Written questions

1,408 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Exports: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support businesses to export.

2 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police officers are able to tackle antisocial behaviour.

2 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to reduce the time taken for passport applications to be processed.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnoses.

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support UK citizens who have family that are leaving Sudan; and whether his Department plans to take steps to support their

15 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve support for couples who experience baby loss.

15 May 2023 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that serving Metropolitan Police officers who are under investigation are not on operational duties.

15 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure waiting times for cancer treatment are reduced.

15 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Earwax: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure the provision by the NHS of safe and free earwax removal services.

15 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of gambling regulation to protect people from the risk of gambling addiction.

15 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Goats and Sheep: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of banning electronic collars for (a) sheep and (b) goats.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps with planning authorities to ensure that planning permission is granted only when local services are able to manage with increased demand.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Shops: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that (a) town centres and (b) high streets have a variety of shops other than charity shops and takeaways.

19 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with obsessive compulsive disorder.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle benefit fraud.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle racism in schools.

19 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Burglary

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) local authorities and (b) police forces on reducing rates of burglaries and securing homes.

14 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Police: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department have made on improving (a) diversity and (b) background checks at interview stage when recruiting to the police force.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beef: Farmers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to support beef farmers in (a) the North East and (b) North Yorkshire.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure local commuter railway lines in the North East are served by (a) frequent and (b) reliable services.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Citizenship: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote British values in schools.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Infrastructure: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that communities are consulted on proposed local infrastructure projects.

15 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to reduce beer duty in the context of the cost of living crisis.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support UK car manufacturing.

15 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle childhood obesity.

15 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to tackle financial scams.

13 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Business Rates and Corporation Tax: Tax Yields

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total receipts from (a) Business Rates and (b) Corporation Tax were in (i) 1990-91 and (ii) 2021-22.

9 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Eurovision Song Contest: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the Eurovision Song Contest celebrates Ukrainian culture.

28 Feb 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to increase levels of physical footfall at public libraries of (a) children at key stage 1 and 2 and (b) other users.

28 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve mental health services.

Source: official written-questions record.