Written questions
274 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential net economic benefits of long-term investment in energy efficiency programmes.
29 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Fraud: Personal Injury
What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of fraudulent whiplash claims.
25 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Hospitality Industry and Night-time Economy: Door Supervisors
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of door security staff available to work in hospitality and late-night venues; and what steps her Department is taking to increase the number
25 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Night-time Economy: Door Supervisors
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had with colleagues in the Home Office and the Treasury on the shortage of door supervisor staff available to work in the
25 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Door Supervisors: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the efficiency and accessibility of the new training requirements for door supervisor licenses; and if she will make a statement.
25 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Door Supervisors: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of funding or partially funding door security training courses for people wishing to enter the sector to increase the number of available license
25 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Door Supervisors: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the efficiency of delivering training courses for licensed door supervisors to address the shortage of security staff working in the
25 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Door Supervisors: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adjusting training requirements in order to re-activate expired door security licenses to address the shortage of security staff in the night ti
21 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UN World Conference against Racism
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make a statement on events marking the 20th anniversary of the 2001 World Conference Against Racism in Durban at the United Nations in September 2021.
27 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinians: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the process of producing the content for the Palestinian Authority’s school curriculum.
27 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinians: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK monitors teacher training programmes for teachers in the Palestinian Territories whose salaries are paid for by UK aid.
18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the annual NHS cancer budget is allocated to the provision of training and development for the cancer workforce.
18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what formula his Department applies to the allocation of funding for NHS prostate cancer services to ensure that that funding increases in line with (a) the number of men being diagnosed and (b) re
18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the ability of Health Education England to achieve the objectives of the Cancer Workforce Plan by 2021; and if he wil
18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Radiology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Cancer Workforce Plan, what progress Health Education England has made on achieving its target of FTE 2227 diagnostic radiographers in place by 2021.
17 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Personal Savings
What assessment she has made of the effect of pension auto-enrolment on levels of retirement savings among people in Bury South constituency.
13 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review's patient reference group was established with the aim of discussing the (a) three interventions in that review, valproate, mesh
13 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety (IMMDS) Review and the publication of its report in July 2020, how many (a) groups and (b) sub groups have been established in
11 May 2021 · Department for Education
Literacy: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that businesses are included in his Department's plans for a literacy recovery strategy.
27 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there a national funding formula in place for social care.
19 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to increase funding for the mentoring of vulnerable children in or on the edge of care.
19 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Restraint Techniques
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his department collects on the handcuffing or restraining of children in the care system.
19 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by Serenity Welfare entitled Lives transformed, potential fulfilled, published in April 2021, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the fin
12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport
Transport: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) economic and (b) employment benefits of the policies which will be set out in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport
Transport: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the upcoming Transport Decarbonisation Plan will set out quantified emissions reductions pathways for decarbonising the transport sector.
12 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport
Transport: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to reduce overall travel through the upcoming Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
12 Apr 2021 · Treasury
Soft Drinks: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the rates charged on soft drinks that are eligible for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.
8 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Fraud
What steps she has taken to strengthen protections for pension savers.
4 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure people who are needle phobic have access to a covid-19 vaccine through the development of alternative vaccination methods.
3 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Furs: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the planned timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals on banning the sale of fur in the UK.
Source: official written-questions record.