Written questions

359 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for the introduction of Respect Orders.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Transport for Wales: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the performance of Transport for Wales trains from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International via Telford in both directions; and what steps she plans to take to help improve performance.

15 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty on fire and rescue services in England to respond to major flooding events.

15 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of fire and rescue services in England to respond to flooding.

15 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on improving flood resilience and response in England.

13 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Offenders: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals have been issued with deportation orders but not deported.

11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer and Respiratory Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on reducing waiting times for patients with (a) cancer and (b) respiratory conditions.

11 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Foreign Nationals: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders who have been ordered to be deported following their prison sentence remain in the country by (a) offence and (b) country of birth.

11 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Offenders: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of criminal offenders who were ordered to be deported at the end of their prison sentence by (a) shortest prison sentence imposed, (b) average prison sentence imposed,

11 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Foreign Nationals: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders were (a) ordered to be deported at the end of their prison sentence and (b) deported at the end of that sentence in each of the last six years.

11 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Judges: Crown Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court judges there were resident at Shrewsbury Crown Court in each of the last six years.

11 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many justices of the peace served at Telford Magistrates Court in each of the last six years.

11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Out of Area Treatment: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many outpatients from Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin integrated care system (ICS) have been treated out of area by (a) other ICSs and (b) private providers in each year for which data is availa

11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Out-patients: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) children and (b) adults are waiting for outpatient appointments by (i) their average wait time and (ii) the appointment required in the NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Ca

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Telford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding there was for the frequently flooded fund for Telford in each year for which data is available; and what the size of the fund will be in each of the next three years.

11 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Foreign Nationals: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of individual appeals to (a) introducing and (b) executing deportation orders on people convicted of criminal offences.

8 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Remote Hearings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to use remote court hearings to ease the burden on the courts system.

14 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue the provision of the Children's Hospice Grant into 2025/26.

10 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve screening for prostate cancer.

8 Oct 2024 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years.

8 Oct 2024 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.

8 Oct 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.

8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department, (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service and (c) HM Prison and Probation Service was in each of the last three years.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years; and what information she holds on the the average length of pater

8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) his Department and (b) the armed forces was in each of the last three years.

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Home Office: Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years; and whether she holds similar data for police forces in England and Wales.

8 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Treasury: Paternity Leave

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department and (b) HMRC was in each of the last three years.

8 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.

8 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care and NHS: Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) his Department and (b) NHS England was in each of the last three years; and what information his Department holds on the average lev

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