Written questions

355 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what humanitarian steps he is taking to (a) support peace and (b) protect vulnerable communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

31 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Stalking: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve support to victims of stalking.

31 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Stalking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure police officers are more able to (a) identify and (b) respond to stalking crimes.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

London Underground: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Mayor of London on levels of noise pollution on the London Underground.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Young Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle school absences among young carers.

23 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Electric Bicycles and Motorcycles: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle (a) moped and (b) illegal e-bike related crimes.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vitiligo: Ruxolitinib

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's decision not to recommend Ruxolitinib for use within NHS England for the treatment of vitiligo.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average change in (a) stroke and (b) heart attack ambulance waiting times as a result of the London drop and go ambulance policy.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend the HS2 terminus from Old Oak Common to London Euston.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a comparative assessment of the (a) tuition fee status and (b) student financing arrangements for students under the (i) Ukraine and (ii) Afghanistan humanitarian visa schemes and (iii) the Bri

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting Home Fee status to Hong Kongers under the British National (Overseas) Visa Scheme after three years’ residency in the UK before the start of th

9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations made in the UK Blood Cancer Action Plan, published by Blood Cancer UK on 4 September 2024.

9 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Beer and Cider: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will reduce the level of duty on (a) beer and (b) cider served in pubs.

9 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend the 75% business rates relief for pubs beyond March 2025 in the Autumn Budget.

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

Livestock: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a consultation on banning the use of (a) cages and (b) close confinement systems in animal farming.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make palliative care training mandatory for health and social care workers.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish independently-verified projections of future demand for the palliative and end of life care workforce at least every two years; and if he will take steps to ensure a properly res

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to medicines for patients receiving (a) palliative and (b) end of life care.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the timeframe within which the renationalisation of rail franchises will result in improvements to rail services.

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take with local authorities to encourage pensioners to check their eligibility for Pension Credit.

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Warm Spaces: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to community warm banks in winter 2024-25.

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Sutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people that will be affected by the proposed changes to pensioners' eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment in Sutton and Cheam constituency.

10 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help fill staff vacancies in the hospice sector.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure there is adequate funding for transport to specialised educational facilities for SEND students.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to make additional support for food banks available.

Source: official written-questions record.