Written questions

393 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent advertising and promoting the Windrush Compensation Scheme in (a) Romsey and Southampton North and (b) nationally.

19 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Hampshire receive disability benefits.

19 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people in Hampshire had their disability benefits stopped following an assessment in the last 12 months.

10 Mar 2016 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of Overseas Development Assistance funding the Government plans will be spent by (a) her Department and (b) other government departments in the current Parliament; and what measu

19 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential psychological effect on victims of domestic abuse who are representing themselves as litigants in person in the family court of having to cross-examine the

19 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential psychological effect on victims of domestic abuse who are representing themselves as litigants in person in the family court of being cross-examined by the

19 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all victims of domestic abuse attending the family courts have access to special measures similar to those available in the criminal courts.

19 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family courts have designated safe waiting rooms for vulnerable victims and witnesses.

19 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on ensuring that all judges and family court sittings in private family proceedings cases where there is evidence of domestic abuse adhere to Practice Direction 12J: Child A

8 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to update the Sex and Relationship Education Guidance that was published in 2000.

8 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of how (a) academies, (b) primary schools and (c) other schools have implemented the Sex and Relationship Education Guidance published in 2000.

8 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve the teaching of personal, social, health and economic education and sex and relationship education in schools that Ofsted inspectors have assessed as requiring improvement in the t

8 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to make sex and relationship training mandatory for all the teachers.

8 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to make it compulsory for primary schools to teach (a) the correct names for genitalia, (b) that genitals are private to the child and (c) where children should seek help if they are abus

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of increasing free childcare provision to 30 hours per week on the number of nurseries which offer free childcare.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to clause 1 of the Childcare Bill, what categories of childcare provider she plans to include in an independent review of the free childcare entitlement funding system.

2 Nov 2015 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of increasing free childcare provision to 30 hours per week on (a) the number of childcare places, (b) child to adult ratios in nursery settings and (c) the number of

2 Nov 2015 · Department for Education

Schools: Nurseries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the provisions of the Childcare Bill on the number of nurseries within schools.

2 Nov 2015 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to (a) evaluate the piloting of 30 hours free childcare from September 2016 and (b) publish the outcome of such an evaluation.

2 Nov 2015 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with headteachers on (a) expanding childcare and (b) developing a right for parents to request that schools provide childcare.

15 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the progress of the National Citizenship Service.

24 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his statement of 22 June 2015, Official Report, columns 617-9, whether local people will have the final say on planning applications for solar farms.

22 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will support Cervical Screening Awareness Week.

22 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Public Health England Marketing Strategy 2014 to 2017, published in July 2014, what discussions he has had with Public Health England about whether its plan to develop marketing campaigns to

22 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Health: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Public Health England Marketing Strategy 2014 to 2017, published in July 2014, what discussions he has had with Public Health England about the progress of its work to trial mechanisms for im

24 Nov 2014 · Department for Education

Sixth Form Colleges: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of not returning VAT costs of sixth form colleges on competition in the market for education provision for 16 to 19 year olds.

14 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Neighbourhood Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many communities have produced neighbourhood development plans.

14 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Neighbourhood Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice is available to communities formulating neighbourhood plans.

14 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Neighbourhood Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding is available for local authorities to support neighbourhood plans.

14 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Neighbourhood Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether neighbourhood plans have to meet a minimum number of homes allocated.

Source: official written-questions record.