Written questions

545 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Act 1983

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Mental Health Act 1983 on individuals with complex mental health needs.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publishing the Mental Health Bill.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the integration of mental health services into existing NHS provision.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made increasing the levels of recruitment of mental heath staff.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asylum and Migrants: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle misinformation on (a) migrant access to NHS services and (b) the accommodation of asylum seekers.

17 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the self-employment restriction on student visas.

17 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the 20-hour work limit on student visas in the context of increases in the cost of living.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Mental Health: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve mental health inclusion within the national curriculum.

14 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review Part 5 Modern Slavery of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

14 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the investment by oil and gas operators in the UK’s energy transition.

14 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of North Sea operators invest solely in oil and gas extraction.

14 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage offshore oil and gas companies to (a) transition from fossil fuels and (b) increase their level and proportion of investment in renewable carb

14 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of veterans who left service before December 2018 who have a veteran ID card.

14 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to develop a national action plan to tackle hate crime.

14 Oct 2024 · Home Office

LGBT+ People: Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislation to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime an aggravated offence.

10 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Film: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 5458 on Film: Tax Allowances, whether she has a planned timetable for bringing forward legislative proposals on the Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the number of people employed in the UK's visual effects sector.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film: Trade Competitiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the competitiveness of the UK visual effects sector.

10 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chagossians: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government, with reference to her oral statement on British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations of 7 October 2024, Official Report, column 45, whether the Government plans to provide housing

10 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagossians: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement on British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations of 7 October 2024, Official Report, column 45, when his Department plans to publish furth

9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migrants: Health Services and Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle misinformation relating to (a) migrant access to NHS services and (b) accommodation of asylum seekers.

9 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to make it her policy to give Ukrainian visa holders (a) humanitarian protection or (b) other long-term status.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) reliability of information for consumers on the purchase of green home improvements.

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence to ensure (a) domestic abuse within the armed forces is tackled, (b) victims are protected and (c) perpetrators are held to account

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the (a) effective management and (b) monitoring of serial preparators of domestic abuse.

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the charge rates for perpetrators of violence against women and girls.

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure police officers are effectively trained to handle cases of (a) domestic abuse and (b) sexual violence.

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) specific needs of British national victims of modern slavery, (b) adequacy of pathways to access support and (c) potential barriers to accessing supp

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on reducing the use of hotels as contingency asylum accommodation.

8 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to enhance the ability of the National Referral Mechanism to ensure quicker and more effective assistance for modern slavery victims.

Source: official written-questions record.