Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to uphold the provisions of Articles 38 and 44 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to transit passage.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many claims for compensation via the Infected Blood Compensation Authority have been paid so far, including how many claims have been paid to (1) people who have been infected but not previously registered with a suppor
To ask His Majesty's Government what analysis supported their decision to not to award enhanced core injury awards to bereaved parents whose infected child died over the age of 18, in their response to the consultation on changes to the infected blood com
To ask His Majesty's Government whether deceased people impacted by infected blood are entitled to the Unethical Research award, as set out in their response to the consultation on changes to the infected blood compensation scheme, published on 14 April.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether deceased people impacted by infected blood are entitled to the Level 2B award, as set out in their response to the consultation on changes to the infected blood compensation scheme, published on 14 April.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many individual retrofit measures will be financed by the consumer loans offered under the Warm Homes Plan.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many complaints referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service in the past 12 months were dismissed without consideration of their merits under the provisions of DISP 3.3.4A(5) of the Financial Conduct Authority Handbook,
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to direct the Financial Conduct Authority to introduce a financial threshold above which the Financial Ombudsman Service is required to investigate a reasonable complaint without recourse to non-specific
To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Lord Livermore on 30 March (HL15749 and HL15750), on what date they expect to receive the report of the Royal Trustees on the 2026 review of the Sovereign Grant; when they intend to lay tha
To ask His Majesty's Government what mechanisms will be introduced in the Sovereign Grant Review to prevent overlap of funding between the Sovereign Grant and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in respect of (1) inbound state visits to the U
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce will include (1) representatives of families with lived experience of neonatal care, and (2) professionals with expertise in ‘baby voice’ who are able to represent the b
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the proposed national maternity and neonatal action plan will include specific measures to assess and support parent–infant relationships, particularly in the period prior to discharge from maternity and neonatal un
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the proposed national maternity and neonatal action plan will include provisions to ensure continuity of care between discharge from neonatal units and community services, including health visiting and family hubs.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether their Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programme will recommend the adoption of holistic family centre frameworks, such as Ei Smart, as part of efforts to support babies and families with the transition fro
To ask His Majesty's Government what they mean by “enhanced parent–infant relationship support” in the updated Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies guidance; and how equivalent support will be defined, delivered, and funded in local authorities that
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) average cost, and (2) benefits, of new public access paths along rivers and canals.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accessibility to users with disabilities of new public access paths along rivers and canals.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to facilitate the creation of paths along rivers and canals.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic case for improving access along (1) National River Walks, and (2) other waterways.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Civil Commission report Silenced No More, published in May, on sexual violence by Hamas on 7 October 2023.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that sexual and gender-based violence were used as systematic and premeditated instruments of terror during the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas on 7 October 2023.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support the prosecution under international law of (1) the leaders, and (2) significant funders, of Hamas, in light of reports of organised sexual violence during the terrorist attack on Israel
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to prevent individuals involved in sexual crimes during the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas on 7 October 2023 from entering the United Kingdom.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the introduction of School Sport Partnerships and the new Enrichment Framework is supported by sustained levels of funding.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure disabled children have equal access to physical education and school sport.