Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Housing: Heating

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure vulnerable patients are not discharged into a cold, damp home.

18 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Housing: Heating

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement NICE guidance NG6 on reducing excess winter deaths and illness and the health risks associated with cold homes.

18 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Prosthetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans participating in the osseointegration surgical pilot have received treatment at DMRC Stanford Hall since that establishment opened; and if she will make a statement.

18 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Prosthetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of recent reports that veterans participating in the osseointegration surgical pilot are not able to access treatment at DMRC Stanford Hall for rehabilitation purposes

17 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was raised by veterinary surgeries in prescription charges in each of the last five years.

17 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a maximum, standardised prescription charge for veterinary surgeries.

17 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking with the Department for Work and Pensions to promote the take-up of pension credits.

17 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of means-testing people aged over 75 for TV licences.

17 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people aged over 75 are in receipt of a free TV licence in (a) Barnsley Central, (b) Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber region.

22 May 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Stronger Towns Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether metro mayors are eligible for awards from both the competitive and non-competitive elements of the Stronger Towns Fund.

22 May 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Stronger Towns Fund: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when areas in Yorkshire and Humber will be notified of their award from the £197 million Stronger Town Fund; and when they will receive that award.

30 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has any plans to make the Free Fruit and Vegetable Scheme available to all school children in England.

30 Apr 2019 · Department for Education

Food: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for the department for Education, whether his Department plans to introduce food insecurity into the school curriculum.

29 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2019 to Question 213368, when the Government plans to publish its consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

29 Apr 2019 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to provide meals for children accessing (a) free childcare and (b) pre-school provision.

29 Apr 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Food Foundation's Children’s Future Food Inquiry report published on 24 April 2019, what steps the Government is taking to support children who live in food insecure households.

23 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Psychiatric Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2019 to Question 238347 on Autism and Learning Disability: Psychiatric Hospitals, whether the target in the NHS Long Term Plan to reduce the number of children wit

9 Apr 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Embassies: Huawei

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK (a) embassies and (b) residences use Huawei equipment for (i) internal and (ii) external communications.

8 Apr 2019 · Cabinet Office

Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he is making on improving the transparency of the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.

8 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Probation Officers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Sodexo Justice Services as a result of the findings of the HM Inspectorate of Probation report of 29 March 2019 on ways to provide more extensive training for Probation Officers i

8 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Probation Officers: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to deal with the consequences of the shortage of qualified probation officers identified in the report of HM Inspectorate of Probation of 29 March 2019 with respect to the South Yorkshire

8 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Probation: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HM Inspectorate of Probation report of 29 March 2019 on the South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company, what steps his Department is taking to work alongside HM Inspectorate of Probati

8 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Roads: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement of 31 March 2019 of a £201 million road re-pair fund to be given to councils across the country, what proportion of that fund the Government plans to allocate to (a) South Yor

4 Apr 2019 · Home Office

Gangmasters

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many successful prosecutions the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority has brought in each of the last five years.

2 Apr 2019 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to identify victims of Modern Slavery; and what additional support the Government plans to provide for those victims.

28 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Psychiatric Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department used the (a) Assuring Transformation or (b) MHSDS LDA data set to calculate its on the reduction of inpatient provision for children, young people and adults with a learning

28 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Psychiatric Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with a learning disability and/or autism in inpatient units (a) who will be (i) under 18 years old, (ii) between 18-24 years old and (iii) aged 25

28 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Psychiatric Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what baseline figure his Department will use to measure progress in reducing the number of people with a learning disability and/or autism in mental health hospitals by 50 per cent by end of March 

28 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the value of partnering with the French Government in the development of the UK's military capability.

27 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to introduce a bursary scheme for new teachers of deaf children.

Source: official written-questions record.