Written questions

457 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Dec 2016 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has considered taking steps to prevent the overselling of seats on commercial flights.

7 Dec 2016 · Home Office

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2016 to Question 51383, what steps her Department is taking to collect statistics on the speed of UK Visas and Immigration's implementation of decisions made by t

7 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Capita: Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 8 November 2016 to Questions 51400, 51421 and 51422, how his Department is measuring the performance of Capita in providing a more efficient administration of the National Dental Perform

7 Dec 2016 · Department for Education

Child Arrangements Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many child contact centres operated in England in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

7 Dec 2016 · HM Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax avoidance cases HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has settled prior to litigation in each of the last five years; and how many of those cases were settled (a) wholly or (b) in part in HMRC's favour.

8 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Africa: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to countries in Africa to improve their capacity to trade.

1 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Consumer Protection Measures in the Ticket Resale Market Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the Independent Review of Consumer Protection Measures concerning online secondary ticketing facilities.

1 Nov 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that employers who engage with the Disability Confident scheme are provided with the information they need to be able to employ people with hearing loss.

1 Nov 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that employers based within the construction industry are engaged with the Disability Confident scheme.

1 Nov 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to make sure that British Sign Language users are made aware that the two-ticks scheme is being transferred to Disability Confident.

1 Nov 2016 · Home Office

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor and improve the performance of UK Visas and Immigration's implementation of decisions made by the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum).

1 Nov 2016 · Department of Health

Dental Services: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Capita plc in managing the process of applications to the National Dental Performers List.

1 Nov 2016 · Department of Health

Dental Services: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of applications to join the National Dental Performers List were determined within (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four or more months in the last three years for which figures are available.

1 Nov 2016 · Department of Health

Dental Services: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications to join the National Dental Performers List there were in each of the last three years.

1 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many instances of financial malpractice and irregularity in (a) free schools and academies and (b) community schools have occurred in each of the last three years; and what proportion of each type of school

31 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Macular Degeneration: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding provided to researching age-related macular degeneration.

24 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum).

24 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals to the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) have been awaiting allocation of a hearing for more than (a) six months and (b) twelve months in the last three years for which figures are ava

24 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of Metropolitan Police Service performance against the terms set out in its service level agreement with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

24 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Naturalisation: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing the fees for naturalisation applications from EEA nationals as a result of the EU referendum.

24 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Womb Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of womb cancer.

24 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Womb Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons womb cancer is not included by name in the Be Clear on Cancer campaign run by Public Health England.

24 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 8 September 2016 to Questions 44446 and 44447, what steps she plans to take to ensure that specific language and communication, including sign language, guidelines are in place to ens

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Incontinence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve education and skills training for health care professionals on continence and toilet support.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Incontinence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve education and training for care staff on continence and toilet support.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Hospitals: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the ability of hospitals to meet the nutritional and hydration needs of patients admitted to hospital; and what plans he has to review the (a) effectiveness of hospitals in meeting s

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Nursing and Midwifery Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Nursing and Midwifery Council about the adequacy of their disciplinary and enforcement powers; and what plans he has to reform their fitness to practice arrangements.

13 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury

Self-assessment: Employee Ownership

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-assessed tax returns which included employee share ownership schemes required investigation by HM Revenue and Customs in each tax year since 2010-11.

13 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury

Employee Ownership

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employee share ownership schemes were submitted to HM Revenue and Customs' valuation check service in each tax year since 2010-11.

13 Jul 2016 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Hearing Impaired

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many deaf young people aged 16 to 24 achieved (a) intermediate, (b) advanced and (c) higher apprenticeships in 2014-15; and what their destinations were following apprenticeship completion.

Source: official written-questions record.