Written questions
3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits: Easington
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in Easington constituency who will be affected by the reduction of the income rise disregard for tax credits to £2,500.
4 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits: Easington
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of women in Easington constituency who will be affected by the reduction of the income rise disregard for tax credits to £2,500.
4 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits: Easington
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of tax credit claimants with a disability in Easington constituency who will be affected by the reduction of the income rise disregard for tax credits to £2,500.
4 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the amount currently owed to HM Revenue and Customs in tax credit overpayments and (b) the potential effect of the reduction in the income rise disregard on the amount so
29 Feb 2016 · Department of Health
Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on developing a cross-departmental strategy to improve access and availability to fitness and sports facilities to improve public health.
29 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming: Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to provide new swimming facilities in Easington constituency.
29 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Leisure: Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent to improve access to leisure and sports facilities in Easington constituency in each of the last five years.
23 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Supported Housing: Housing Benefit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will ring-fence housing payments for tenants in supported accommodation.
23 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to secure the adequate supply of accessible homes suitable for disabled people.
23 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help the social housing sector maintain and increase the provision of specialist accessible and adapted housing stock for people with disabilities.
23 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people requiring wheelchair accessible homes in (a) Easington, (b) the North East and (c) England.
23 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase the supply of wheelchair accessible homes in the social and affordable housing sector.
23 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to ensure that local authorities meet their obligation under the National Planning Policy Framework to meet the housing needs of disabled people requiring wheelcha
23 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of starter homes that will be wheelchair accessible.
23 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had on introducing new duties on local authorities to assess the level of need for wheelchair accessible homes and set appropriate targets in local development pla
19 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Supported Housing: Local Housing Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on the availability of women's refuge services of the local rate of local housing allowance being applied to tenants in supported housing.
19 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the reviews into the (a) Support for Maritime Training scheme and (b) UK maritime sector's projected requirement for seafarers as recommended in the Maritime Growth study, Keeping
19 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the EU initiative at the International Maritime Organisation for new regulations to require mechanically operated water-tight doors on passenger ships to have an inbuilt safety feature whi
19 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport
Maritime Growth Ministerial Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role the Chair of the new single promotional group will play in the Ministerial Working Group for Maritime Growth on (a) the development of shipping policy and (b) shipping industry regulation.
19 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport
Offshore Industry: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many helicopter journeys in the offshore energy sector were aborted due to a mechanical problem in each quarter since Q1 2013l and what mode of helicopter was involved in each such incident.
19 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport
Shipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of progress by the UK maritime sector in establishing a single promotional body.
19 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department has issued on the standard, quality and nutritional content of food served to UK armed forces.
19 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many inspections have been carried out into the quality of the food served to UK Armed Forces in each of the last five years.
19 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the quality and nutritional value of food served to the Armed Forces.
19 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much is spent daily on food on each serving solider.
18 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Fertility
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines NICE issues for (a) NHS trusts and (b) patients on changes to funding of fertility treatments.
18 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Israel: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes she plans to make to advice on her Department's website relating to (a) goods for which an origin is indicated on their labelling, (b) goods from Golan and (c) other goods
15 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
National Clinical Directors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) clinicians and (b) patient groups were consulted on the changes to NHS England's National Clinical Director structure after April 2016.
15 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Heart Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what timetable has been set for the introduction of NHS England's new National Clinical Director for Cardiac Services after April 2016.
12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Embryology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to recruit and retain embryologists in the NHS.
Source: official written-questions record.