Written questions

851 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on suicide prevention of the ONS's estimates of suicide among higher education students, published in January 2018; and if

14 Sep 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Official Visits: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2020 to Question 77858 on Official Visits: Northern Ireland, for what reason the Government does not maintain a record of the number of visits made to Northern Irela

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

Agriculture: Trade Fairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided to agricultural shows in England in each of the last three years.

14 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycle to Work Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications have been made to the Cycle to Work Scheme in each month of 2020.

14 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kenya: Al Shabaab

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 6147 on Kenya: al Shabaab, what progress is being made on the development of a counter-IED capability with a regional Ce

14 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Blasphemy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Pakistan on its blasphemy laws as a result of recent death sentences being passed against Christians in that country.

14 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help bring about a cessation of violence in southern Kaduna, Nigeria.

14 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has assessed the effectiveness of safeguards in place to prevent underage gambling via smartphone apps.

14 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling Act 2005

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress the Government has made on its plans to review the Gambling Act 2005.

14 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications have been made to the Places of worship protective security funding scheme; and how much funding has been awarded in each year since the creation of the scheme.

4 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many reports have been made of fraudulent abuse of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme through HMRC’s online reporting form.

4 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have been investigated for (a) employees continuing to work while placed on furlough and (b) other instances of misuse of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Ethnic Groups: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 49 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, what progress has been made on providing funding to (a) establish the Castlereagh Foundation and (b) support

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Ulster Scots Broadcast Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 49 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, what progress has been made on discussions with NI Screen on broadening the remit of the Ulster Scots Broadc

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has received in each of the last three years; and how many of those requests (a) remain unanswered and (b) have been referred to the Information Co

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Official Visits: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times he has met with each of the Northern Ireland Executive Ministers in an official capacity since taking up his role as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

22 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding has been allocated to Northern Ireland through Barnett consequentials as a result of the Government response to the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Economic Situation: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 53 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, how much additional funding from the public purse has been allocated to a fund to promote the competitivenes

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Rehabilitation Centres: Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 53 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, how much additional funding from the public purse has been allocated to the Londonderry addiction centre.

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

International Fund for Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,, with reference to page 53 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, how much additional funding from the public purse has been allocated to the International Fund for Ireland.

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 53 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, how much additional funding from the public purse has been allocated to support (a) the armed forces and vet

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Broadcasting: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 53 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, how much additional funding from the public purse will be provided to support languages and broadcasting in

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Culture: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 53 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, how much additional funding from the public purse will be provided to establish a Culture and Community Fund

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Anniversaries: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 53 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, how much additional funding from the public purse will be provided to support marking the 2021 centenary yea

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Poverty: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 53 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, how much additional funding from the public purse will be provided to tackle deprivation and improve opportu

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 53 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, how much additional funding from the public purse will be provided to tackle paramilitarism in Northern Irel

22 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Mental Health: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 53 of the New Decade, New approach document, published in January 2020, how much additional funding from the public purse will be provided to support mental health in Northern Irel

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to review the effectiveness of the temporary approval of home use for both stages of early medical abortion.

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Congenital Abnormalities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the societal contribution of people with cleft lip, cleft palate, or clubfoot are recognised.

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Congenital Abnormalities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of allowing abortion after 24 weeks following the diagnosis of cleft lip, cleft palate, or clubfoot on how people with those conditions are treated in soci

Source: official written-questions record.