Written questions

988 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if it is his Department's policy to support the aims of World Obesity Day 2020.

27 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies on the national disability strategy of the recommendations in Muscular Dystrophy UK’s report on disability benefits, entitled Below stan

10 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Restraint Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers were equipped with rigid-bar handcuffs on (a) 1 January 2019, (b) 1 April 1 2019, (c) 1 July 2019, (d) 1 October 2019 and (e) 1 January 2020.

10 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Pepper Spray

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers were equipped with PAVA spray on (a) 1 January 2019, (b) 1 April 2019, (c) 1 July 2019 (d) 1 October 2019 and (e) 1 January 2020.

31 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence and Security Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2020 to Question 6112, whether his Department is consulting with trade unions representing staff of his Department on the Government's Strategic Defence and Security Review.

17 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport

Tyne and Wear Metro

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for the (a) long-term revenue and (b) long-term capital funding for the Tyne and Wear Metro.

16 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Television

What steps her Department is taking to increase sports coverage on free-to-air television.

10 Jan 2020 · Cabinet Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Chief Executive of the Government Property Agency plans to respond to the letter from the PCS Union dated 27 September 2019 from the PCS Union and the follow-up email from PCS dated 21 October 2019.

9 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in the Bahrain Government on the reimposition of death sentences against Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa on 8 January 2020 in Bahrai

30 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Equal Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether each Department has set a target for the elimination of the gender pay gap in their workforce; and if he will make a statement.

28 Oct 2019 · Treasury

Equal Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) his Department and (b) HMRC has set a target date for the elimination of the gender pay gap.

24 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what equality impact assessment his Department has undertaken on the selection of staff for normal hours day time working in the Departmental Operations Centre on the UK leaving

24 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance the Department has issued to managers to ensure that selection of staff for normal hours day time working in the Departmental Operations Centre is conducted fairly

24 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many of his staff, by grade, that have not volunteered for shift working in the Departmental Operations Centre in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal have (a) b

24 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many of his staff, by grade, who volunteered for shift working at the Departmental Operations Centre have been rejected because the Department needs to retain them in their c

24 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff, by grade, have volunteered for shift working in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

24 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

Government Property Agency: Public and Commercial Services Union

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government Property Agency has to recognise the PCS union for its facility management contracts.

22 Oct 2019 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2019 to Question 264401 on Disclosure and Barring Service and with reference to page 2 of the letter from the Cabinet Secretary of 10 April 2019 to the Public Accou

22 Oct 2019 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2019 to Question 264399 on Disclosure and Barring Service, and with reference to page 1 of the letter from the Cabinet Secretary of 10 April 2019 to the Public Acco

22 Oct 2019 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2019 to Question 264398 on Disclosure and Barring Service and with reference to page 1 of the letter from the Cabinet Secretary of 10 April 2019 to the Public Accou

22 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2019 to Question 550 on Prisons: Fires, where the information on referrals for fire-related events in prison is held.

22 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2019 to Question 550 on Prisons: Fires, why the number of referrals for fire related events in prison is not held centrally.

22 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2019 to Question 550 on Prisons: Fires, what information his Department holds on fire related events in prison.

17 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff at which grades his Department requires to undertake work on leaving the EU without an agreement in the Departmental Operations Centre during standard daytime work

17 Oct 2019 · Women and Equalities

Housing: Standards

When the Government plans to consult on the introduction of mandatory accessible housing standards in building regulations.

15 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 8 October 2019 to Question 293577 on Prisons: Fires, how many CPS referrals for prosecution in 2018 involved fire events in prisons.

2 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of CPS referrals for prosecution involved fire events in prisons in each of the last five years.

2 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) staff and (b) prisoner (i) injuries, (ii) hospitalisations and (iii) fatalities involved fire events in prisons in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

2 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of fire events in prisons in each of the last five years.

2 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fire events occurred in each prison in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.