Written questions

977 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of prolonged periods of time on asylum support on the integration outcomes of new refugees.

18 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of weekly asylum support rates.

21 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Motor Neurone Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether plans she has to exempt people with Motor Neurone Disease who are in receipt of the higher rate of Employment Support Allowance from being required to undertake a reassessment of their capabilit

21 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

5-aminolevulinic Acid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release of 14 May 2018 entitled Government announces £40 million for brain cancer research in honour of Tessa Jowell, what the planned timetable is for the

21 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase funding for research into brain cancer beyond those set out in his Department's press release of 14 May 2018 entitled Government announces £40 million for brain cancer

16 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of new NHS consultant posts dedicated to neuro-oncology.

15 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on producing a formal response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse's report on Child Migration Programmes.

15 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase public and health professionals' awareness of the signs and symptoms of brain tumours.

15 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to accelerate the use of adaptive trials for brain tumour patients.

14 May 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing transition support for children in need.

14 May 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve the outcomes of children in need.

14 May 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve the support provided to children in need.

8 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Allowance: Cohabitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to extend Bereavement Support Payment to people who were cohabiting but were not married or in a civil partnership; and if she will make a statement.

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

West Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any Government-owned companies are responsible for train maintenance on the West Coast mainline.

16 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

West Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which companies are responsible for train maintenance on the West Coast Main Line; and by whom those companies are owned.

12 Mar 2018 · Department for International Development

Sierra Leone: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the UK Government has provided to help people affected by the 2017 floods and mudslides in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

12 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to adopt the recommendation on page 150 of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse's Child Migration Programmes Report, published in March 2018, that no regard be had to an

12 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse's Child Migration Programmes Report.

12 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to adopt the recommendation by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse's Child Migration Programmes Report that a Government scheme for compensation to former child migrant

12 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to comply with the recommendation by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse's Child Migration Programmes Report that a government scheme for compensation to forme

12 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to implement the recommendation of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse's Child Migration Programmes Report on establishing a compensation fund for former child migrants

12 Mar 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charity Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he consulted the Public Appointments Commissioner on the appointment of the Chair of the Charity Commission before that appointment was publicly announced; and if he will make a

20 Feb 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charity Commission: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions (a) the Permanent Secretary, (b) Ministers and (c) special advisers of his Department have had with the Prime Minister on the appointment of the Chair of the Charity Com

7 Feb 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charity Commission: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the names of the candidates put forward for the position of Chair of the Charity Commission by the independent Assessment Panel.

7 Feb 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charity Commission: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he held with the Prime Minister on the appointment of Chair of the Charity Commission between 1 October 2017 and 26 January 2018.

7 Feb 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charity Commission: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether Baroness Stowell was the preferred candidate of the independent Assessment Panel for the position of Chair of the Charity Commission.

7 Feb 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charity Commission: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria his Department used to assess the suitability of candidates for Chair of the Charity Commission.

5 Feb 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS trusts comply with guidance on patient, visitor and staff parking.

23 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the national minimum fostering allowance to cover young people in staying put arrangements.

23 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has assessed the adequacy of National Minimum Fostering Allowance rates since their introduction in 2007.

Source: official written-questions record.