Written questions

988 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of maintenance of fire safety equipment and systems in prisons.

2 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many audits of prisons for maintenance of fire safety equipment have returned a finding of (a) amber-red and (b) red in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

2 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many enforcement notices have been issued in relation to prison fire safety arrangements in each of the last 12 quarters; and if he will make a statement.

2 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Arson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many national prison arson reduction workshops have been held in each of the last 12 quarters; and if he will make a statement.

2 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether vape pens have been used to start fires in prisons; and if he will make a statement.

2 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the trends in the number of fire events in prisons in each of the last five years.

3 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Visas: Iraq

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to improve the visa application system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

3 Sep 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Kurds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of bilateral relations with the Kurdistan region in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

2 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the impact assessment for Medicines Usage Reviews not being included in the new community pharmacy contract.

2 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Medicines Usage Reviews have been undertaken for people with Parkinson's in each year since their introduction.

2 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Medicines Usage Reviews have taken place in each year since their introduction.

2 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS will take as part of the forthcoming NHS workforce plan to minimise the vacancy rates of (a) Parkinson’s nurses and (b) other specialist posts.

2 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure specialist posts such as Parkinson’s nurses are included in the forthcoming NHS workforce plan.

2 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what alternative arrangements will be introduced in the new local pharmacy contract to safeguard people taking multiple medications and ensure they receive a regular review of their medication to p

2 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of scrapping Medicines Usage Reviews on people who take multiple medications.

25 Jul 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

If he will bring forward legislative proposals to recognise animal sentience.

15 Jul 2019 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Questions 264398, 264399, 264401 and 264402 of 13 June 2019 on the Disclosure and Barring Service, why those Questions remain unanswered; when he plans to provide Answers to those Question

15 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Audiology and Hearing Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer on 12 June 2019 to Question 260081, whether his Department will require Clinical Commissioning Groups to collect and publish data in a comparable form on (a) the amount spent

8 Jul 2019 · Treasury

Smuggling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 49 of Budget 2018, what progress he has made on the establishment of a UK-wide Anti-Illicit Trade Group.

8 Jul 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February to Question 221635, what the target staffing levels are for (a) medical members, (b) disability qualified members and (c) judges in the social security and child support juri

8 Jul 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the target waiting time is for benefit tribunals; and what the timeframe is for that target to be met.

1 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what succession planning arrangements the NHS is making to minimise the vacancy rates for (a) Parkinson’s nurses and (b) other specialist roles.

1 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure (b) specialist roles and (b) Parkinson’s nurses are included in the NHS workforce plan.

25 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons contain an electronic gate with at least one safety feature disengaged; and if he will make a statement.

25 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have received compensation for being assaulted by a fellow prisoner in each of the last three years, and if he will make a statement.

13 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page two of the letter from the Cabinet Secretary of 10 April 2019 to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on Disclosure and Barring Service: progress review, if he will place in th

13 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 2 of the letter from the Cabinet Secretary of 10 April 2019 to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on Disclosure and Barring Service: progress review, what areas for further i

13 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 2 of the letter from the Cabinet Secretary of 10 April 2019 to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on Disclosure and Barring Service: progress review, what estimate he has mad

13 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page one of the letter from the Cabinet Secretary of 10 April 2019 to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on Disclosure and Barring Service: progress review, what agreed changes th

13 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 1 of the letter from the Cabinet Secretary of 10 April 2019 to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on Disclosure and Barring Service: progress review, if he will place in the

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