Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jun 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support he plans to make available to homeless veterans in the next five years.

21 Jun 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on supporting veterans injured on active service in each of the last five years.

21 Jun 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will create a veterans register to help identify and support the needs of veterans (a) generally and (b) during the transition back into civilian life.

21 Jun 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it a specific offence to discriminate against and abuse members of the armed forces.

21 Jun 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make representations to the Treasury to (a) lift the public pay sector cap and (b) allow the Armed Forces Pay Review Body to make recommendations on pay rises without that pay gap restriction.

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure: Easington

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will make funding available for the construction and maintenance of a swimming pool and other leisure facilities in Easington constituency to promote health and wellbeing.

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: County Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Government provides to public bodies to promote and develop tourism to the Durham Heritage coast.

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to relocate regional assets held in national galleries and libraries to their areas of origin to promote regional tourism.

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Fire Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what fire risk assessments have been carried out on the use of polystyrene ceiling tiles; and whether this product should be removed from the market.

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Rented Housing: Fire Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the use of polystyrene ceiling tiles in rented accommodation.

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Letting Agents: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria were used to select the location of letting agents' fees ban workshops.

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Hedges and Ditches: Mediation

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce legislative proposals to abolish or reduce the fees local authorities charge to mediate high-hedge disputes under the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 and the High Hedg

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Private Property: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will grant local authorities the power to insist that landlords or home owners maintain their properties to an acceptable standard where that condition is having a negative impact u

21 Jun 2017 · Home Office

Police: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to provide police forces with additional resources when handling complex fraud cases.

21 Jun 2017 · Home Office

Police: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dedicated officers there are in each police force that specialise in fraud.

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Derelict Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to give local authorities the power to (a) take over or (b) mandate owners to develop, sell or clear blight and derelict sites suitable for

21 Jun 2017 · Home Office

A19: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase patrols and speeding enforcement at accident blackspots on the A19.

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Retail Trade: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make available funding for the renewal and redevelopment of high streets.

21 Jun 2017 · Department of Health

NHS: Lost Working Days

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many days have been lost in the NHS due to staff absence and sickness in each of the last five years.

21 Jun 2017 · HM Treasury

Public Sector: Pay

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will lift the one per cent pay cap.

21 Jun 2017 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is between a patient being diagnosed with a mental health issue and receiving access to counselling and talking therapies.

21 Jun 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Systems

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will consider alternative voting systems for general elections and introduce a proportional system.

21 Jun 2017 · Cabinet Office

House of Lords: Reform

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals on the reform of the House of Lords to make that House accountable to the electorate.

21 Jun 2017 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much per person the NHS has spent on treating people with mental health conditions in each of the last five years.

21 Jun 2017 · Cabinet Office

Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will repeal the Fixed-terms Parliaments Act 2011.

21 Jun 2017 · Department of Health

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of staff shortages in the NHS by number and position.

21 Jun 2017 · Cabinet Office

General Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will establish an independent body to set rules for and formalise general election leaders debates.

21 Jun 2017 · Cabinet Office

Queen's Speech

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish minutes of the meetings between Ministers and the Democratic Unionist Party on supporting the Queen's Speech 2017.

21 Jun 2017 · Department of Health

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from Cabinet colleagues about reintroducing the student nursing bursary.

21 Jun 2017 · Department of Health

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many foreign nationals are working in the NHS.

Source: official written-questions record.