Written questions

4,201 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Education: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase digital learning opportunities across (a) schools and (b) colleges.

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on a free trade agreement.

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase manufacturing jobs in (a) Essex and (b) nationally.

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Commonwealth and Monarchy: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote awareness of the (a) Commonwealth of Nations, (b) Monarchy and (c) Commonwealth realms in (i) schools in England.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the (a) adequacy of and (b) potential merits of undertaking a review of provider access legislation for students with SEND to assist them with acquiring employment.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Teaching Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure parents have access to the materials used to teach their children in (a) relationships, sex and health education, (b) religious education and (c) other lessons.

5 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with her French counterpart on the potential merits of preventing small boats from crossing the Channel by intercepting them mid-journey.

5 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of housing asylum seekers who have arrived on small boats in (a) hotels and (b) other locations since January 2020.

5 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have (a) applied for and (b) received a Veterans' ID Card in (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency and (b) Essex.

5 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support homeless military veterans in Essex.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to allocate new (a) funding and (b) resources to support children with special educational needs and disabilities in schools.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support bus services in Essex.

5 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of GPs in Essex.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of fatalities on roads in Essex.

5 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Offenders: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of foreign national offenders have successfully appealed a deportation order under Article (a) 3, (b) 6 and (c) 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, in each year

5 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of irregular migrants were (a) in Essex and (b) housed in hotels in Essex in the last 12 months; and how many of those have been removed since October 2023.

5 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Refugees: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on refugee integration loans in each year since 2010.

5 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of foreign aid for India.

5 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a pay review for all military personnel.

5 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on reducing waiting lists for planned care in Essex.

5 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve mental health services in Essex.

5 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Shoplifting: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce shoplifting in Essex.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Knives

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on tackling knife crime in schools.

4 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Television Licences: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted for TV licence evasion in England in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.

4 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase value for money in procurement.

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to provide rehabilitation support to children who have lived in care who are (a) in police custody and (b) serving custodial sentences.

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

Freeports: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of freeports on the economy.

4 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who arrived in the UK by small boats are (a) male and (b) female.

4 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Offenders: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders of which nationality were deported in each of the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.