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Written questions allow MPs and Members of the House of Lords to ask for information on the work, policy and activities of Government departments, related bodies, and the administration of Parliament. Oral or written statements to Parliament are also made by the Government and others to inform both Houses of their work. Written statements are normally used to put the day-to-day business of Government on the official record and in the public domain.

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Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Visits
Wes Streeting
Labour, Ilford North

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of care homes which do not offer residents full visitation rights.

Asked 12 September 2023
Answered 2 October 2023
By Helen Whately (Conservative, Faversham and Mid Kent)
199158
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Protective Clothing
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat, St Albans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing guidance on the use of face masks in (a) hospitals and (b) care homes and (c) other health settings.

Asked 12 September 2023
Answered 2 October 2023
By Maria Caulfield (Conservative, Lewes)
199167
Answered
Commons
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Disease Control
Rachael Maskell
Labour, York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to issue updated public health advice to reduce the infection rate of covid-19 variants.

Asked 12 September 2023
Answered 2 October 2023
By Maria Caulfield (Conservative, Lewes)
199130
Answered
Commons
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Discharges
Andrew Rosindell
Conservative, Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce unsafe early discharges from hospitals.

Asked 11 September 2023
Answered 2 October 2023
By Helen Whately (Conservative, Faversham and Mid Kent)
198614
Answered
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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Democratic Republic of Congo: Cobalt
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of UK companies which (1) purchase cobalt, or (2) are involved in the connected supply chain from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); and what steps they have taken to en...

Asked 18 September 2023
Answered 2 October 2023
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10213
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Embassies: Scotland
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate whether Scottish Government spending on overseas embassies is appropriate.

Asked 18 September 2023
Answered 2 October 2023
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10234
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Parliament: Embassies
Viscount Waverley
Crossbench, Excepted Hereditary

To ask His Majesty's Government what guidelines they offer to parliamentarians wishing to (1) communicate with, or (2) be communicated to, by officials from foreign embassies.

Asked 18 September 2023
Answered 2 October 2023
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10285
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
World Food Programme: Finance
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) about (1) its operational requirements for 2023, and (2) the funding shortfall of over 60 per cent the WFP faced this year; what response they h...

Asked 18 September 2023
Answered 2 October 2023
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10212
Answered
Lords

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Department for Business and Trade
Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme Update
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Minister of State
Conservative, Wealden
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1055
Commons
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Artificial Intelligence Policy Update
Michelle Donelan
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Conservative, Chippenham
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1054
Commons
Ministry of Defence
New Accommodation Offer
Dr Andrew Murrison
Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families (Dr Andrew Murrison)
Conservative, South West Wiltshire
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1053
Commons
Home Office
Publication of the Report of the Inquiry into Brook House Immigration Removal Centre
Suella Braverman
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Conservative, Fareham
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1052
Commons

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Treasury
Correction to PQ HL 4237
Baroness Penn
The Treasury Lords Minister
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 21 September 2023
HLWS1040
Lords
Department for Education
Children's Social Care Update
Baroness Barran
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System and Student Finance
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 21 September 2023
HLWS1039
Lords
Department for Business and Trade
Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme Update
Lord Johnson of Lainston
Minister of State
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 19 September 2023
HLWS1038
Lords
Department for Transport
Rail Update
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 19 September 2023
HLWS1037
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
19 September 2023
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House of Commons written answers and statements
18 September 2023
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House of Commons written answers and statements
15 September 2023
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House of Commons written answers and statements
14 September 2023
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21 September 2023
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House of Lords written answers and statements
20 September 2023
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House of Lords written answers and statements
19 September 2023
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House of Lords written answers and statements
18 September 2023
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