Written questions

1,525 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Dec 2014 · Home Office

Vetting: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to enable individuals who are self-employed to apply for Disclosure and Barring Service certificates relating to themselves; and if she will make a statement.

10 Dec 2014 · Department of Health

NHS: Public Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of public relations staff employed in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.

10 Dec 2014 · Department of Health

Nurses: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Nursing and Midwifery Council prevents nurses who do not have requisite skills in speaking, listening to, reading and writing English from being employed in the NHS.

10 Dec 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Holiday Leave: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216899, what terms of reference have been set for the taskforce; and if he will publish the taskforce's membership and the date by whi

2 Dec 2014 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency plans to respond to the letter of appeal from Mrs T. Slater of Christchurch of 14 November 2014.

2 Dec 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Islam

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Muslim prisoners there are in England and Wales.

2 Dec 2014 · Department of Health

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to oblige NHS-registered dentists to undertake root canal work in accordance with NHS Band 2 charges.

2 Dec 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Holiday Leave: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what response the Government plans to make to the Employment Appeal Tribunal decision of 4 November 2014 in Bear Scotland and others v Mr David Fulton and others.

2 Dec 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Holiday Leave: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations the Government has received on the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal of 4 November 2014 in Bear Scotland and others v Mr David Fulton and others.

19 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

Clinical Psychologists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that a sufficient number of clinical psychologists is available to meet the needs of the NHS.

19 Nov 2014 · Deputy Prime Minister

Commission on the Consequences of Devolution for the House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Government plans to publish its response to the McKay Commission report; and if he will make a statement.

7 Nov 2014 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prevented by UK Border Force officers from entering the UK illegally in the last year for which figures are available; and how many of those people have been prevented more t

7 Nov 2014 · Home Office

Bail

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2014 to Question 211616, if her Department will issue guidance to police on a maximum duration for pre-trial bail; and if she will make a statement.

7 Nov 2014 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted of offences under section 24A of the Immigration Act 1971 in each of the last five years.

7 Nov 2014 · Home Office

Bail

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2014 to Question 211617, if her Department will require police forces to collect information on the number of people on pre-charge police bail in their area.

7 Nov 2014 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted of offences under section 24(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 in each of the last five years.

6 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

Genetic Engineering

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on measures to alter the genes of babies; and if he will make a statement.

6 Nov 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take prior to the General Election to encourage British Missions to promote an uptake in electoral registration among British citizens currently oversea

6 Nov 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason the Government has only responded to part of the consultation launched on 23 March 2014 into planning performance and planning contraventions; and when it intends to respo

6 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Business: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new statutory regulations on business have been introduced since May 2010; and how many regulations on businesses have been repealed in that time.

6 Nov 2014 · Attorney General

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2014 to Question 208253, in what ways Hampshire Police has taken action and are taking the matter forward in respect of the letter from the hon. Member for Christchurch referred to in that

22 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of paying in-work benefits to non-UK citizens from (a) other EU countries and (b) the rest of the world in each of the last five years.

22 Oct 2014 · Home Office

Bail

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people in England and Wales who are on police bail but have not been charged.

22 Oct 2014 · Home Office

Bail

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to set a maximum time for which a person can be on police bail following arrest and prior to any charge.

22 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Royal Bournemouth Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support NHS England is giving to the funding of robotic assisted surgical treatment for urology patients at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital; and if he will make a statement.

22 Oct 2014 · HM Treasury

Working Tax Credit

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-UK citizens from (a) other EU countries and (b) the rest of the world are in receipt of working tax credit.

4 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when a decision will be made on the application made in November 2013 by Mrs Staltmeier of Christchurch for a personal independence payment.

4 Sep 2014 · Department of Health

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients (a) were invited to participate in and (b) responded to the recent GP patient survey.

4 Sep 2014 · Department of Health

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will publish the results of the GP patient survey conducted on behalf of NHS England by Ipsos MORI.

4 Sep 2014 · Attorney General

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Attorney General, when he passed the letter from the hon Member for Christchurch about Mrs Kirkhope of Ferndown to the Chief Constable for Hampshire; and what steps has been taken as a result of that letter.

Source: official written-questions record.