Written questions
2,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions in each year since 2009-10 local building control authorities used their powers under section (a) 35, (b) 36, (c) 36 (6), (d) 77 and (e) 78 of the Building Act 1984
21 Jun 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Disasters
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the commitment in the Queen's Speech 2017 to introduce an independent public advocate to act for bereaved families after a public disaster, whether there will be a time limit on the advocate tak
21 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his predecessor's letter of 20 May 2013 to the Coroner investigating the Lakanal House fire incident, what steps were taken to simplify the language in Approved Document
21 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Grenfell Tower: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have reported to Kensington and Chelsea Council as homeless; and how many of those people are now in temporary accommodation.
24 Apr 2017 · Department for Transport
Arriva
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that Arriva does not reduce the (a) number of staff on trains and (b) pay of any staff during the implementation of driver controlled operation in the Northern Rail franchise.
24 Apr 2017 · Department of Health
Blood: Contamination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 11 January 1988 to the right hon. Member for Birkenhead, Official Report, column 184W, on contaminated blood products, if he will place a copy of the letter sent to that right hon.
24 Apr 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dogs: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the International Fund for Animal Welfare's proposals of February 2017 to (a) ban sales of puppies through third party intermediaries, (b) ensure all
24 Apr 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sanitary Products: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the Tampon Tax Fund will address period poverty; and if she will make a statement.
24 Apr 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
LIFE
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons £250 million was provided from the Tampon Tax Fund for the Life charity; and if she will make a statement.
20 Apr 2017 · Department of Health
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish a response to the Mental Health Taskforce's report on the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health: One Year On, published in February 2017.
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2016 to Question 53958, on Department for Work and Pensions: staff, when the learning product Supporting Customers with a Vulnerability, covering how to respond to
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2016 to Question 52840, on social security benefits: suicide, how many internal reviews his Department has carried out for cases of suicide in each year since 2009.
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployed People: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2017 to Question 67873, on unemployed people: mental health, how many referrals jobcentres have made for customers at risk of suicide or self harm in each year since 2
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Transport
Northern Rail Franchise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the safety of driver-controlled operation on railways in northern England.
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Transport
Northern Rail Franchise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains on the northern rail franchise operate driver-controlled operation.
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Transport
Railways: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2017 to Question HL4534, on railways: disabilities, how many and what proportion of train operating companies which run stations in northern England have assured him that al
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Transport
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2017 to Question 64875, on parking: pedestrian areas, what further progress his Department has made in looking into improving the process for councils to address pavement p
18 Apr 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Infanticide
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mothers charged with murder have used infanticide as a defence; and how many such mothers were successful in that defence in each year since 2000-01.
18 Apr 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Infanticide
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions in each year since 2000 women who might have been convicted of murder have received a verdict of infanticide under section 1(2) of the Infanticide Act 1938.
18 Apr 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Crimes against the Person
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to implement the Law Commission's recommendations on Offences against the Person, published on 2 November 2015; and if the Government will bring forward legislation to implement those recommendatio
18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health
Pregnancy: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on NHS (a) referrals and (b) signposting to Crisis Pregnancy centres which are not registered with the Care Quality Commission.
18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health
Pregnancy: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Crisis Pregnancy centres not registered with the Care Quality Commission are located on NHS premises.
18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health
Pregnancy: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) referrals and (b) signpostings have been made to Crisis Pregnancy centres run by the charity, Life in the latest year for which figures are available.
18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health
Hepatitis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the list price for (a) telaprevir, (b) boceprevir, (c) simeprevir, (d) sofosbuvir and (e) ledipasvir-sofosbuvir hepatitis C treatment is higher in the NHS than in other countries.
18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health
Abortion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS referrals have been made to abortion services which (a) are and (b) are not registered with the Care Quality Commission in each year since 2009-10.
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
LIFE
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the counselling services provide by the charity, Life as a result of funding allocation under the Tampon Tax Fund will be (a) subject to Care Quality Commission regulation and (b) provide
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
LIFE
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the charity, Life plans to take referrals from the NHS when providing its services as a result of its funding allocation under the Tampon Tax Fund.
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
LIFE
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many counselling sessions it is estimated will be provided to young homeless women who are pregnant by the charity, Life as a result of its funding allocation under the Tampon Tax Fund.
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
LIFE
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the funding allocation from the Tampon Tax Fund to charity, Life will pay for tampons for homeless women.
18 Apr 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
LIFE
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the funding recently allocated from the Tampon Tax Fund to the Life charity will exclusively be spent on young homeless women who are pregnant.
Source: official written-questions record.