Written questions

1,014 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Dec 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer Question 215901, tabled on 25 November 2014; and what the reasons are for the time taken to answer that Question.

15 Dec 2014 · Department of Health

Drugs: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216943, whether the statement that off-patent drugs are widely used in the NHS refers to the use of off-patent drugs outside of their licensed indications.

15 Dec 2014 · Department of Health

Drugs: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216943, whether he plans to include issues related to off-patent drugs in the Innovative Medicines and MedTech Review.

9 Dec 2014 · Department of Health

Parkinson's Disease: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216992, how many incidents of medication errors involving hospital patients with Parkinson's disease resulting in no harm were reported to the National Reporti

5 Dec 2014 · Department of Health

Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made in implementing the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committe report, Services for people with neurological conditions, published on 16 March 2012; and if he will make a

3 Dec 2014 · Department of Health

Parkinson's Disease: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents involving Parkinson's disease and medicines used to treat Parkinson's disease resulting in (a) low, (b) moderate and (c) severe harm were reported to the National Reporting and Learning System b

2 Dec 2014 · Department for International Development

International Climate Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to intervention statement for the Climate Public Private Partnership (CP3) Platform, for what reason the UK's investment in the CP3 Asia Fund is made via a Scottish Limited Partne

2 Dec 2014 · Department for International Development

International Climate Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the tax jurisdiction is for the Climate Public Private Partnership (CP3) Asia Fund and (b) International Finance Corporation Catalyst Fund.

2 Dec 2014 · Department for International Development

International Climate Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the intervention statement for the Climate Public Private Partnership (CP3) Platform, which private equity firm manages the Scottish Limited Partnership for the UK's investment

2 Dec 2014 · Department of Health

Drugs: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health on the Off-patent Drugs Bill of 7 November 2014, columns 1114-1118, what discussions he has had with hospitals and GPs on chang

25 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Small Businesses: Corruption

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 27 of his Department's Research Strategy 2014-15, when the outcome of the survey of small businesses to assess the impact of the Bribery Act 2010 on small and medium-sized enterprises will

25 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Environment Protection: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the level of compensation that will be available for eligible companies for the indirect costs of (a) the EU Emissions Trading System and (b) the carbon price

25 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Environment Protection: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses have been compensated to date for the indirect costs of (a) the EU Emissions Trading System and (b) the carbon price floor; what the average award per eligible business

25 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Environment Protection: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses eligible for compensation for the indirect costs of (a) the EU Emissions Trading System and (b) the carbon price floor.

19 Nov 2014 · HM Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to pages 31 to 36 of HM Revenue and Customs' publication Measuring tax gaps 2014 edition, October 2014, what steps he has taken to reduce the alcohol tax gap since 2012-13.

19 Nov 2014 · HM Treasury

Wholesale Trade: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.140, page 75, of the Budget Report 2014, HC1104, whether he expects the registration scheme for alcohol wholesalers to take effect by 2016; and whether he plans to introduce legislative

19 Nov 2014 · HM Treasury

Wholesale Trade: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.140, page 75, of the Budget Report 2014, HC1104, what progress he has made on (a) introducing a registration scheme for alcohol wholesalers by 2016 and (b) requiring traders to take reas

19 Nov 2014 · HM Treasury

Tobacco: Smuggling

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.144 of the Budget report 2014, when he plans to consult on measures to strengthen the Government's response to tobacco smuggling and improve anti-forestalling controls.

17 Nov 2014 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it will be a requirement on bidders for the Northern and TransPennine rail franchises to provide additional staff at stations and on trains.

10 Nov 2014 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of modernising Pacer railbuses on the Northern and TransPennine routes after electrification; and what assessment he has made of the potential need to replace that

10 Nov 2014 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's stakeholder consultation on the Trans-Pennine Express Rail Franchise and the Northern Rail Franchise, published in June 2014, what assessment he has made of the compatibility

10 Nov 2014 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to pages 35-36 of the Stakeholder Consultation: TransPennine Express Rail Franchise, Northern Rail Franchise published in June 2014, what adequate measures he plans to put in place to ensure vuln

28 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Parkinson's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2014, to Question 209177, which reporting organisations reported each of the 617 incidents; and which reporting organisations reported each of the (a) 94 incidents resulting in

17 Oct 2014 · HM Treasury

Revenue and Customs

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 September 2014 to Questions 208670, 208671, 208672 and 208673, what assessment he has made of HM Revenue and Customs' performance against each such operational target in 2013-14.

26 Sep 2014 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to the requirement to display a tax disc in a vehicle on (a) enforcement activities, (b) the number of untaxed cars on the road and (c) the level of vehicle

26 Sep 2014 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure motorists are aware of changes to the requirements to display a tax disc in a vehicle from 1 October 2014.

26 Sep 2014 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of motorists who will be unaware of changes to the requirement to display a tax disc in a vehicle after 1 October 2014.

26 Sep 2014 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in what country the fund managers for the CP3 Asia Fund will be based.

26 Sep 2014 · Department for International Development

Mining: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that extractive industry transparency is a key component of the forthcoming G20 Anti-Corruption Action Plan.

26 Sep 2014 · Department of Health

Care Homes: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of workers in the care sector on zero hours contracts in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion of such workers were women.

Source: official written-questions record.