogs with cropped ears.

15 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leukaemia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps she has taken to help ensure that chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients on active monitoring have the support they need for their (a) mental and (b) physical well-being.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment the Government has made of the impact of increases in the cost of living on people with disabilities; and what recent steps his Department has taken to increase cost of living sup

15 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce court backlogs.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Owner Occupation: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the causes of low levels of home ownership amongst young people in London.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Salmon: Fish Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) improve the welfare of farmed salmon and (b) reduce the environmental impact of salmon farms.

Source: official written-questions record.