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.