Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Dec 2018 · Cabinet Office

Overseas Trade: Commonwealth

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the merits of targets for increased procurement from Commonwealth nations after the UK has left the EU.

17 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential health benefits to elderly people of increasing the availability of (a) dental implants, (b) veneers and (c) crowns on the NHS.

13 Dec 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Research and Innovation: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the funding per head of population was by (a) UK Research and Innovation and (b) its predecessor bodies in (i) each region of England and (ii) the nations of the UK in each o

13 Dec 2018 · Treasury

Research: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2018 to Question 191916 on Research: Finance, how the Government plans to guarantee that funding after the end of the implementation period.

13 Dec 2018 · Treasury

British Business Bank: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase funding for the British Business Bank to make up the difference between the £200 million it was allocated in Budget 2018 and the £1.89 billion that the European Investment Bank allocated

13 Dec 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Construction: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how funding for the construction sector deal will be used; and how the effectiveness of that deal will be measured.

10 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2018 to Question 191918 on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, which external organisations her Department plans to work collaboratively with.

10 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2018 to Question 191917 on Carer's Allowance, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of (a) pensioners and (b) students in full-time education wh

10 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate the Government has made of the number of people at risk of experiencing rising debt as a result of the six week transitory wait from legacy to universal credit.

10 Dec 2018 · Department for International Development

Cameroon: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the UK Government is taking to help support communities in Cameroon affected by the political situation in that country.

10 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cameroon: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his French Government counterparts on the humanitarian crisis in Cameroon.

10 Dec 2018 · Department for International Development

Cameroon: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the UK Government is taking to tackle the humanitarian situation in Cameroon.

6 Dec 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Health Services and Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has for a care sector deal.

6 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential merits of a care sector deal.

6 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of dental treatments available through the NHS and private dentists.

29 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people at risk of experiencing debt as a result of the six-week transitory wait from legacy benefits to universal credit.

26 Nov 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Science: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to introduce a long-term funding plan for science.

26 Nov 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the estimate made by the Campaign for Science and Engineering that R&D funding will require an additional £9 billion a year by 2027

23 Nov 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what targets he has set for digital inclusion and whether he plans to update the Government Digital Inclusion Strategy 2014.

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) level and (b) cost to local authorities of contamination in recycled rubbish; and what steps his Department is taking to prevent contamination in r

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department provides on the level of cleanliness required for recycled rubbish.

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on avoiding contamination in recycling collections.

20 Nov 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Catapult Network: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the workforce at the Catapult centres is (a) female, (b) BAME and (c) disabled.

20 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Resignations

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many investigations into Secretary of State resignations there have been in the last five years.

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

Inclusive Tech Alliance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions the Government has had with the Inclusive Tech Alliance in the last 12 months.

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

Tech City UK: Ethnic Groups and Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress Tech City has made in funding tech start-ups led by (a) women and (b) BAME people.

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

Tech City UK: Ethnic Groups and Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress TechCity UK has made in promoting (a) women and (b) BAME people within that organisation.

15 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to require people who request an extension to their deadline day as part of the process of managed migration on the grounds of ill health to provide medical evidence in

15 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making carer's allowance available to (a) pensioners and (b) students in full-time education.

15 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Research: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Government is planning to protect R&D funding in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

Source: official written-questions record.