Written questions

121 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Information Sharing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the efficiency of the sharing of medical records when a patient requires NHS treatment in different nations of the UK.

30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Scottish Government to (a) improve drug addiction treatments and (b) reduce drug-related deaths.

30 Aug 2024 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to create a specific civil remedy of modern slavery.

30 Aug 2024 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that survivors of modern slavery feel safe to report exploitation and abuse regardless of their immigration status.

30 Aug 2024 · Home Office

Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to directly incorporate the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings into domestic law.

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Reconstruction

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help reconstruction efforts in Gaza.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of cases within the probate service.

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help end the execution of political prisoners in Iran.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

General Election 2024: Absent Voting

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to investigate the causes of delays to the delivery of postal votes during the 2024 General Election.

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure access to clean water for people in the developing world.

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jimmy Lai

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to help secure the release of Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner, Jimmy Lai.

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to ban the import of oil products whose origin is derived from crude oil of Russian origin.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Tankers: Exclusive Economic Zone and Territorial Waters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to ensure enforcement of environmental laws for sea vessels in (a) UK territorial waters and (b) the Exclusive Economic Zone in the context of reports of Russian shadow oil fleet

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will extend UK sanctions on shadow oil tankers dealing in Russian oil to (a) those providing (i) storage facilities and (ii) fuel, (b) port operators that facilitate th

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing price regulation for veterinary services.

30 Aug 2024 · Scotland Office

Broadband: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he plans to take to improve broadband access and connection speed in rural Scotland.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing regulatory scrutiny of private parking companies.

27 Aug 2024 · Scotland Office

Radicalism: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to help tackle far-right extremism in Scotland.

29 Jul 2024 · Home Office

British National (Overseas): Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with HSBC on steps to help people with British National (Overseas) visas access HSBC pensions managed in Hong Kong.

29 Jul 2024 · Home Office

British National (Overseas): Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to support people from Hong Kong with British National (Overseas) visas access pensions managed in Hong Kong.

26 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tibet: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Chinese counterpart on (a) the use of residential boarding schools as a means of undermining Tibetan culture, (b) the release of the Pa

17 Jul 2024 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made on establishing an (a) independent and (b) wide-ranging review into the loan charge.

17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Spain: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment f the potential merits of negotiating a reciprocal agreement with the Government of Spain that will allow British citizens with holiday properti

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuels: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take legislative steps to protect consumers of (a) petrol and (b) diesel from uncompetitive practices by retailers.

17 Jul 2024 · Treasury

Pensions: Lump Sum Payments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 2004 to ensure that people with enhanced protection are not limited in the amount of pension commen

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024.

17 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of antisemitism; and what steps he plans to take to help protect Jewish communities from hatred directed towards them.

17 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the manufacture of artillery shells to be supplied to the Ukrainian government.

17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to support democratic forces in Belarus.

17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Georgia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Georgia on the passing of the law on the transparency of foreign influence in that country.

Source: official written-questions record.