Written questions

107 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on implementation of a National Care Service.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Sports: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Opening School Facilities funding programme beyond March 2025.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, If she will meet visual effects workers to discuss the role of visual effects in the creative industry.

9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases and Strokes: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the causes of (a) heart disease and (b) stroke.

9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the the potential merits of creating a national strategy to reduce alcohol harm.

9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve care for families after (a) pregnancy loss and (b) the death of a baby.

9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Standards

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

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help (a) support British farmers to negotiate contracts with retailers and (b) preserve traditional farming methods.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Pay: Multiple Births

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of maternity pay for people with (a) twins and (b) multiples.

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

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Rough Sleeping Initiative.

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

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of how many people have been supported off the streets through the Rough Sleeping Initiative in each of the last three years.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent flooding in urban areas.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Middle East: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safety of British nationals and their dependents in the wider Middle East region in the context of escalating tensions.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect British nationals and their dependents in Lebanon.

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of migration to eVisas on people with indefinite leave to remain.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Educational Psychology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will launch a consultation on the potential merits of schools having a named educational psychologist based in their local authority.

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

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1159 on General Election 2024: Proof of Identity, what steps she has taken to tackle inconsistencies in voter ID rules.

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

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help local authorities reduce rough sleeping.

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the (a) adequacy and (b) efficiency of consular support with processing (i) identity and (ii) t

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Migrants: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of the no recourse to public funds condition on levels of homelessness; a

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Migrants: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with (a) the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and (b) relevant organisations to increase the quality of data available to her Department on the

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of incentives under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme to encourage the use of reusable packaging.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the proposed introduction of litter payments under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the proposed level of producer involvement in the (a) establishment and (b) administration of the Extended Producer Responsibility Sche

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Litter: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a deposit return scheme on levels of (a) litter and (b) public disamenity caused by litter; and if he will make an estimate of th

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recreation Spaces: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce design standards that ensure greater accessibility in (a) parks, (b) woodlands and (c) other outdoor spaces for disabled peo

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that engagement in physical activity does not put disabled people at potential risk of losing their benefits.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to (a) clarify guidance and (b) introduce further safeguarding measures to ensure that disabled people who engage in regular physical activity do not risk a (a) review of and (b)

4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of measures to prevent parties from adjourning tribunal hearings without valid cause.

4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will review the effectiveness of the mechanisms in place to ensure parties in tribunal cases comply with information requests in a timely manner.

Source: official written-questions record.