Written questions

1,596 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Drax Power Station: Timber

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will take steps to stop the burning of wood imported from the US at the Drax power station.

20 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the number of people in Afghanistan who are eligible to claim asylum in the UK.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an assessment of the impact of bringing energy companies into public ownership on energy bills.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Avanti West Coast: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to issue penalties to Avanti due to the reduction in its services; and if he will make a statement.

2 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to Pakistan to assist that country in tackling floods.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Royal Mail: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of (a) Royal Mail and (b) the Communications Workers Union to assist those parties to agree a pay deal.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help support parents with the cost of school uniforms.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial support to (a) charities and (b) other similar organisations with rising energy costs.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce ambulance handover delays.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of railway ticket office closures on (a) older people who do not use the internet and (b) other groups who may have difficulty purchasing a ticket online or f

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Industry: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to assist (a) pubs, (b) bars and (c) restaurants with rising energy bills.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Energy and Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support will be made available to students to assist them with rising energy and food costs.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to reduce waiting lists for social housing.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Huntington's Disease: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to increase funding for research into Huntington's Disease.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of trees.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

BTEC Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that future BTec results are not delayed.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Rents: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to introduce rent controls in the context of the increases in the cost of living.

2 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Burglary

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of charges for burglary.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to exempt those people who were prescribed tetracycline from future dental costs.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Freeports: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is his policy that employment law and its application will be different in freeport areas compared to the rest of the UK.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a fourth dose of a Covid-19 vaccine to all people over the age of 12.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make an assessment of the adequacy of funding awarded to households under the Energy Bills Support Scheme.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Fire Extinguishers

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to require the fitting of sprinklers in (a) care homes, b) extra care facilities, (c) specialised housing, (d) flats and apartment blocks, (e) houses in

2 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Fire Extinguishers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the number of serious fires in buildings that may have been prevented by the installation of sprinklers over the last five years; and if she will make a sta

2 Sep 2022 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Flexible Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing HMRC's working from home allowance in the context of rising energy prices; and if he will make a statement.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to reduce waiting times for children's neurodevelopmental assessments.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Shops: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to require shops selling cold food to have doors on their chillers.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Public Holidays

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the Government decided not to have a bank holiday in the event that the England Women's National Football Team won the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro Championship.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason he plans not to participate in the negotiations between rail operators and unions representing rail workers.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Freeports: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the minimum wage will be the same in the Government's planned freeports as it is outside of these areas.

Source: official written-questions record.