Written questions
572 written questions tabled, most recent first.
31 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support General Practices at risk of closure.
31 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support General Practices in rural areas.
31 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Cumbria
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that General Practices have adequate funding in (a) Penrith and The Border constituency and (b) Cumbria.
24 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Regional Electricity Companies: Weather
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the ability of the electrical power companies to respond to recent storm events.
24 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Storms
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the ability of the rail industry to respond to recent storm events.
24 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the risk of cardiac arrest among young people.
24 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Weather
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department have taken to support the NHS to mitigate the impact of (a) flooding and (b) storms on the provision of healthcare.
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications Cables: Copper
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had discussions with mobile operators on the withdrawal of copper wire telecommunications networks.
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is providing for those affected by flooding.
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Animals: Fishing Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of installing cameras on fishing vessels to gather data on marine mammal bycatch.
17 Jan 2024 · Treasury
Bank Services: Standards
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to maintain appropriate banking access in areas with (a) closing banks and (b) poor digital connectivity.
17 Jan 2024 · Treasury
Banks: Penrith and the Border
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help prevent the closure of banks in Penrith and The Border constituency.
11 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Bluetongue Disease: Kent and Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the number of bluetongue virus cases in cattle and sheep in (a) Kent and (b) Norfolk.
7 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dangerous Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will extend the neutering deadline for exempted XL bully dogs that are under seven months on 31st January 2024 to 30 June 2025.
7 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Bluetongue Virus: Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on (a) its investigation into and (b) the management of the cases of bluetongue virus in cattle in Kent.
30 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Swine Flu
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of swine influenza A viruses in pigs.
30 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Swine Flu
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on investigation of the human case of influenza A(H1N2)v.
27 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Roads: Westmorland and Furness
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Westmorland and Furness Council's road safety policies on roads on which (a) major accidents and (b) fatalities have taken place.
27 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Roads: Cumberland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Cumberland Council's road safety policies on roads on which (a) major accidents and (b) fatalities have taken place.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Bluetongue Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the case of bluetongue virus in a cow in Kent on (a) biosecurity and (b) animal health.
21 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cats: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of cases of feline infectious peritonitis in Cyprus on (a) biosecurity and (b) feline health in the UK.
8 Nov 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Local Broadcasting: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of households in rural communities have full access to (a) television and (b) local radio services.
24 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Television: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure access to digital terrestrial television in rural communities.
24 Oct 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure mobile phone coverage in rural communities.
24 Oct 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support rural communities increase levels of broadband connectivity.
24 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding the Government provides to grassroots sports clubs in England.
24 Oct 2023 · Treasury
Beer
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to support pubs and small breweries.
24 Oct 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help support victims of flooding (a) by remedying flood damage and (b) with their mental health.
24 Oct 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department has provided to help protect communities at risk of flooding in the last 12 months.
24 Oct 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prepare communities for future flooding events.
Source: official written-questions record.