Written questions

825 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Migrants: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral statement of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on Public Sector Pay of 13 July 2023, Official Report, column 525, when she plans to bring forward regulations to increase t

17 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives: Nottingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to improve the provision of long-acting reversible contraception in Nottingham.

17 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives: General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to review the (a) effectiveness and (b) timeliness of the funding system accessed by GPs for fitting intrauterine systems; and if he will make a statement.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Unpaid Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) engage with (i) national supermarkets and (ii) other parts of the retail sector to encourage them to offer Supported Internships to adults with learning difficulties a

5 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of inter-communal violence in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.

5 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support Palestinian health workers in the West Bank, in the context of recent violence.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Gender: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with LGBT+ organisations on the release of transgender education guidance.

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) make an assessment of the effectiveness of and (b) take steps to improve the rollout of the period product scheme.

27 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of (a) self-harm, (b) suicide and (c) attempted suicide have been been recorded at Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre in each of the last two years.

27 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of detainees' access to medical services in the Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre.

26 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of living conditions inside the Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre.

26 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any children under the age of 18 are currently detained in Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre; and whether any children under the age of 18 have been detained in that centre in the last (a) w

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mobile Phones: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of competition in the mobile network operator sector.

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Educational Visits: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to enable pupils from low-income households to participate in school trips.

21 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) the number of universities offering and (b) number of places available on Overseas Pharmacists' Assessment Programme courses.

19 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the treatment of LGBT+ people in Afghanistan by (a) the Taliban Government, (b) religious authorities and (c) Afghan society since Augus

12 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Swifts: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the impact of swift bricks on the swift population in areas where such bricks have been included in new build developments.

12 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Department is taking steps to ensure that interim support is provided for children awaiting an assessment for autism.

12 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children requiring an assessment for autism in Nottinghamshire.

12 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to expand eligibility for Government grants to include a wider range of heat pump and low carbon heating systems in the next two years.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Parks: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) access to and (b) safety in parks for women and girls.

2 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the length of waiting lists for counselling for victims of sexual violence.

2 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iraq: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with Kurdish authorities on the scheduling of parliamentary elections in the Kurdish region of Iraq.

2 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iraq: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with Kurdish authorities on the release of (a) Sherwan Sherwani, (b) Guhdar Zebari and (c) other political prisoners in the Kur

25 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for levelling up.

24 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insomnia: Melatonin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the merits of licensing melatonin for over 18s in the UK who are diagnosed with autism and related sleep disorders.

23 May 2023 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Nottingham East

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of cash withdrawal facilities throughout the Nottingham East constituency.

16 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Assistive Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he will take to ensure that those who need (a) refreshable braille displays and (b) other additional hardware to use computers are able to use computers in jobcentres to look for work.

11 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Imran Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department is having with officials in Pakistan following the removal and arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan; and what assessment he has made of

11 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Nottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of pharmacy practices on health inequalities in the Nottingham East constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.