Written questions

305 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jan 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to meet energy industry representatives to discuss the cancellation of the carbon capture and storage competition.

25 Jan 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what dates he has had meetings with the representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises to discuss strengthening UK supply chains in advance of the UK leaving the EU.

25 Jan 2017 · Northern Ireland Office

Constituencies: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland on political stability in Northern Ireland.

25 Jan 2017 · Northern Ireland Office

Schools: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of integrated schooling programmes in Northern Ireland in promoting community cohesion since 2013.

25 Jan 2017 · Attorney General

Plea Bargaining

To ask the Attorney General, what information his Department holds on the number of plea bargains offered to defendants in England since 2010.

25 Jan 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Piracy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of threat from piracy in (a) current and (b) prospective shipping lanes of economic interest to the UK.

25 Jan 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oilseed Rape

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates she has met representatives of the (a) agricultural and (b) retail sectors to discuss the decline in oilseed rape harvests; and what steps she has taken as a result of th

25 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to involve private sector childcare providers in assessing the efficacy of free childcare funding.

25 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to determine the efficiency of the provision of free childcare funding.

25 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Nurseries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Ofsted on (a) recent closures of nurseries due to safety concerns and (b) the effectiveness of (i) pre-scheduled and unscheduled site inspections.

25 Jan 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Compulsory Purchase: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what metrics his Department uses to calculate compensation for owners of agricultural land under compulsory purchase.

24 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

NHS: Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS organisations have been targeted by cyber attacks in each year since 2010.

24 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

NHS: Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the NHS of cyber attacks in each year since 2010.

9 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Death Certificates: Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to include smoking as a contributory factor on death certificates.

9 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Life Expectancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will rank the causes of health inequality measured by life expectancy in England.

9 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Tobacco: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to establish a minimum unit price for tobacco products.

9 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Tobacco: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of narrowing the tax differential between manufactured and hand-rolled cigarettes on health inequalities.

9 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he (a) has met and (b) will meet tobacco companies to discuss a Tobacco Companies Obligation as recommended by Action on Smoking and Health in its report entitled Smoking Still Kills, published in June 2015.

9 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Tobacco: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for a licensing scheme for tobacco (a) retailers and (b) wholesalers.

9 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the relationship between tobacco price and consumption of tobacco.

9 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans for the Tobacco Control Strategy to be published.

9 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what dates he has met supermarkets to discuss their policy on tobacco sales.

9 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on consumption of tobacco of a (a) two per cent and (b) five per cent above inflation increase in the price of tobacco.

19 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Smoking: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the disparity in smoking rates between people with and without mental health issues.

19 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish the next Tobacco Control Plan for England.

19 Dec 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Compulsory Purchase

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have made compulsory purchase orders in each year since 1990.

19 Dec 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Compulsory Purchase: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many compulsory purchase orders have been made, by London borough, (a) in total, (b) for heritage purposes and (c) to provide housing in each year since 1990.

19 Dec 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Compulsory Purchase: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to the public purse has been of compulsory purchase orders in each London borough in each year since 1990.

14 Dec 2016 · Department for International Development

International Climate Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has for UK branding for projects funded by the Government through the International Climate Fund.

14 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Cadmium

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council COM(2016)157/F1, what advice he plans to issue to consumers on the consumption of cadmium-rich food.

Source: official written-questions record.