Written questions

851 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria and Turkey: Earthquakes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to provide ongoing support to Turkey and Syria in response to the earthquake in February 2023.

20 Apr 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sanitary Products: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications from groups and organisations in Northern Ireland for funding from the Tampon Tax Fund have been received in each of the last two years; and how many and what proportion of

20 Apr 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sanitary Products: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding from the Tampon Tax Fund has been allocated to (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last two years.

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

Sheep Scab: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps (a) the Government and (b) her Department are taking with devolved authorities to develop a sheep scab control programme covering the UK.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy on obesity levels amongst people aged 18 and under.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to improve processing times for claims for compensation for injuries caused by the Covid vaccine.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cholesterol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the importance of (a) healthy cholesterol levels and (b) regular cholesterol checks.

14 Apr 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what support the Government is providing to the Electoral Office in Northern Ireland to raise awareness of the local elections.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Royal Mail on the impact on consumers of the rise of the cost of postal services.

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) support persecuted Christians in Iran, and (b) combat gender specific persecution of women in that country.

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

USA: Official Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the budget is for the visit of the US President to Northern Ireland.

14 Apr 2023 · Treasury

NHS: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Barnett consequential arising from the pay settlement for NHS workers in England is.

14 Apr 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Health Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to help bring about a resolution to the healthcare workers pay dispute in Northern Ireland.

14 Apr 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Pupils: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to help the Department of Education in Northern Ireland to maintain the (a) Engage and (b) Healthy Happy Minds programme.

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Windsor Framework

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with officials of EU Commission officials on implementation of the Wind

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Laos: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Christians in Laos.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the recognition by clinicians in emergency settings of (a) hereditary angioedema and (b) other potentially life-threatening rare dis

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of patient-supported education as a means of reducing regional variation in care for (a) hereditary angioedema and (b) other ra

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to priority four of the UK Rare Diseases Framework, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regional variations in access to specialist care for patients with (a) hereditary a

14 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle persecution of Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

7 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Agriculture

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry scheme to include primary agricultural production.

17 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Republic of Ireland: Official Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of to Question 141646, how many visits to the UK have been recorded by a (a) Head of State (b) Head of Government and (c) Foreign Minister of the Irish

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department has provided for events held in Northern Ireland, in each of the last three years.

7 Feb 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 80975, whether the findings in the 2015 report entitled Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland still reflects his assessment of links between the P

7 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Official Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers of foreign governments notify the Government of their intention to visit the UK, and whether records are kept of such visits.

7 Feb 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Belfast Agreement

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, further to the Answer of 20 December to Question 109699, on Belfast Agreement, how much has been identified under the budgetary arrangements for Government activity to mark the 25th anniversary of the Be

7 Feb 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which football clubs have benefited from the Multi-Sports Grassroots Facilities Investment Fund from the Irish Football Association and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS),

7 Feb 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Government Departments: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions he has met with the Permanent Secretaries in each Department in Northern Ireland, since the collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive in 2022.

7 Feb 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Domestic Visits: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times he has visited Northern Ireland since his appointment to his post.

7 Feb 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Government has spent so far on defending the legal case on the lawfulness of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Source: official written-questions record.