Written questions

528 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Jul 2017 · HM Treasury

Mortgages: Repossession Orders

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a rise in interest rates on mortgage repossessions.

10 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce the level of emissions from road transport.

30 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Hospitals: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to make concessions available to reduce hospital car-parking charges for unwaged student nurses.

27 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the 30 hours a week free childcare entitlement for working parents to student midwives and nurses who work in the public sector as part of the

28 Feb 2017 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for (a) new patients presenting with symptoms of mental ill health to access talking therapies and (b) referrals to psychiatrists to receive an appointment.

21 Feb 2017 · Department of Health

Maternity Services: Health Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many families of newborn babies did not receive a mandated health visitor antenatal visit in the last year; and how many families did not receive a (a) new baby review, (b) 6 to 8 week assessment, (c) one-year

17 Jan 2017 · Department for Transport

Bypasses: Tameside

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made to date on the Mottram bypass.

17 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Hospitals: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures are in place for NHS hospital complaints to be processed in a timely fashion; and what recourse patients and their relatives have in the event of delays in the processing of such complaints.

29 Nov 2016 · HM Treasury

Business: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.15 of the Autumn Statement 2016, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the changes to business investment relief relating to non-domiciled individuals.

21 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress there has been on the electrification works to the TransPennine rail line through Stalybridge; and what his most recent estimate is of the potential completion date of those works.

31 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on its commitment to end unsupervised high-stakes gambling on fixed odds betting terminals.

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union: Meetings

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what meetings he has had with representatives of major sectors of the UK economy since he assumed office.

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the electrification works on the Manchester to Stalybridge railway line.

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Transport

Stockport-Stalybridge Railway Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment Network Rail has made of the (a) available capacity on the Stalybridge to Stockport railway line and (b) feasibility of providing additional passenger services on that railway line.

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects new rolling stock to be deployed on the Manchester to Stalybridge railway line.

18 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Financial Services

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions the Economic Secretary to the Treasury has had with representatives of the UK financial services sector on the UK's exit from the EU since assuming office.

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electricity Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the value of distribution-connected generation to the (a) UK energy system as a whole and (b) security of supply.

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electricity Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the amount of distribution-connected plants that might close in the event of a significant change to rules governing the payment of embe

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electricity Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes to the rules governing payment of embedded benefits on participation in the forthcoming capacity market auctions;

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to make changes to the eligibility criteria for the Sure Start maternity grant for families affected by changes to child tax credit from April 2017.

12 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport

Bypasses: Tameside

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide an update on his Department's preparations for the Mottram by-pass.

18 Jul 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department will be responsible for family-friendly employment policy and the right to request flexible working and shared parental leave.

13 Jun 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of housing benefit payments is made to non-British nationals in the last 12 months.

26 May 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Electricity Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on foregoing the running hour exemptions permitted by the Medium Combustion Plant Directive on the total annualised emissions of the energy sector; and if she will m

26 May 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Gas Fired Power Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what analysis her Department has undertaken on the effect of limiting the role which diesel generators play in the Capacity Market on increased contract awards for new gas power stations.

26 May 2016 · HM Treasury

Capital Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on business and investor confidence of potential retroactive changes being made to (a) Enterprise Investment Schemes, (b) Venture Capital Trusts and (c) other inv

24 May 2016 · Department of Health

Health Services: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients discharged from assessment and treatment units were re-admitted to such units in each of the last five years.

24 May 2016 · Department of Health

Health Services: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients discharged from assessment and treatment units were re-admitted to hospital settings in each of the last five years.

24 May 2016 · HM Treasury

Financial Ombudsman Service

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the time limit that consumers can make a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

23 May 2016 · Department of Health

Health Services: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether patients on assessment and treatment units have access to (a) occupational therapy and (b) speech and language therapy.

Source: official written-questions record.