Written questions

274 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued on the use of inclusive language by NHS staff with respect to the LGBTQ+ community.

16 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Domestic Violence: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of proposals to increase the maximum sentence for coercive control beyond five years.

6 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Vetting: Health Services and Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the processing time for Disclosure and Barring Service checks for people working in the health and social care sector.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers reported abuse by offenders in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, and (c) 2024.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders perpetrated further crimes in prison in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, and (c) 2024.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of domestic abusers perpetrated further crimes in prison in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, and (c) 2024.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of violent offenders reoffend within (a) one year, (b) three years, (c) five years and (d) ten years of conviction.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) programmes and (b) interventions are used to reduce reoffending among domestic abusers in the community; and what the reoffending rates are among people who participate.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) programmes and (b) interventions are used to reduce reoffending among domestic abusers in prison; and what the reoffending rates are among prisoners who participate.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of domestic abusers perpetrate domestic abuse against their original victims within (a) one year, (b) three years, (c) five years and (d) ten years of conviction.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of domestic abusers reoffend within (a) one year, (b) three years, (c) five years and (d) ten years of conviction.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many domestic abusers are serving prison sentences in England and Wales.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Electrical Goods

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of providing kettles in prison on (a) prisoner and (b) staff welfare.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults involving boiling water have been recorded within prisons in the last 12 months.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Non-teaching Staff and Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) teachers and (b) school staff receive adequate pay.

9 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property: Leisure and Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to prevent large vacant (a) retail and (b) leisure units in town centres from remaining empty.

3 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Demonstrations: Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals on the prison estate are serving sentences for protest-related offences under (a) section (i) 12 and (ii) 14 of the Public Order Act 1986, as amended by section 75 of the Police, Crime, Sente

3 Dec 2024 · Attorney General

Demonstrations: Prosecutions

To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions for protest-related offences the Crown Prosecution Service has completed under (a) section (i) 12 and (ii) 14 of the Public Order Act 1986, as amended by section 75 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and C

22 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the Homes for Ukraine Scheme beyond April 2025.

21 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) other lung health issues feature in the 10-year NHS plan.

18 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for children from Eastbourne constituency to access support from Sussex CAMHS.

15 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment NHS England has made of the potential impact of the Royal Marsden Man Van project on prostate cancer testing in areas with high rates of late diagnosis.

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps through Great British Railways, once the network is nationalised, to reduce the role of commission-charging railway ticketing websites.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve NHS workforce training on HIV (a) awareness and (b) treatment.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to reduce levels of stigma experienced by people with HIV within the health and social care system.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to implement an advanced brain injury strategy.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department plans to provide to tackle bullying in schools based on (a) perceived difference and (b) protected characteristics.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of her Department's anti-bullying funding on schools; and whether she plans to reinstate that funding.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of bullying in schools based on (a) perceived differences and (b) protected characteristics.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of (a) trends in the level of bullying in schools and (b) the potential impact of those trends on the (i) mental wellbeing of and (ii) performance of young people in schools.

Source: official written-questions record.