Written questions
1,037 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport
Road Works: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue lost by shops and small businesses because of roadworks or road closures annually.
15 Jul 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Home Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the insurance industry on the increase in building and contents insurance premiums due to the increase in claims for flood damage.
15 Jul 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: House Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Government has made of the increase in building and contents insurance premiums as a result of the increase in claims for flood damage; and what assessment he has mad
12 Jul 2019 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on public sector contracts at the (a) NHS, (b) Passport Office, (c) Department for Work and Pensions and (d) Metropolitan Police of redundancies at
9 Jul 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a new and independent regulatory body to oversee social housing tenancies.
9 Jul 2019 · Treasury
Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of capping public sector redundancy payouts at £95,000 on (a) long-serving, (b) low income and (c) middle income public sector workers.
9 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of women who have had abortions mandated by (a) a medical practitioner and (b) the courts against their wises in each of the last three years.
9 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport
Road Traffic Offences: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motoring offences were committed in the UK by foreign nationals based overseas that did not lead to a conviction in each of the last three years.
8 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the merits of allocating additional funding for the treatment of eating disorders.
8 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a timeline for the implementation of the piloting of 4-week waiting time targets for adults with eating disorders.
4 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Arthritis
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps she has taken to improve support in the workplace for sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
24 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase the number of families using healthy start vouchers.
20 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
Transport: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much capital funding from the public purse has been allocated to transport infrastructure projects in each region of England for 2018-19 to 2020-21; and what estimate he has made of that funding per head of
20 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
Transport: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much capital funding from the public purse has been spent on transport infrastructure projects in each region of England in the years 2012-13 to 2016-17; and what estimate he has made of that funding per he
20 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of the list of medical conditions for which patients are exempt from prescription charges to provide a list that is reflective of current health conditions.
16 May 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Extortion: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions have been brought for the offence of blackmail against people that demanded money to leave sites which they are occupying illegally in each year since 2010.
25 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adding asthma to the list of medical exemptions for prescription charges.
13 Mar 2019 · Treasury
Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend by 12 months the implementation date of 20 May 2019 for the Tobacco Track and Trace system; and if he will make a statement.
13 Mar 2019 · Treasury
Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HMRC plans to publish details of the process for retailers to apply for their (a) economic identifier and (b) facilities identifier codes for the Tobacco Track and Trace system; and if he will make a statement.
11 Mar 2019 · Department for Education
Sign Language: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to allow students to study British Sign Language at school.
11 Mar 2019 · Department for Education
Schools: Asbestos
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the viability of removing all asbestos from schools.
4 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Retail Trade: Certification Quality Marks
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that second hand goods can be sold in perpetuity by charity shops even if they only have a CE label in the event that the UK leaves the EU without
4 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Retail Trade: Certification Quality Marks
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that any items in stock in charity shops on 29 March 2019 are not required to change their CE labels to bespoke UK labels in the event of the UK le
4 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Retail Trade: Certification Quality Marks
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what grace period is planned for retailers to adapt to the replacement of CE markings in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
4 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Retail Trade: Certification Quality Marks
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on (a) charity shops and (b) other second hand retailers of plans to replace CE markings with a bespoke UK mark in the event of
28 Feb 2019 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory disability equality training for licensed taxicab and minicab drivers.
19 Feb 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people who were homeless in 2018 who had previously served in the armed forces.
19 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of veterans who have served in the armed forces that were in receipt of mental health services in 2018.
19 Feb 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population has previously served in the armed forces.
19 Feb 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former members of the armed forces have served custodial sentences in each year since 2000.
Source: official written-questions record.