Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
190,605 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that students in secondary education receive guidance on using artificial intelligence tools safely and responsibly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Student Loans Company administrative data showing an increase in the proportion of student finance loans awarded to non-UK nationals from 10.2 per cent in the 2014-2015 academic year to 19.3 p
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the findings of the House of Lords Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee report, published in January 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the factors contributing to the disparity between repayment rates between UK and non-UK students for their student loans.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether reforms to settlement eligibility will apply transitional rules to all workers already on a qualifying route, including those working outside social care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to respond to parliamentary casework enquiries on vulnerable benefit claimants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken a review into the reasons for the time taken to resolve correspondence from hon. Members; and if he will establish an expedited triage process for severe financial
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.