Written questions
1,113 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Jul 2016 · Department of Health
Mental Health Services: Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the recommendation of the Education Committee in its Fourth report of the 2015-16 Session, on Mental health and wellbeing of looked-after children that all looked-after children, should have
14 Jul 2016 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the recommendations of the Fourth Report of the Education Committee of Session 2015-16, Mental health and well-being of looked-after children, published o
14 Jul 2016 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the merits of the recommendation in the Fourth report of the Education Committee, Session 2015-16, HC 481, that all looked-after children should have a mental health assessment c
14 Jul 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the levels of demand on social care services.
14 Jul 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Retail Trade: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the decline of high streets in UK towns and cities.
14 Jul 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Retail Trade: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent shop closures in town centres.
5 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Special Forces: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the potential merits of appointing a committee of parliamentarians to oversee the operations and budget of special forces, similar to the functions of the Intelligence and Security Committee in
27 Jun 2016 · Department for Education
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release of the Department for Education of 4 January 2016, entitled Parents to get greater say in the school admissions process, what assessment she has made of the potential effect
27 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice
Offences against Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adults convicted of child sexual offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 were placed on a rehabilitation programme as part of (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentences in each of the last five ye
6 Jun 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Bolton South East
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many premises in Bolton South East constituency do not have access to superfast broadband.
6 Jun 2016 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to implement the provision of 15 additional hours of free childcare for working parents provided for under the Childcare Act 2016.
6 Jun 2016 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the level of affordability of childcare.
6 Jun 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Pre-school Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of qualified early years teachers in nurseries.
3 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Burma: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether soldiers from Burma Army military operations command 2 (MOC-2) light infantry battalion (LIB) 9 or Burma Army Battalion 330 have received any form of training funded by the UK Government.
1 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice
Offences against Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to commence section 67 of the Serious Crime Act 2015.
19 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Breast Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support the implementation of Recommendation 37 of the Report of the Independent Cancer Taskforce on nationally commissioning access to molecular diagnostic tests for breast
19 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Breast Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department will take to ensure that (a) NHS patients across England benefit equally from access to NICE-recommended molecular diagnostic testing for breast cancer and (b) changes to NICE recommendat
19 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Breast Cancer: Chemotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the recent Report of the Independent Cancer Taskforce, what steps his Department is taking to urge NHS England to prioritise a Best Practice Tariff for NICE-recommended molecular diagnostic servi
19 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Caroline principles are applied to any further targeted killing carried out in self-defence of the UK.
13 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many £500 grants were provided to help households affected by flooding in each local authority in the Greater Manchester area between 1 December 2015 and 13 January 2016; and how much
13 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Property: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support property level flood resilience measures.
7 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Witnesses: Video Recordings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish his Department's evaluation of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 Section 28 pilots; and whether he plans to roll out provision of Section 28.
7 Dec 2015 · Department of Health
Social Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of the ability of local authorities in the (a) poorest and (b) richest areas in England to meet their social care spending needs through a two per cent council tax charge.
7 Dec 2015 · Department of Health
Parkinson's Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what safeguards he plans to put in place to ensure that the proposed £22 billion NHS efficiency savings do not adversely affect the quality of services to people with Parkinson's disease.
7 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Syria: Military Intervention
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK Reaper supporting the US drone strike on Mohammad Emwazi in Syria on 12 November 2015 (a) used its laser designator capability to identify the target and (b) was armed.
7 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Parkinson's Disease: Dementia
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the proposed Dementia Research Institute will conduct research into Parkinson's dementia as an integral part of its work; and if (a) he and (b) the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
7 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Neurology: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of his Department's science budget was spent on neurological research in the period from 2010 to 2014.
17 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Kidney Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to improve the level of knowledge and awareness amongst GPs of acute kidney injury; and who he plans will lead those initiatives.
17 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Kidney Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps have been taken to encourage the implementation of improvement interventions relating to chronic kidney disease since April 2015.
17 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Syria: Military Intervention
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK Reapers have been made available for use by the US or other coalition partners in Syria for operations since January 2015.
Source: official written-questions record.