Written questions

580 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government intends to revise its local planning guidance for the Green Belt.

29 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Temporary Accommodation

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on children's education of living in temporary accommodation.

22 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to reduce the bowel cancer screening age; and if he will make a statement.

18 Jan 2018 · Department for International Development

Disasters Emergency Committee: Charitable Donations

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of donations received by the Disasters Emergency Committee that are from people over the age of 65.

18 Jan 2018 · Cabinet Office

Bank Services: Internet

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate access to online banking for people without internet access.

18 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his counterpart in the Egyptian Government on the arrest of 25 Ahmadi Muslims in Egypt on the grounds of their religion; and if he will make a statement

17 Jan 2018 · Department for International Development

Disasters Emergency Committee: Charitable Donations

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of donations received by the Disasters Emergency Committee that are from people between the ages of 25 and 40.

17 Jan 2018 · Department for International Development

Disasters Emergency Committee: Charitable Donations

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of donations received by the Disasters Emergency Committee that are from people between the ages of 41 and 65.

17 Jan 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Bank Services: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of (a) the level of use of online banking and (b) the effect of online banking on the number of charitable donations made by the public.

17 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Egyptian Government on the arrest of 25 Ahmadi Muslims in that country on the grounds of their religion; and if he will make a statement.

5 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the Egyptian Government on the arrest of 25 Ahmadi Muslims in that country on the grounds of their religion; and if he will make a state

5 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of local authorities provide radio aids hearing technology to assist deaf children in educational settings.

20 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

Intestacy

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money had been collected and held by the Treasury Solicitor from unclaimed estates in the last five years.

16 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what proportion of personal independence payment appeals his Department is represented by barristers.

16 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on representation at personal independent payment appeals in the last six years for which figures are available.

16 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on ensuring its representation at personal independence payment appeals in the last 12 months.

16 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what proportion of personal independence payment appeals his Department is represented.

16 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes have been made in the criteria for assessment of the mobility component of personal independence payment for those with mental health benefits.

14 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what external engagement her Department is engaged in to improve its understanding of the importance to the UK economy of access to mid-skilled labour or labour rated at Standard Occupational Classifi

14 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the value to the UK economy of mid-level skills or those at Standard Occupational Classification levels 2 and 3; and if she will make a statement.

14 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Immigration: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Ministers from other Departments on the value to the UK economy of mid-level skills or those skills at Standard Occupational Classification levels 2 and 3; and what p

13 Nov 2017 · Department of Health

Surrogacy: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to lay before Parliament an urgent remedial order to allow single parents to apply for a parental order following surrogacy.

13 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistan: Blasphemy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on the case of three Ahmadi Muslims who were sentenced to death in early November 2017 by a court in Pakistan for allegedly breaking that country'

6 Oct 2017 · Department of Health

Transplant Surgery: Stem Cells

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to clinical nurse specialists for patients recovering from a stem cell transplant.

6 Oct 2017 · Department of Health

Transplant Surgery: Stem Cells

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS England on care arrangements for stem cell transplant patients after they leave hospital.

6 Oct 2017 · Department of Health

Transplant Surgery: Stem Cells

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of psychological support on offer to stem cell transplant patients after they leave hospital.

20 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Algeria: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterparts in Algeria on the arrest and detention of Ahmadi Muslims across Algeria since June 2016 on grounds of practising their faith.

23 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Medical Treatments: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the proposed £20 million budget impact threshold will apply to treatments still being appraised by NICE at the proposed implementation date of 1 April 2017.

17 Feb 2017 · Department of Health

Palbociclib

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with metastatic breast cancer patients on the future availability of the Ibrance form of the drug palbociclib.

6 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Breast Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans that patients will lose access to Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) if NICE does not recommend that drug in its final appraisal determination; what estimate his Department has made of the n

Source: official written-questions record.