Written questions

1,687 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jul 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Tickets: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from secondary ticketing websites about amendments tabled to the Consumer Rights Bill.

15 Jul 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Tickets: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he, Ministers or officials in his Department have had with secondary ticketing websites about guidance to or implementation of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancell

15 Jul 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Tickets: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he received from representatives of secondary ticketing websites on the guidance to or implementation of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Addition

7 Jul 2014 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of recent trends in reported road casualties.

7 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department evaluates the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of branded weight loss programmes.

7 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Eating Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the sufficiency and geographical distribution of NHS specialist eating disorder clinics.

7 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Eating Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent on specialist eating disorder clinics in each of the last five financial years.

7 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on (a) Weight Watchers programmes, (b) Slimming World programmes and (c) any other branded weight loss programme in each of the last five financial years.

7 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Obesity: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department evaluates the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery.

7 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Obesity: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the role bariatric surgery has in achieving healthy and sustainable weight loss.

7 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Obesity: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on bariatric surgery in each of the last five financial years.

7 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of branded weight loss programmes in achieving healthy and sustainable weight loss.

7 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence was (a) received and (b) commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence prior to its recommendation to recommend the commissioning of branded weight loss programmes by NHS agen

19 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Islam

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Muslim Institute, (b) the Muslim Council of Great Britain and (c) the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain on the legal status of Islamic marriages in England and Wal

19 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Islam

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to provide support for and protect the rights of Muslim women in unrecognised marriages in England and Wales.

19 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Islam

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to encourage mosques to register with the General Registry Office to perform civil marriages and partnerships.

19 Jun 2014 · Home Office

Marriage: Mosques

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many mosques are registered with the General Registry Office to perform civil marriages and partnerships.

19 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Islam

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she has taken to raise awareness amongst Muslim couples that Islamic marriages without a legal component are not recognised in England and Wales.

19 Jun 2014 · Home Office

Marriage: Islam

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) ministerial colleagues in the Ministry of Justice, (b) the Muslim Institute, (c) the Muslim Council of Great Britain and (d) the Muslim Parliament of Great

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Paternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people received statutory paternity pay in the latest year for which figures are available; what the total cost to the Exchequer of such pay was; and for what average length of ti

19 Jun 2014 · Department of Health

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many parents received Healthy Start vouchers in the latest year for which figures are available; and what the total cost to the Exchequer of such vouchers was.

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women received maternity allowance in the last year for which figures are available; what the average length of time they received it for was; and what the total cost to the public purse was.

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Equal Opportunities

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time between applying for a personal independence payment and an assessment appointment has been for residents of (a) Washington and Sunderland West constituency, (b) the Sund

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time between an assessment appointment for personal independence payment and a decision being made has been for residents of (a) Washington and Sunderland West constituency, (

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Programme: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) Washington and Sunderland West constituency, (b) the Sunderland local authority area and (c) the North East region have been referred to the work programme to date; and h

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payments claims, not under the special rules for terminally ill people, have been made by residents of (a) Washington and Sunderland West constituency, (b) the Sunderland

Source: official written-questions record.