Written questions

959 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Fires: Moorland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary for State for Defence in on the Army's role in supporting Fire and Rescue Service in relation to the Lancashire moorland fires.

26 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has made an assessment of the validity of claims in the media that the Bangladesh Government's war on drugs may be being used to target political opponents.

22 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of initiatives to encourage more people to enter the teaching profession.

22 Jun 2018 · Attorney General

Crown Prosecution Service: Staff

To ask the Attorney General, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the reduction in the number of CPS staff on the number of criminal charges brought in England and Wales between 2010 and 2017.

15 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Research and Innovation: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) fulfils its mission to push the frontiers of human knowledge and understanding by appointing active resear

15 Jun 2018 · Cabinet Office

Science and Technology Honours Committee: Scientists

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many scientists sit on the UK Honours Science and Technology Committee.

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there has been an under-spend in the budget for teacher bursaries in each of the last three years.

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of effect of the Teacher Supply Model on teacher recruitment in the last 12 months.

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government has made of the merits of funding tuition fees for prospective teachers to encourage more teachers into the teaching profession.

5 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dogs were used in licensed animal experiments in the UK in each year between 2010 and 2016; and what assessment he has made of trends in the number of such dogs (a) over and (b) between those

5 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to review the use of dogs as a second species for the purpose of regulatory toxicity testing; and if he will make a statement.

5 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to reduce the number of dogs used in animal experiments by applying the principles of (a) replacement and (b) reduction and refinement in the licensing process; and if he will make a

5 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) tests of pesticides and (b) other experiments were carried out on dogs in relation to legislation on plant protection products in 2016.

5 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 May 2018 to Question 146837, what information his Department collects on resourcing for specific police functions and job roles; and what assessment his Department has mad

5 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much resource police allocated to investigating crimes in (a) Humberside and (b) England in each year from 2010 to 2017.

5 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Interpreters

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards his Department has in place to ensure that contracted interpreters for courts and tribunals are appropriately qualified and competent in the use of (a) the foreign language they are translating in

5 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Evidence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that there is a consistent standard in video surveillance systems and readers so that all CCTV recordings can be accessible to the police, security services and durin

5 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of Crown Court trials prosecuted in the name of the Crown were subject to a successful application to dismiss in each year between 2010 and 2017.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 21 May 2018 to Questions 144259, 144260 and 144261, by what date he expects North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust to be meeting its targets for (a) A&E waiting tim

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2018 to Question 144262, for what reason his Department decided to collect information on ambulance handover delays in England for three months of the year only; an

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2018 to Questions 144259, 144260 and 144261, what the timetable is for implementing a system of primary care streaming and planning to establish an urgent treatment

5 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners on Remand

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people on remand in prison in advance of a trial were acquitted in each year between 2010 and 2017; and what was the (a) mean and (b) median length of time on remand was in each of those years.

5 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners on Remand

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of being remanded in prison on people that are subsequently found not guilty in court and acquitted of the charge.

4 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that T-levels enable learners to move between disciplines as their priorities and interests change.

4 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) current year 9 learners and (b) future cohorts are aware of T-levels.

4 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education for what reasons the Post-16 skills plan for (a) protective services, (b) sales, marketing and procurement, (c) Social Care and (d) transport and Logistics will be delivered primarily through apprenticeships.

4 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the number of NHS employees (a) who work while being sick enough to stay at home and (b) the potential effect of that practice on the NHS.

1 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on expanding the Medical Training Initiative to meet the (a) the demand for places and (b) needs of NHS Trusts.

1 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS Trusts are able to recruit (a) junior doctors and (b) consultants meet short-term increases in patient demand.

1 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Junior Doctors

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of NHS trusts to secure Tier 2 visas for junior doctors in disciplines that are not on the shortage occupation list.

Source: official written-questions record.