Written questions
480 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
England Infected Blood Support Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether non means tested monthly bereaved partner payments, paid to the bereaved relatives of the contaminated blood victims, will be paid for life.
24 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will base the Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP) on the person's final salary at the end of service rather than their age.
8 Nov 2021 · Treasury
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reconsider the Draught Relief policy so that it will apply to drinks served from draught containers less than 40 litres in order to benefit a wider range of breweries.
5 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Mathematics: Graduates
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of mathematics graduates required to meet the Government’s ambition to achieve an investment in research and development of 2.4 per cent of
5 Nov 2021 · Department for Education
Mathematics: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of young people studying mathematics at higher education.
3 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport
Taxis: CCTV
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making CCTV compulsory in taxis.
21 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals offer food to parents in hospital with their child.
21 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Children's Play
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals offer weekend play support staff for children.
21 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of his Department’s cancer research budget was spent on childhood cancer research in the last three years; and if he breakdown those figures by types of childhood cance
24 Mar 2015 · Home Office
Mephedrone
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the changes in the rate of mephedrone use in the (a) Gosport and Fareham area and (b) UK.
17 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury
Sanitary Products: VAT
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will propose at an EU level (a) a review of the EU's classification of women's sanitary products as luxury items and (b) an end to the 5 per cent tax rate on such items.
30 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Katrice Lee
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress the Royal Military Police have made in respect of Operation BUTE; and on what date he expects that investigation to conclude.
18 Dec 2014 · Home Office
Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to address the drivers of crime.
18 Dec 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Christmas Bonus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recipients of the Christmas Bonus may pay it back.
26 Nov 2014 · Department of Health
Surgical Mesh Implants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the working group on transvaginal mesh implants has made; and if he will make a statement.
19 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Defence
DMRC Headley Court
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the net additional cost of military operations allocated to Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court was spent on (a) living and mobility aids and (b) rehabilitation programmes and other as
19 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Defence
DMRC Headley Court
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the net additional cost of military operations allocated to Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court was spent on commissioned treatments and services from private sector healthcare provide
19 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Defence
DMRC Headley Court
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the net additional cost of military operations was allocated to Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court in financial year 2012-13.
19 Nov 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Health: Males
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to support the work of the UK Men's Sheds Association.
30 Oct 2014 · Ministry of Defence
War Widow(er)s: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to enable war widows who remarried between 1973 and 2005 to keep their pensions.
30 Oct 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Business: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what measures are in place to enable the Prompt Payment Code is effective in preventing late payments.
30 Oct 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Small Businesses: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to promote the Prompt Payment Code as a means of ensuring that small and medium-sized businesses do not suffer financial hardship as a result of late payments.
30 Oct 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Business: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that signatories of the Prompt Payment Code adhere to its regulations; and if he will make a statement.
21 Oct 2014 · Department for Education
Sixth Form Colleges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure sixth form colleges can attract able maths teachers.
12 Sep 2014 · Home Office
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has any plans to introduce legislative proposals to criminalise the legal high known as gocaine.
12 Sep 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Business: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish all gender-specific data held by his Department on the effect of his Department's schemes to promote business and enterprise.
11 Sep 2014 · Deputy Prime Minister
Local Enterprise Partnerships
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership on devolving powers and responsibilities from Whitehall.
29 Aug 2014 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will review regulations to allow unmarried partners with children to live together in service family accommodation.
7 Jul 2014 · Department for Transport
Road Traffic Control: Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to relieve congestion on roads in Hampshire.
4 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Defence
Fuels: Gosport
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 610W, on fuels: Gosport, when he expects the work to establish the preferred options and costs of replacement for the fuel tanks at the oil fue
Source: official written-questions record.