Written questions
4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Feb 2017 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: ICT
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity for small and medium-sized enterprises to provide cloud services for government departments.
24 Feb 2017 · Department of Health
Care Homes: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to ensure Care Quality Commission standards are applied fairly.
24 Feb 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what standards the Government has put in place to assess whether a patient is physically healthy enough to return to work after illness; and what mechanisms are in place for appeals related to such asse
24 Feb 2017 · Department of Health
Home Care Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to assist (a) Newcastle Allied Healthcare and (b) other home care providers given an inadequate rating by the Care Quality Commission.
23 Feb 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Charles Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Charles Taylor is able to make phone calls from Durham Prison.
23 Feb 2017 · Department for International Development
Nigeria: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations she has made to the Nigerian Government on the humanitarian crisis in the north east of that country.
23 Feb 2017 · HM Treasury
Bank Services
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role the Government envisages for the (a) Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Information Commissioner's Office in an open banking environment.
23 Feb 2017 · HM Treasury
Bank Services
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing open data sharing standards for markets other than banking.
23 Feb 2017 · HM Treasury
Bank Services
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that the UK's Open Banking Standard can be leveraged internationally.
23 Feb 2017 · Cabinet Office
Government Digital Service
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies on the Government Digital Service of the findings of the blog post by Ann Kempster entitled So long and thanks for all the cheese.
22 Feb 2017 · Department of Health
Social Services: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that provision in the care sector is provided on the basis of criteria other than the lowest possible cost.
22 Feb 2017 · Department of Health
Social Services: Competition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of competition in the care sector.
22 Feb 2017 · Department for Education
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the Schools Funding Formula.
22 Feb 2017 · Department for Education
Schools: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the area cost adjustment on the level of school funding in the North East.
22 Feb 2017 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to make open data publication a requirement for all companies entering Government procurement tenders.
21 Feb 2017 · Department of Health
NHS: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the public consultation process for moving NHS services between two locations.
21 Feb 2017 · Department of Health
NHS: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government takes to ensure minimal disruption to quality of service when NHS services are moved from one site to another.
21 Feb 2017 · Department of Health
Heart Diseases: Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on patient care of moving Newcastle's Child and Adult Heart Surgery Unit from the Freeman Hospital to the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
20 Feb 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the practicability of switching smart meters for energy (a) supplies and (b) customers.
20 Feb 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has he made of the practicability for consumers of switching pre-pay suppliers.
20 Feb 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the practicability of switching from pre-pay to direct debit energy suppliers.
20 Feb 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment (a) he and (b) Ofgem have made of the extent of the potential barrier to switching energy suppliers of the requirement to change smart meters on switching such sup
20 Feb 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of metres of copper line laid by British Telecom in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
20 Feb 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much information her Department holds on the number of metres of last-mile copper line laid or refurbished over the last five years which was funded from the public purse.
8 Feb 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the facility people have to move and re-use data held by social networking websites; and if she will make a statement.
31 Jan 2017 · Department for Education
Adult Education and Lifelong Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to increase provision for adult skills and lifelong learning.
24 Jan 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Overseas Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what basis and in accordance with what criteria funds from the Empowerment Fund will be allocated.
23 Jan 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Nuclear Reactors
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish a road map for the development of small nuclear reactors.
23 Jan 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Ofcom
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish an organisational chart for (a) her Department and (b) Ofcom.
10 Jan 2017 · Home Office
Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2016 to Question 57549, what the maximum amount is that police forces can charge for the recovery of stolen property; whether charges must reflect costs; and to w
Source: official written-questions record.