Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Ministry of Justice: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the Ministry of Justice no longer has responsibility for Government policy on freedom of information and data protection.

26 Oct 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Slaughterhouses: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the opinion of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee on CCTV in slaughterhouses, published in February 2015.

26 Oct 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of UK slaughterhouses were inspected in each of the last five years.

26 Oct 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Slaughterhouses: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to increase the use of CCTV in slaughterhouses; and if she will make a statement.

22 Oct 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of empty properties in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Easington constituency.

22 Oct 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department has provided to renovate, repair and bring back into use long-term empty properties in each of the last five years.

22 Oct 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of properties required to meet housing demand in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Easington constituency in each of the next fiv

22 Oct 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what action the Government has taken to bring back into use long-term empty properties.

21 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Welfare Tax Credits

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to tax credits on family incomes.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have renovated, replaced or installed new kitchen equipment in order to comply with the universal infant free school meals programme.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional pupils have become eligible for free school meals since the introduction of the universal infant free school meals programme.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional pupils have become eligible for free school meals in (a) the North East and (b) Easington constituency since the introduction of the universal infant free school meals programme.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much schools have spent renovating, replacing or installing new kitchen equipment prior to the introduction of the universal infant free school meals programme.

9 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Internet: Access

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people unable to access the internet are not (a) disadvantaged as consumers and (b) denied access to government services.

9 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Digital Technology: Easington

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to promote digital inclusion in Easington constituency (a) in general and (b) for hard to reach groups who have never accessed online content.

9 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Internet: Easington

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate the Government has made of the number of people in Easington constituency who are unable to access the internet.

9 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Internet: Easington

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the Government has made of the number of people in Easington constituency who have never used the internet.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: County Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many 16 and 17 year olds were presented as homeless to Durham County Council in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve supported accommodation for homeless young people in (a) Easington constituency, (b) County Durham, (c) the North East and (d) England.

8 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Naloxone

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether availability of the drug Naloxone, under the new regulations to be introduced on 1 October 2015, will be restricted to those categorised in current Public Health England guidance.

1 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recent investigations into alleged misuse of public money by private providers that held contracts with his Department.

25 Jun 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what arrangements are in place to determine long-term planning for the UK's energy mix; and what organisation is responsible for ensuring security of supply.

24 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will respond to the Health Select Committee's report on End of Life Care, published on 10 March 2015, HC 805.

24 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role is played by NHS England in deciding on the cost-effectiveness of new drug treatments.

24 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Hepatitis: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from NICE on the timely implementation of its recommendations on the availability of new drugs for the treatment of Hepatitis C.

24 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that recommendations by NICE on the availability of new drug treatments are fully implemented by NHS England.

15 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effect in terms of loss of amenities on surrounding properties where an Environmental Stewardship Scheme is in operation.

15 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultations Natural England is required to conduct before accepting an application for an Environmental Stewardship Scheme.

15 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications were accepted during the operation of her Department's Environmental Stewardship Scheme; and what the total cost of the scheme was to the public purse.

15 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Hepatitis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to expedite the (a) prevention, (b) testing, (c) diagnosis and (d) treatment of hepatitis C.

Source: official written-questions record.