Written questions

399 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has held recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the inclusion of (a) swimming pools and (b) leisure centres in the Ener

18 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parks and Recreation Spaces

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to protect the (a) future and (b) funding of parks and green spaces.

17 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

IVF: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the commitments to deliver equitable IVF access set out in the Women's Health Strategy include (a) trans men and (b) non-binary people assigned female at birth.

17 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 121110 on Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Leisure and Swimming Pools, if he will publish the exact calculations which were underta

17 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Museums and Galleries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 121110 on Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Leisure and Swimming Pools, for what reason libraries and museums were included in the E

11 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason (a) sports and leisure centres and (b) swimming pools were not included in the list of sectors eligible for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will make it her policy to require Ofsted to inspect and monitor the quality of physical education, sport and wellbeing as part of school inspections.

6 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Powers of Attorney

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to (a) publicise and (b) promote the (i) role and (ii) importance of lasting power of attorney orders.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of living crisis in trends of the level of homelessness.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effect of trends in the level of Local Housing Allowance on the affordability of local rents for private renters.

6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) update the policy paper entitled Alcohol Strategy, published on 23 March 2012, CM 8336 and (b) commission a new alcohol strategy; and what recent assessment he has made into

19 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Defending Democracy Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Security on 1 November 2022, Official Report column 791, what progress her Department has made on establishing a taskforce on national secur

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Cleaning Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the laundry business sector regarding the increases in cost of living and potential Government support for that sector; and what discussions he ha

12 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to extend Teaching school hubs to create centres of excellence for teachers of Religious Education; and if she will make a statement.

12 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Religion: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of teaching non-religious worldviews as part of the Religious Education curriculum; and if she will make a statement.

12 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to include Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education in future partnerships for ensuring (a) multi-academy trust syllabuses and (b) religious education is of the

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reintroducing a sports gambling levy.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a general levy on sports betting and redistributing it to grassroots sport across the UK.

2 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Batley and Spen

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many SMEs in Batley and Spen constituency have received Government funding for support in 2022.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Housing: Batley and Spen

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes in Batley and Spen constituency had solar power panels installed as of 31 October 2022.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Housing: Batley and Spen

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes in Batley and Spen constituency had loft insulation installed as of 31 October 2022.

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

World Cup: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support is in place to protect those affected by gambling harm during the FIFA World Cup.

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

World Cup: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on domestic rates of gambling-related harms.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has held with headteachers from schools for pupils with severe learning difficulties and disabilities regarding the adequacy of the funding settlements in place for those schools.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of staff in schools for pupils with severe learning difficulties and disabilities.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to provide additional support to schools for pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities for their energy costs.

25 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to work with the energy industry to develop social tariffs to reduce energy bills for households with high energy usage resulting from disability.

24 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Independent Office for Police Conduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to make a decision on the pay reward for staff of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

16 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Leeds General Infirmary: Construction

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on funding for the construction of a new hospital building at the Leeds General Infirmary.

11 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance to midwifes, GPs and health visitors on the timeframe in which a Matex certificate should be applied for after a woman becomes pregnant.

Source: official written-questions record.