Written questions

1,108 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has a target timescale for hearing appeals against its decisions on the eligibility of people for universal credit.

13 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has a target timescale for processing the mandatory reconsiderations of its decisions on the eligibility of people for universal credit.

13 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department undertakes to ensure the applicants for personal independence payment and disability living allowance are assessed by accredited healthcare professionals for their specific dis

13 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria the Department provides to its partners to assess non-physical disabilities for clients applying for personal independence payment and disability living allowance.

5 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his oral evidence to the Transport Committee on 24 July 2018, Q341-345, HC 891, when he plans to publish the minutes of the Thameslink 2018 Industry Readiness Board.

10 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurological Diseases: Physiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of neuromuscular physiotherapy provision for children and adults at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

11 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for his Department to respond to it's consultation on the draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill; and what the timetable is for further steps to be taken in relation to that Bill

23 May 2018 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Fostering in England 2016 to 2017: main findings, published by Ofsted on 29 March 2018, if he will publish the number of (a) foster places, (b) foster placements, and (c) placements not availa

25 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on preparing legislative proposals in response to the recommendations of the Law Commission's report on Level Crossings, published on 25 September 2013.

10 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Dublin Regulations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to replicate Dublin III obligations within UK legislation once the UK has left the EU; and if she will make a statement.

10 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on the number of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in EU countries who have a family connection to the UK.

12 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Apprentices: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on subsidising transport for apprentices; and if he will make a statement.

20 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the amount of (a) overspend and (b) underspend in the Access to Work scheme in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

20 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2017 to Question 107411 on Social Security Benefits: Disability, what estimate his Department made of the cost of increasing the Access to Work cap to (a) two-times

20 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2017 to Question 107411 on Social Security Benefits; Disability, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on willingness of employers to recruit deaf em

20 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2017 to Question 107411 on Social Security Benefits: Disability, what estimate his Department has made of the potential savings from the cap on individual Access to

20 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2017 to Question 107411, on social security benefits; disability, what savings his Department realised as a result of the cap on individual access to work grants in

2 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent meetings Ministers of his Department have had with Israeli human rights organisations on restrictions placed on them by the Israeli Government; and what assessment his Departm

1 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

West Bank: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on accountability for attacks on medical teams by Israeli forces, including the recent raid of al Makassed hospital in East Jerus

1 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on medical exit permits for patients needing to leave Gaza, including cancer patients.

16 Oct 2017 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many planned station upgrades under Network Rail's Access for All scheme have been (a) cancelled during rail control period 5 and (b) deferred to rail control period in each region.

16 Oct 2017 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on improving the accessibility of train stations for disabled people under Network Rail's Access for All scheme since 2014 in each region.

16 Oct 2017 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many station upgrades are due to start before April 2019 under the Network Rail Access for All scheme.

12 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department has provided to Access to Work recipients whose grants will be reduced in April 2018 due to the end of the transition period for the cap on awards.

12 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) people whose primary medical condition is difficulty in hearing and (b) other recipients of Access to Work grants (i) are still in receipt of awards above £42,800 during the transition peri

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the rail industry's preparedness for all UK rolling stock to be compliant with the Persons of Reduced Mobility Technical Specification for Interoperability by 31 December 2019.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants: Average Earnings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2017 to Question 61630, on classroom assistants: average earnings, if she will provide the same salary data for 2016.

10 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have had with (i) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (ii) officials of HM Treasury on rail fares policy since 13 June 2017.

7 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Egypt

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the airline industry and other key stakeholders on the resumption of direct flights to Sharm El-Sheikh; and if he will make a statement.

7 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2017 to Question 1538, on railways: fares, what plans he has to increase the cost of regulated rail fares by RPI plus zero per cent in 2018.

Source: official written-questions record.