Written questions
988 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Sex Selection
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department next plans to publish an assessment of the extent of sex selective abortion in the UK.
21 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of running in-house bids for the operation of (a) HMP Wellingborough and (b) HMP Glen Parva.
21 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to issue invitations to tender for the operation of (a) HMP Wellingborough and (b) HMP Glen Parva.
21 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons his Department is not running in-house bids for the operation of (a) HMP Wellingborough and (b) HMP Glen Parva.
1 Nov 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Lotteries: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the outcome of his Department's consultation on society lottery reform which closed on 7 September 2018.
24 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with representatives of staff at (a) HMRC and (b) her Department on managed migration from live service to full service of Universal Credit; and when those meetings took pla
22 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hearing Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2017 to Question 117036 on Hearing Aids, if he will publish the information for each Care Commissioning Group.
8 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to prevent mobile phone companies from continuing to charge customers for the cost of a handset after those costs have been recovered through the conclusion of a
8 Oct 2018 · Home Office
Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the implications are for his forthcoming alcohol strategy of Public Health England’s support for minimum unit pricing for alcohol.
12 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Justice
HMP Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the prison population of HMP Birmingham has been in each month since May 2010.
12 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Justice
HMP Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff of each grade were employed at HMP Birmingham on 31 March 2010; and how many equivalent staff of each grade were employed at that prison on 20 August 2018.
12 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Justice
HMP Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff from each prison establishment he plans to require to be deployed on detached duty at HMP Birmingham in each of the next six months.
12 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Justice
HMP Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of deploying detached duty public sector staff at HMP Birmingham in the next six months; and who will be responsible for paying that cost.
6 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing levels working on the Child Maintenance system.
6 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to undertake an assessment of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Scheme computer system; and if she will make a statement.
6 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many processing hours for Child Maintenance service requests were lost as a result of (a) technical and (b) IT faults in the last six months.
6 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many hours the Child Maintenance System has been (a) unavailable to staff and (b) working with reduced performance in the last six months.
6 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Service Requests for (a) a new child maintenance scheme claim, (b) a change of circumstances, (c) a variation request, (d) chasing arrears, and (e) undertaking enforcement action remain outstan
6 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the 2012 Child Maintenance Scheme computer system to process in a timely manner service requests for (a) a new child maintenance scheme claim, (b) a
19 Jul 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Offshore Industry: Continental Shelf
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the UKCS Decommissioning 2018 Cost Estimate Report by the Oil and Gas Authority, what assessment he has made of trends in the cost of labour associated with deco
19 Jul 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Offshore Industry: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with (a) trades unions and (b) the oil and gas authority on employment standards in the offshore decommissioning industry.
17 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2018 to Question 163103 on Prisoners, whether he has made an assessment of the possible effect on levels of poverty on projected prison population numbers; and if he will make a
12 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reduce the cost to the NHS of reimbursement prices for special medicinal products; and if he will make a statement.
11 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information on the costs of goods he will require of manufacturers of special medicinal products under the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 and subsequent regulations; and if h
11 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the possible effect of levels of austerity on projected prison population numbers; and if he will make a statement.
5 Jul 2018 · Treasury
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of alcohol duty freezes and reductions since 2013.
5 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the Government's forthcoming alcohol strategy introduces a requirement for alcohol product labels to carry the Chief Medical Officers’ alcohol guidelines.
5 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on developing a national strategy to address alcohol consumption in line with recommendation 4 of the Cancer Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
5 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote public understanding of the link between alcohol and cancer.
12 Jun 2018 · Department for International Trade
Solar Power: Import Duties
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations the Government has made to the European Commission on the imposition of tariffs on the solar technology sector; and what the Government's policy is on that subject.
Source: official written-questions record.