Written questions

178 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Jun 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Development Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the rules and requirements for LEADER 5 do not deter individuals and businesses from pursuing applications under that scheme.

3 Jun 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Development Programme: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for grants under LEADER 5 North Devon Plus have been (a) received and (b) granted in Torridge and North Devon.

3 Jun 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Development Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the complexity of the rules and requirements for applications under LEADER 5 on the take-up of that scheme.

25 May 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Almshouses: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made in his review of the effects of the one per cent rent reduction on small almshouse charities.

4 May 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help people in receipt of housing benefit secure private rented accommodation.

4 May 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Supporting People Programme: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Supported People programme funding to local authorities reaches vulnerable people in Devon.

21 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps other than the social care precept the Government is taking to ensure that local authorities are able adequately to fund services for people with learning disabilities.

19 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Social Services: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to ensure local authorities can adequately fund learning disability services.

14 Apr 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when it is planned Dartmoor Farmers who farm on common land will receive payments under the Basic Payment Scheme; and if she will make a statement.

14 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Social Services: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the future effect of the introduction of the national living wage on sleep-in payments used by the learning disability sector.

21 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has for the next National Clinical Audit of avoidable deaths in relation to epilepsy.

21 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Tourism: VAT

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a reduction in VAT for small businesses in the tourism sector.

15 Mar 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Fuel Poverty: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate she has made of the number of households affected by fuel poverty in (a) Torridge and West Devon constituency and (b) the South West of England in each of the last three yea

15 Mar 2016 · Cabinet Office

Civil Society: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to launch a second phase of the local sustainability fund.

3 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

Roads: Torridge and West Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the standard and level of maintenance of roads in Torridge and West Devon constituency; and what steps his Department has taken to improve the maintenance of those roads.

3 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

Roads: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many casualties were recorded in road traffic accidents in (a) Torridge and West Devon constituency and (b) Devon in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

3 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Obesity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account the Government took of arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions in its Childhood Obesity Strategy.

3 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the NICE quality standards on rheumatoid arthritis, what steps he has taken to ensure patients with early inflammatory arthritis are referred from their GP to rheumatology services within three d

3 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Pharmacy: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of the Government's proposals for community pharmacies on rural communities.

3 Mar 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Conservation Zones: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the Marine Conservation Zone from Bideford to Foreland Point to include the Greencliff site.

3 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to promote tourism in the south west of England in the last 12 months.

3 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Battles

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) protection and (b) funding is available for historic battlefields in (i) England and (ii) Northam in Torridge and West Devon constituency.

3 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Battles

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to promote battlefield tourism in England in the next 12 months.

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Vessels

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the overall size of the under-10 metres fishing fleet in (a) England, (b) the South West of England and (c) Devon.

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Route 39 Academy Bideford

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce a decision on the planning appeal submitted by the Route 39 free school in Torridge.

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the post-construction obligations on large volume housing developers in enforcing compliance with building regulations.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to publish a funded arthritis action plan.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives from the health sector on the development of services to treat arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

White Fish: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the blanket ban on bass on the North Devon fishing industry.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Torridge and West Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to tackle bovine TB in Torridge and West Devon constituency; and if she will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.