Written questions
3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Sep 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Grenfell Tower: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2017 to Question 5175, on Grenfell Tower: fires, (a) how many staff from his Department are working to provide that support, (b) what work his Depart
7 Sep 2017 · HM Treasury
Private Finance Initiative
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much debt the Government owes on existing private finance initiative contracts.
7 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office
Absent Voting
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward proposals to allow people to register for a postal vote online.
7 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office
Electronic Voting
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing proposals for secure online voting for elections.
6 Sep 2017 · Department for Education
Nurses: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the intake of students on university nursing courses.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Transport
A19: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70176, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the road casualty figures for 2016; and what steps he is taking to ensure the timely publicati
4 Sep 2017 · Prime Minister
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Prime Minister, if the Government will transfer responsibility for UK drugs policy from the Home Office to the Department for Health.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Education
Universities: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many university applications have been submitted deferring entry to September 2018.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Education
Universities: Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to encourage more working class students who are concerned about the financial burden in Easington constituency to go to university.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Education
Universities: Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people in Easington constituency (a) enrolled in, (b) applied to and (c) dropped out of university in the last 12 months.
4 Sep 2017 · Women and Equalities
Sports: Females
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to discuss with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport better representation of women's sport on terrestrial television.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Transport
A19: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70178, how much of the £175 million allocated to local highways authorities will be spent on improving road safety on the A19.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce proposals to make available a free bus pass for people at the age of 60.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Transport
Roads: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average cost is of dealing with a fatal road traffic accident on an A road.
4 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the effectiveness of short prison sentences and seek alternatives such as community sentences, electronic tagging and home curfew.
4 Sep 2017 · Home Office
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made on the effectiveness of its drugs policy on (a) reducing harm, (b) drug related deaths and (c) improving community safety.
4 Sep 2017 · Home Office
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will review the UK's drugs policy and take steps to evaluate the effectiveness of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
4 Sep 2017 · Department of Health
Drugs: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of deaths from illegal drug use in the North East.
4 Sep 2017 · Department of Health
Hospitals: Parking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to exempt NHS staff from hospital car parking charges when they are at work.
4 Sep 2017 · Department of Health
Hearing Impaired: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that the 101 and 111 services are accessible to people who suffer from deafness by facilitating the use of text by means of a registration form such as with the 999 ser
4 Sep 2017 · Department of Health
Drugs: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the latest statistical bulletin published by the Office for National Statistics on deaths related to drug poisoning, what steps he is taking to address the disproportionately high drug mortality
4 Sep 2017 · Department of Health
Hospital Beds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent on healthcare for patients who have been unable to leave hospital due to a lack of adequate adapted housing in each of the last five years.
4 Sep 2017 · Department of Health
Drugs: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has for a specialist drug treatment and recovery pilot programme in the North East.
4 Sep 2017 · Department of Health
Nurses: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that sufficient people train as nurses to address any shortfall in NHS nurse provision.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Education
Drugs: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on drug education and awareness in schools in each of the last five years.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Education
Females: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ensure girls are encouraged into sport.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Education
Schools: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will revise the home-to-school travel and transport statutory guidance to reduce the mileage thresholds beyond which free transport is provided for pupils.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sky: 21st Century Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how she plans to keep Parliament informed about the merger of Sky with 21st Century Fox before making her decision on that merger; and if she will make a statement.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward proposals to ensure more women are encouraged into sport.
4 Sep 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of bungalows required to meet the health needs of wheelchair users and people with disabilities in East Durham.
Source: official written-questions record.