Written questions

825 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the (a) impact of the proposed pay rise for teachers on school budgets and (b) potential merits of providing additional funding to cover such a pay rise.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the sale of Royal Mail on its (a) workforce and (b) customers.

3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Nottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the availability of GP appointments in Nottingham East constituency.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of supporting the expansion of (a) local authority supply pools and (b) not-for-profit supply provision on (i) supply teachers and (ii) schools.

13 Dec 2024 · Women and Equalities

Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of time limits to bring discrimination cases under the Equality Act 2010.

13 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunal Service: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to Legal Aid for discrimination claims in the Employment Tribunal.

13 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a standalone employment right to disability-related leave.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing national restrictions on pavement parking on pedestrians with a visual impairment.

6 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support provided to medical students through the NHS bursary.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's regional office closures on (a) staff who are unable to relocate and (b) all staff.

29 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Motor Vehicles: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that vehicle recycling sites are established across the country; and what steps he is taking to publicise incentives to ensure participation in scrappage sch

22 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the terms of reference for the ongoing rapid review into extremism.

13 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the imprisonment of (a) Yasin Malik and (b) other political prisoners under the Public Safety Act in India

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Leasehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of supporting leaseholders in receipt of Universal Credit to pay service charge costs when they take up (a) part-time, (b) sho

12 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish guidance on cross-pavement EV charging solutions.

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Utilities: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take steps to (a) protect consumers who receive inaccurate bills from utility companies and (b) prevent utility companies from enforcing high usage bills witho

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle digital exclusion among Arab women in the UK.

8 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire Extinguishers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring the installation and retrofitting of sprinklers in (a) all buildings regularly used by vulnerable people and (b)

6 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Travel Information: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing a list of LGBTQ+ friendly travel destinations in travel guidance to British citizens.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing English National Concessionary Travel Scheme bus passes to be used before 9.30 am.

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has for the holiday activities and food programme.

30 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing auto-enrolment for Healthy Start.

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure children from the most deprived households access free breakfast clubs.

30 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Immigration: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her article in the Sun newspaper entitled We can’t pretend everything is OK: knife crime, anti social behaviour and people smugglers are plaguing our streets, published on 20 July 20

28 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Georgia: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the election results in Georgia on the safety of LGBTQ+ people in that country.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting single parents in part-time work with dependent children from the Administrative Earnings Threshold.

23 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help uphold international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in the context of the conference entitled Preparing t

23 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of Israeli forces (a) starving and (b) killing Palestinian civilians in Northern Gaza.

23 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports that Israeli settlers plan to cross into Gaza and create outposts.

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) promote brain health and (b) implement targeted interventions among those most at risk of dementia from South Asian communities.

Source: official written-questions record.