Written questions

1,840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Older People: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to protect older people from (a) violence, (b) abuse and (c) neglect.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Older Workers: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) age discrimination and (b) ageism in the workplace.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to monitor companies responsibilities and duties to their employees.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Companies: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to monitor companies responsibilities and duties to the environment.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the decline of wild bird populations.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help the UK meet its 2030 nature recovery target commitments.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help the UK meet its commitments on climate change adaptation.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support nature-friendly farming.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for harm by small websites not included in the Online Harm Bill.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of national purchasing of NHS England equipment.

6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the parole board report on IPP prison sentences.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peat: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to prohibit the retail sales of horticultural peat.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help restore peatlands.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect blue carbon habitats.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds of Prey: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the persecution of birds of prey.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support wild bird populations in the UK.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of spray foam insulation previously deemed fit for purpose but later surveyed as inadequate.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to meet the health needs of elderly prisoners.

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report entitled Imprisonment for Public Protection Interim Member Guidance, published by The Parole Board in October 2024, if she will take steps to support prisoners serving IPP sentences t

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Channings Wood: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussions with the managers at HMP Channings Wood on the maintenance of the prison estate.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of potential impact of the time taken for education, health and care plan applications to be processed on children in Devon.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a mutual recognition agreement with the European Medicines Agency; and if he will make an assessment of the pot

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurological Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of medicine shortages on people with (a) epilepsy and (b) Parkinson’s disease.

5 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Overseas Students

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of immigrants were international students in the latest period for which data is available; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including internati

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the most recent long-term migration figures were accounted for by international students.

5 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Drinks: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the price of (a) non-alcoholic drinks and (b) alcoholic ones.

5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coastal Areas: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the Government will appoint a Minister for Coastal Communities.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Dawlish

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the cost of restarting phase 5 of the Dawlish rail resilience project design team.

5 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of cases under investigation by police for over one year.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on consultancy for the new hospitals programme.

Source: official written-questions record.