Written questions

247 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diets: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to tackle misinformation published about keto diets.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to support women’s sport through the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021 on women’s elite level football.

14 Jan 2021 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue was generated by the charge for overseas customer emails enquiries related to UK visa and immigration updates in each year since 2017.

14 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Animal Welfare: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for offences relating to animal cruelty in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement.

8 Jan 2021 · Attorney General

Rape: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions since 2010 the CPS has decided that a prosecution for rape is not in the public interest where the perpetrator has confessed.

8 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many youth cautions have been given by the police for a sexual offence in England and Wales in each year from 2015.

6 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Police Cautions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have received a police caution for rape in England and Wales in each year since 2015.

6 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Sexual Offences: Police Cautions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people received a police caution for a sexual offence in England and Wales in each year since 2015.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that trans men receive automatic invitations for cervical cancer screening tests.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that trans men are able to access cervical cancer screening tests.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Period Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle period poverty.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislation to improve access to sexual and reproductive health services for women.

17 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December to Question 128332, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on her Department’s capacity in asylum operations intake units.

16 Dec 2020 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue was generated in the last 12 months by the £2.74 charge for public enquiries to the UK Visas and Immigration Department via email.

16 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Cardiff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of opening the temporary Asylum Operations Regional Intake Unit in Cardiff.

16 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Facebook: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on individual’s data privacy of Facebook moving UK users on to US privacy agreements in 2021; and if he will make a statement.

10 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum decision makers left their jobs within the first 12 months of employment in the Asylum Operations Regional Asylum Intake Unit in Cardiff.

10 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital admissions were made due to a concussion as a result of a sporting (a) event or (b) practice in England in each year since 2015.

10 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Travel: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the end of the transition period on UK citizens' ability to travel to the EU from 1 January 2021; and if he will make a st

10 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2020 to Question 124350 on Pest Control: Animal Welfare, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on animal welfare and animal-related

10 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning the import of animal fur into the UK.

9 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish his Department’s response to the consultation on the microchipping of cats in England that closed on 4 January 2020.

9 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment claims were waiting to be heard by a tribunal in each quarter since 2017.

9 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum decision maker posts are currently vacant.

9 Dec 2020 · Prime Minister

Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Prime Minister, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a Ministerial portfolio with responsibility for protections for future generations; and if he will make a statement.

8 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2020 to Question 123733 on HM Courts & Tribunals Service: Finance, how much and what proportion of the £3.364 million of additional covid-19-related funding for tribunals he p

3 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on online harms.

3 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 to ensure that it is fit for purpose in the digital age.

3 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of outstanding (a) rape and (b) sexual offences court cases waiting more than two years for an outcome in (a) England and (b) Wales.

Source: official written-questions record.