Written questions

695 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fertility: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for publishing the review into the variation in provision of NHS fertility services; and following that review, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that Clinical Commissi

6 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS guidance, Supporting pregnant women using maternity services during the coronavirus pandemic: Actions for NHS providers, published on 14 December 2020, what steps he is taking

6 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with officials in his Department on the regulation of the managing agent sector prior to Building Safety Fund monies being dispersed to managing agents fo

13 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of waiting times for Biometric Residence Permits.

13 Dec 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the ability of the Child Maintenance Service to respond effectively to atypical cases and resolve errors.

3 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total cost was to close the Department's Sheffield Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) office in 2016, including redundancy payments made to civil servants.

3 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in the context of relocating his Department's policy official roles from Sheffield to London in 2016, what assessment he had made of the implications for (a) staff welfare and (b)

29 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Controlled Burning: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will conduct a review at the conclusion of the burning season of the new licensing system for heather burning in the context of extending that system to cover all peatlands.

25 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that rivers do not pose a risk to human health.

25 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act specified in the Information Pack for the next Quinquennial Review of certain schedules, what assessment he has made of

25 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of Surfers Against Sewage's recent finding that there has been an increase of 87.6 per cent in sewage discharge notifications over the last

18 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the £2.3 billion announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 to transform diagnostic services will support liver disea

18 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Community Diagnostic Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all 100 community diagnostic hubs implement NICE guideline NG78 to include diagnostic tests to detect fibrosis.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has set an emissions reductions plan.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the projected emissions are from waste over the period of the 4th, 5th and 6th budget periods.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the projected emissions are for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use over the period of the 4th, 5th and 6th carbon budget periods.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what emissions reductions his Department’s existing and proposed policies deliver in the 4th, 5th and 6th carbon budget periods.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that transfer of information from school to college is as effective as the transfer of information from school to school, for young people with Special Educational Needs and Di

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he will set out in the forthcoming SEND Review to ensure a smooth and supportive transition from school to college for young people with Education Health and Care Plans.

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he will take to ensure that college students with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities but without High Needs funding, will receive the same level of support they received at school.

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewers: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to implement Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to require the mandatory implementation of sustainable drainage systems for new developments to help ac

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Building Regulations: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will introduce a set of flood resilience baseline building regulation standards for new properties and properties that have been flooded which are being reinstated.

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2021 to Question 54035 on Environment Protection: Finance, what proportion of the 130 funded projects were nature-based defence projects; and what

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of Lincolnshire County Council’s Homeowner Property Flood Resilience assistance scheme trial; and what plans his Department h

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Life Sciences: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has received from representatives of the life sciences sector on the upcoming Spending Review.

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Innovate UK: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing Innovate UK funding in the upcoming spending review.

25 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to allocating additional funding to NHS eating disorder services in 2022-23.

18 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: LGBT+ People

What assessment she has made of trends in the level of homophobic, biphobic and transphobic abuse and assaults faced by LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in processing centres (a) in the UK and (b) offshore.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) develop and (b) publish a climate-smart fisheries strategy ahead of COP26.

23 Sep 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications his Department has received to fund nature-based defence projects in the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.