Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
197,624 questions
Health: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been allocated to help address health inequalities across Northern Ireland.
Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps are being taken to attract inward investment and create jobs in NI.
Economic Situation: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland’s economy.
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken to improve broadband and digital infrastructure in rural areas.
Small Businesses: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to support small and medium-sized enterprises in Northern Ireland.
Education: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate has been made of the educational attainment gaps between different communities in Northern Ireland.
Schools: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on supporting schools in areas of high deprivation.
Training: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on improving vocational and technical training opportunities for young people.
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there is a requirement to ensure that a Victim Liaison Officer is formally consulted regarding victim safety and geographic exclusion zones prior to the early release of any prisoner convicted of (a) sexu
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Victim Liaison Officers will make recommendations regarding victim safety prior to the early release of any prisoner convicted of (a) sexual offences, (b) child sexual offences and (c) domestic abuse-rela
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the administrative and casework capacity of Victim Liaison Officers to manage the increased volume of statutory consultations required under the early re
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what policy protocol is in place under the Earned Progression Model when a releasing authority declines to implement a safety or geographic exclusion zone recommendation made by a Victim Liaison Officer; and what
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department takes to verify that all protective licence conditions and GPS exclusion zones recommended by a Victim Liaison Officer are (a) fully active and (b) communicated to the victim before an o
Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for the implementation of the bovine Tuberculosis eradication strategy for England.
Reservoirs: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to increase water storage capacity in the West Midlands through the construction of new reservoirs or other strategic water infrastructure.
Water: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the additional water storage capacity that will be required in the West Midlands over the next 20 years to meet projected population growth and climate ch
Nitrous Oxide: Anti-social Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the prohibition on nitrous oxide in reducing anti-social behaviour associated with its misuse.
Nitrous Oxide: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on the enforcement of offences relating to nitrous oxide; and whether she plans to update that guidance.
Nitrous Oxide: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent to which retailers continue to sell nitrous oxide canisters for unlawful recreational use; and what steps her Department is taking to prevent such sales.
Nitrous Oxide: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with online marketplaces and retailers on preventing the sale of nitrous oxide canisters where there are reasonable grounds to suspect they are intended for unlawful recrea
Nitrous Oxide: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the availability of nitrous oxide canisters through social media platforms and online marketplaces; and what discussions she has had with those platforms on removing co
Nitrous Oxide: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the prevalence of nitrous oxide misuse among people aged (a) under 18, (b) 18 to 24 and (c) over 24 years.
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what total funding has been allocated to each local authority in England through the Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme; whether that funding is required to be ringfence
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the administrative cost of operating the Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme to (a) Government, (b) PackUK, (c) local authorities and (d) ob
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme on businesses in (a) reducing the level of unnecessary packaging, (b)