Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to hold Civil Service Pension Scheme administrators accountable for the time taken to respond to urgent queries from scheme members and parliamentary offices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to divert non-emergency acute footfall away from the Leicester Royal Infirmary by expanding localised diagnostic and chronic disease management facilities in Lei
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of targeted primary care capital allocation to help tackle health inequalities in local authorities ranked among the 15 most deprived
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to allocate health capital funding to reduce health inequalities in cities where NHS Trust data records a 12-year life expectancy gap between the most and least
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of early intervention programmes in reducing youth knife possession.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal bladed weapons Border Force has seized at UK ports of entry in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the compliance of online retailers with prohibitions on the sale of zombie-style knives and offensive weapons.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to enforce the prohibition of zombie-style knives.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to streamline the process for issuing Criminal Behaviour Orders and dispersal powers to local police forces in respect of persistent antisocial behaviour offenders.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Public Spaces Protection Orders in tackling persistent youth violence and intimidation in residential neighbourhoods.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve multi-agency information sharing between police forces, local authorities, schools and Youth Offending Teams.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to courts regarding the issuance of Parenting Orders for parents of repeat youth offenders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department is providing to local authorities to support youth clubs, sports facilities and holiday activity programmes in high-deprivation communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to expand early intervention mentoring programmes and mental health support for young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of knife crime education programmes in secondary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources her Department provides to police forces to carry out intelligence-led weapons sweeps and targeted interventions for young people vulnerable to gang exploitation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to local councils and police forces on deploying funding for CCTV infrastructure in identified antisocial behaviour hotspots.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to increase the number of dedicated foot patrols, neighbourhood police officers and Police Community Support Officers in residential areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking through the Youth Investment Fund to ensure local community associations receive funding to refurbish and maintain neighbourhood facilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department provides to support grassroots sports programmes aimed at diverting young people away from antisocial behaviour and gang involvement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve access to local sports facilities for young people during evening and weekend peak hours in areas experiencing elevated rates of youth violence.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to expand targeted community-led mentoring initiatives for young people identified as vulnerable to criminal exploitation or knife crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to incentivise local businesses and public bodies to offer targeted apprenticeships and skills training for young people at risk of dropping out of formal education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the long-term funding security for local authorities to deliver holiday activity programmes in community hubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to assess the value for money and cost-effectiveness of police force expenditure on third-party translation services used for official public-facing communications.