Written questions

70 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Wye: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Natural England and (b) the Environment Agency on pollution in the River Wye.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Wye: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Ministers in the Welsh Government on pollution in the River Wye.

24 May 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Ofcom: Trade Competitiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to make an announcement on Ofcom's review of the Terms of Trade.

27 Apr 2016 · HM Treasury

Money Advice Service: Business Plans

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the proposals for long-term infrastructure and marketing spending in the Money Advice Service's 2016-17 business plan to take into account the implications of the proposed new delivery model for pub

27 May 2015 · Department of Health

Virtual Wards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential for virtual wards to improve health care delivery.

17 Mar 2015 · Home Office

Police: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on the effective use of ICT.

12 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury

Cider: Excise Duties

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cider and perry producers are registered as exempt from paying duty in (a) Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency, (b) Herefordshire and (c) the UK.

10 Mar 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of small firms and shops likely to benefit from the planned reduction in business rates in (a) Herefordshire and (b) England in 2015-16.

9 Mar 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect the seas and fish stocks around England.

4 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury

Income Tax: Hereford and South Herefordshire

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of people in Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency who will no longer pay income tax as a result of the increased personal allowance.

25 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Maldives

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Maldives.

25 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how an institution can become a designated institution under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988.

23 Feb 2015 · Women and Equalities

Crimes of Violence: Females

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress has been made on reducing violence against women.

23 Feb 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the combined effect of poor mobile phone signal and poor broadband provision on rural communities and businesses.

12 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Private Finance Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of savings related to PFI contracts in the NHS since 2010.

12 Feb 2015 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce funding for music hubs in 2016-17.

11 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which new higher education institutions designated under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988 received funding for (a) capital works and (b) specific designated courses in the last

9 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Higher Education: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to widen access to higher education.

27 Jan 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Milk: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the labelling of milk products so that it is easier to identify their country of origin.

22 Jan 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Milk: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help dairy farmers to export more milk products.

20 Jan 2015 · Wales Office

Water: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of cross-border water regulation in England and Wales as it relates to domestic and commercial properties in England supplied by Welsh Water; and if he will make a statem

18 Dec 2014 · Cabinet Office

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the National Citizen Service programmes which ran in summer 2014.

16 Dec 2014 · Home Office

Shops: Antisocial Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to local authorities and police forces on the use of closure orders to tackle shops that persistently (a) sell prohibited goods to underage persons and (b) sell smuggled o

16 Dec 2014 · Home Office

Shops: Antisocial Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to local authorities and police forces on the use of community protection notices to tackle shops that persistently (a) sell prohibited goods to underage persons and (b) s

15 Dec 2014 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Community Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to support community energy schemes.

5 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the ability of solicitors to provide crime duty cover in sparsely populated areas.

4 Nov 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities and community groups on tackling rough sleeping.

30 Oct 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices under 19 were paid less than £90 per week in the last year for which data are available.

30 Oct 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to publish the 2014 Apprenticeship Pay Survey.

30 Oct 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland were paid the apprentice rate of the national minimum wage in the last year for which figures are available.

Source: official written-questions record.