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The most recent four written questions in the House of Commons

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
St Helena: Employment
Andrew Rosindell
Conservative, Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase employment opportunities in St Helena.

Asked 8 April 2025
Answered 22 April 2025
By Stephen Doughty (Labour, Cardiff South and Penarth)
44933
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Advisory Services: Departmental Coordination
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour, Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will develop a cross-Departmental advice sector strategy to ensure accessible social welfare advice across (a) health, (b) housing, (c) justice and (d) social care.

Asked 7 April 2025
Answered 22 April 2025
By Sarah Sackman (Labour, Finchley and Golders Green)
44889
Answered
Commons
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
St Helena: Agriculture
Andrew Rosindell
Conservative, Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support (a) subsistence and (b) commercial agriculture on St Helena.

Asked 8 April 2025
Answered 22 April 2025
By Stephen Doughty (Labour, Cardiff South and Penarth)
44932
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Reparation by Offenders
Mr Paul Kohler
Liberal Democrat, Wimbledon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to promote the use of restorative justice.

Asked 8 April 2025
Answered 22 April 2025
By Alex Davies-Jones (Labour, Pontypridd)
903775
Named day
Answered
Commons

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Question for Cabinet Office
Cabinet Committees
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 15 November 2024 (HC11596), whether there is a quadrilateral meeting to discuss government business.

Asked 3 April 2025
Answered 22 April 2025
By Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour, Life peer)
HL6561
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Diseases: Impact Assessment
Lord Bethell
Conservative, Excepted Hereditary

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the process and criteria for triggering an economic impact assessment of a new disease in the Department of Health and Social Care; and whether they are undertaking an assessment of the suitability of that process ...

Asked 12 April 2025
Answered 22 April 2025
By Baroness Merron (Labour, Life peer)
HL6614
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Senior Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Pay
Lord Leigh of Hurley
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the salary level or grade of seniority of a (1) permanent civil servant, (2) direct ministerial appointment, (3) public appointment and (4) special adviser at which there is a policy of public transparency on the in...

Asked 3 April 2025
Answered 22 April 2025
By Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour, Life peer)
HL6565
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Iran: Subversion
Lord Walney
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to counter Iranian state influence in the United Kingdom including in political, academic and community spheres.

Asked 3 April 2025
Answered 22 April 2025
By Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour, Life peer)
HL6596
Answered
Lords

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Birmingham City Council
Jim McMahon
Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution
Labour, Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Statement made 22 April 2025
HCWS592
Commons
Department for Education
Franchised Provision
Bridget Phillipson
The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities
Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South
Statement made 22 April 2025
HCWS591
Commons
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Universal theme park and resort in Bedford
Chris Bryant
Minister of State (Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism)
Labour, Rhondda and Ogmore
Statement made 22 April 2025
HCWS590
Commons
Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
Janet Daby
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, The Minister for Children and Families
Labour, Lewisham East
Statement made 22 April 2025
HCWS589
Commons

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Birmingham City Council
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 22 April 2025
HLWS591
Lords
Department for Education
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
Baroness Smith of Malvern
Minister of State, Minister for Skills
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 22 April 2025
HLWS590
Lords
Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Trials and the Health Data Research Service
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 22 April 2025
HLWS589
Lords
Department of Health and Social Care
Recruitment of General Practitioners
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 22 April 2025
HLWS588
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
17 April 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
8 April 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
7 April 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
4 April 2025
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House of Lords written answers and statements
12 April 2025
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3 April 2025
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House of Lords written answers and statements
2 April 2025
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1 April 2025
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