Written questions
825 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 May 2023 · Home Office
Visas: Chevening Scholarships Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to extend leave to remain to Afghan Chevening Scholars whose visas are due to expire within the next 12 months.
2 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) provide funding for training additional pharmacists and (b) expand pharmacy provisions in hospitals.
2 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in (a) dispensing and (b) delivering prescriptions to patients awaiting hospital discharge.
27 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when charities in Ukraine are expected to receive the £2.3 billion from Roman Abramovich's sale of Chelsea.
27 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to (a) enforce historical arrears for Child Support Maintenance payments where a non-resident parent has not paid for many years and b) assess the use of appeals by n
26 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport
Transport: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons Nottingham's Mobility Centre was not allocated funding to roll out a Hubs Mobility Service as announced on 29 March 2022; and if his Department will provide additional funding to Nottingham's M
26 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent the setting up of fraudulent businesses and (b) improve the security and verification process when registering a business.
28 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Glyphosate
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of glyphosate on biodiversity.
28 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Local Broadcasting: Television
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken to reach a decision on local television licensing renewal on (a) local TV stations and (b) their partnerships with (i) funde
23 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Uganda: Homosexuality
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Uganda on the Ugandan Government's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023.
22 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the CAMHS four week referral and one week urgent referral targets are met across the country.
22 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Litter: Enforcement
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of trends in the level of local authorities' budgets on litter-related enforcement action.
22 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Litter: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) tackle (i) urban and (ii) rural littering and (b) assess the effectiveness of litter reduction campaigns.
20 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Undocumented Workers: Convictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of the offence of illegal working since that offence was introduced under the 2016 Immigration Act.
17 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Disadvantaged: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department has plans to extend the Changing Futures programme beyond March 2024.
17 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fractures: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that every NHS trust in England has a Fracture Liaison Service.
17 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Osteoporosis: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce a national screening programme for osteoporosis.
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Education
Financial Services: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Building Beyond Barriers – A roadmap for enhancing financial education in schools of the APPG on Financial Education for Young People, published on February 2023, if she will take steps to hel
1 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he if he will increase the length of the statutory notice period for care home operators informing local authorities of their intention to close.
23 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Cost of Living Payments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has plans to extend the eligibility criteria for the Cost of Living payment to include people who are self-employed on low incomes and receive a nil Universal Credit award.
17 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Energy: Hospices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional support to hospices for energy costs further to that provided through the Energy Bill Discount Scheme after
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Hospices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the hospice sector on the impact of rising energy bills on UK hospices.
9 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gender Identity Development Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Gender and Identity Development Service is planned to close in Spring 2023.
9 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether staff at the Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust Gender and Identity Development Service will be transferred to new regional hubs.
9 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients under 17 years old seeking gender-related healthcare support at the Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust Gender and Identity Development Service are still able to be referred
9 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that there will be no gap between the closure of the Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust Gender and Identity Development Service and the open
8 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on Pakistan's refusal to consider visa applications from individuals holding Refugee Travel Documents.
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Specific Learning Difficulties
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people with learning difficulties in Nottingham East constituency who are seeking paid employment.
31 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israeli Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the legality of Israeli settlements under international law.
31 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Occupied Territories: War Crimes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK supports the International Criminal Court’s inquiry into allegations of war crimes in the West Bank and Gaza.
Source: official written-questions record.