Written questions

851 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve dental health among children.

6 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2020 to Question 96229 on Abortion: Disability, what annual assessment his Department makes of the named medical condition for abortions under Ground E of the s

6 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to HSA4 Abortion Notification forms received since 1 January 2020, how many women who underwent abortions had previous pregnancies ending in (a) livebirths and stillbirths over 24 we

6 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

6 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to reports that an online Christian bookseller in China has been fined and given a seven-year prison sentence, what representations he is making to the Chinese

6 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Turkey: Freedom of Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has has with his Turkish counterpart on freedom of religion among (a) Christian and (b) other minorities in that country..

6 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the stamp duty holiday on the housing market in Northern Ireland, and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending that stamp duty holiday be

6 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to expedite the approval process for new technologies aimed at enforcing road traffic speeds and other road traffic offences.

6 Nov 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Consumers: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the comments of the Chief Executive of Sainsburys, relating to food entering Northern Ireland after 1st January 2021, if he will provide assurances to consumers in Northern Ireland that

6 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Children: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support children with autism and food aversions to improve their diet.

5 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Assessments: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he is having with Education Ministers in each of the devolved Administrations to manage the effects of covid-19 on (a) GCSE and (b) A-Level exams to be sat in 2021.

5 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Mortgages: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions the Government has had with credit rating agencies on the effect on people's credit ratings of mortgage holidays or missed payments as a result of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on household in

5 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Income Tax: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential loss of revenue to the Exchequer from income tax as a result of job losses in the 2020-21 financial year.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the March 2020 Budget, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to protect access to cash.

30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Marie Stopes International: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to reports that Marie Stopes International franchise in Nairobi has been forced to close after police found that illegal abortions were being performed by staf

30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to reports that the Marie Stopes International franchise in Nairobi has been forced to close after police found that illegal abortions were being performed by

21 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many positive cases of covid-19 there have been in the UK where the person was not in the UK 72 hours before the test was conducted.

21 Oct 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

UK Government-Northern Ireland Executive Joint Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 October 2020 to Question 97062 on UK Government-Northern Ireland Executive Joint Board, what assessment he has made of the progress being made on transformation in the areas o

21 Oct 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Non-departmental Public Bodies: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the number of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations operating in Northern Ireland; and what assessment he has made of the effe

21 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to publish its review of how the welfare system supports terminally ill people; and for what reason that review has not yet been published.

21 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure there is a co-ordinated response to the covid-19 outbreak across the UK.

21 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure domestic food standards are applied imported products.

29 Sep 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

UK Government-Northern Ireland Executive Joint Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times the joint board established in the New Decade, New Approach Agreement has met.

29 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to issue guidance on labelling requirements for products after the transition period ends to agri-food firms in Northern Ireland.

28 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the definition of seriously handicapped in Ground E of the Statutory Grounds for Abortion.

28 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Abortion: Sex Selection

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the practice of sex-selective abortion internationally.

21 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Rural Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) viability and (b) accessibility of cash ATMs in rural areas following the reduction in their usage as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

15 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to circumstances which where a member of the auxiliary reserve forces lives in Northern Ireland but is part of a GB based military unit, that does not have an operating base in Northern Ireland, wh

15 Sep 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September to Question 78927 on Broadcasting: Northern Ireland, when the overall profiling of the £140 million of the £2 billion of funding to support implementation of the New

15 Sep 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Executive

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September to Question 78925, on what date he last met with each of the Northern Ireland Executive Ministers; and what the outcome of each of those meetings was.

Source: official written-questions record.