Written questions

587 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jun 2016 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission an impact assessment of the potential effects of the provisions of his Department's Blue Badge Scheme Local Authority Guidance (England), published in October 2014, on people with autism,

13 Jun 2016 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discretion is available to local authorities to grant blue badges to disabled people who are in receipt of the enhanced mobility rate of personal independence payment other than through the moving around c

8 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on GP services of increasing medical indemnity costs for GPs.

7 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what decisions his Department has made on the distribution of funding to relieve the immediate pressures in general practice, set out in NHS England's General Practice Forward View, published in April 2016.

7 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department is taking steps to set a national standard for a maximum number of patients that GPs, nurses and other primary care professionals can reasonably deal with during any working day.

26 May 2016 · HM Treasury

Disability

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people are not disproportionately affected by reductions in government expenditure.

24 May 2016 · Department of Health

Health Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts conform to the Accessible Information Standard.

24 May 2016 · Department of Health

Health Services and Social Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department monitors the progress of organisations providing NHS or adult social care towards conforming to the Accessible Information Standard.

6 May 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of jobseeker's allowance had a self-indentified care leaver marker used by his Department against their record in (a) October 2013 to March 2014, (b) April 2014 to March 2015

26 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Strokes: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people with acute strokes were treated with thrombolysis in the last 12 months.

25 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: Strokes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of carer's allowance where the person cared for is a stroke survivor.

25 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Strokes: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he holds on the numbers of clinical commissioning groups in England which have reconfigured acute stroke services since the publication of the National Stroke Strategy in December 2007.

25 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Strokes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many stroke survivors are in receipt of social care funded by their local authority.

8 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Care Leavers: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many care leavers as identified through the self-identified marker used by his Department between the ages of 18 and 25 had their (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance s

8 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Strokes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in England are currently registered disabled as a result of having a stroke.

8 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to amend the aids and appliances descriptors, or the points awarded to them, for personal independence payments assessments.

8 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Strokes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many stroke survivors are in (a) receipt of employment and support allowance and (b) the work-related activity group.

8 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Strokes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many stroke survivors are currently in receipt of the personal independence payment.

8 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Strokes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the quality and geographical variability of speech and language therapy available to stroke survivors in England.

8 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Strokes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many stroke survivors are currently in receipt of local authority-funded adult social care.

8 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Strokes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the quality and variation of rehabilitation available to stroke survivors.

8 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Strokes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have avoided disability from stroke due to the measures contained in the National Stroke Strategy.

8 Apr 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth on 4 August 2015, and followed up on 11 December 2015, on behalf of a constituent, with regar

24 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications from care leavers between the age of 18 and 25 were made for reconsideration or appeal of a sanction decision in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.

24 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many care leavers aged 18 to 25 have had sanctions overturned or reduced on reconsideration or appeal in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.

24 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for reconsideration or appeal of a sanction decision were submitted in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.

24 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Landlords: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.59 of the Summer Budget 2015, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of restricting finance cost relief for landlords on the ability of private individuals who operate buy

23 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on consultancy costs examining possible proposals for the future of the Access to Work scheme.

23 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Independent Living Fund: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 28404, on Independent Living Fund, if he will publish (a) the timescale and (b) the terms of reference of the research which the Government plans t

23 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of disabled people living in social housing who will be affected by the cap to local housing allowance.

Source: official written-questions record.