Written questions

300 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Pornography: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the role of online pornographic content in perpetuating violence against women and girls.

9 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Pornography: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to regulate (a) online and (b) offline pornography to help meet the Government's target of halving violence against women and girls within a decade.

9 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Pornography: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to monitor the impact of online and offline pornography on violence against women and girls.

9 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Railway Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that all defibrillators installed at train stations are (a) registered and (b) visible on The Circuit national defibrillator network website.

9 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Railway Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to help ensure that emergency services are provided with up to date information on the (a) location and (b) status of defibrillators installed at train stations.

7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of losses in (a) personnel and (b) ships on the capability of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to (a) retain and (b) recruit personnel into the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the relationship between switching off lighting on stretches of (a) motorways and (b) major trunk roads and trends in the level of accidents on these roads.

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road lighting schemes on (a) motorways and (b) all-purpose trunk roads that were switched off following completion of the TA 501 appraisal process were in the final 18 months of their design life in ea

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles worth of road lighting on (a) motorways and (b) all-purpose trunk roads have been permanently switched off following completion of the TA 501 appraisal process each of the last five years.

3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any funding previously allocated to the Dental Recovery Plan has been withdrawn.

19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Future Combat Air System

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the Future Combat Air System.

19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ammunition: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to replenish stockpiles of precision-guided munitions; and what steps he plans to take to help increase domestic production capacity.

19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's procurement contracts have been awarded to UK-based manufacturers in the last 12 months; and what steps he is taking to promote the growth of domestic defence manufacturing.

19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Joint Exercises

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken to enhance interoperability between the Armed Forces and allied nations' forces on joint operations.

18 Dec 2024 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18824 on UK Border Force: Seasonal Workers, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the decision to stand down the Bor

18 Dec 2024 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18824 on UK Border Force: Seasonal Workers, what steps her Department has taken to mitigate the potential loss of capacity provided by the Border

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to encourage further negotiation between (a) NICE, (b) Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited and (c) AstraZeneca on the supply of Enhertu.

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Transgender People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HMPPS Offender Equalities Annual Report 2023-2024, published on 28 November 2024, how many of the 50 transgender prisoners who reported their legal gender as female were convicted of a sexua

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Transgender People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HMPPS Offender Equalities Annual Report 2023-2024, published on 28 November 2024, how many of the 245 transgender prisoners who reported their legal gender as male were convicted of a sexual

9 Dec 2024 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Border Force plans to continue using its seasonal workforce beyond 31 January 2025.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish guidance on (a) how many dogs may be walked by one professional dog walker at one time and (b) other issues relating to professional dog walking.

26 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce regulations to ensure that a pharmacist is always present in an open pharmacy to facilitate the sale of pharmacy medicines,

25 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Hate Crime: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendation in the report by The Law Commission entitled Hate Crime Laws: Final Report, published on 6 December 20

14 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what short-term steps his Department is taking to help support hospices to maintain levels of service; and whether his Department is taking long-term steps to reform funding for hospices.

13 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iraq: Age of Consent

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of proposals to be considered by the Iraqi Parliament to amend the Personal Status Law to reduce the age of c

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Music Venues: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to provide financial support for grassroots music venues, in the context of the removal of business rate relief for retail, leisure and hospitality venues.

6 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Voting Methods: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to trial new accessible voting devices to help blind and partially sighted people vote independently.

22 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ovarian Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure all women across England with ovarian cancer get access to the best possible treatment.

22 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ovarian Cancer: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to launch a campaign to raise public awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.

Source: official written-questions record.