Written questions

1,408 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Homicide: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislation to make whole-life orders mandatory when sentencing people found guilty of the murder of a child.

11 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Baby Care Units: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of babies in neonatal units in the context of the Lucy Letby case.

11 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Inflation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to tackle core inflation.

11 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to prevent people subject to deportation orders from being able to submit further asylum claims.

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) incentivise and (b) support domestic food production.

11 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Police: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to strengthen disciplinary procedures in police forces.

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that dairy farmers whose herds are affected by bovine tuberculosis are provided with adequate support.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her expected timescale is for debating the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023 in the House of Commons.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to support the Royal British Legion Credit their Service campaign.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to create a Government app for electric vehicle charging which has access to all charging point providers sites.

1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle changes in rates of type 2 diabetes.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support people in the workplace with clinical neurodiversity conditions.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of linking road tax thresholds to the level of car prices.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Coastal Areas and Rivers: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) river and (b) coastal communities are protected from floods this year.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to retain the current level of tuition fees for home fee status students.

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Offenders: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes are deported.

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle slow-moving protests.

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Burglary: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce burglary rates.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve road safety for all road users; and what plans he has to help reduce the number of road (a) accidents and (b) fatalities.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) tackle fly tipping and (b) help local authorities to (i) prevent and (ii) prosecute fly tipping.

1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is doing to tackle shortages of GPs.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to (a) tackle reductions in bus services and (b) help ensure that older people can access transport.

1 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to allocate sufficient resources to the prevention of repeat offences.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Transport: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle strike action which delays commuters.

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Bicycles: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle changes in the level of bicycle thefts.

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Direct Selling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to encourage the adoption of no cold caller zones.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Bank Services: Vetting

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to help ensure that banks are not able to deny banking services to people because of their political beliefs.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that responses to the consultation on ticket office closures are given appropriate weight in line with the Equality Act 2010 and the Transport Act 2000.

1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to work with dental practices to help ensure an adequate supply of NHS appointments.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to provide additional support to people in the workplace with clinical neurodiversity conditions.

Source: official written-questions record.