Written questions
3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport
Roads: South Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the £420 million announced in Budget 2018 to be provided to councils to fix potholes and carry out other road repairs, how much of that funding will be allocated to (a) Sheffield City Region a
2 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Pocket Parks Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding will be allocated to the second round of pocket parks; and if any of those parks will be located in South Yorkshire.
2 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the taper that is applied to wages is not applied to pensions in relation to universal credit.
1 Nov 2018 · Treasury
Job Creation: South Yorkshire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral contribution of 29 October 2018, if he will make an estimate of the number of of 800,000 jobs that are projected to be created by 2023 that will be created in South Yorkshire.
1 Nov 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dogs: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to combat puppy smuggling into the UK.
1 Nov 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Fireworks: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the effect of fireworks on pets.
31 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport
Roads: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 65 of the Budget 2018 Red Book, what proportion of the £430 million to be allocated to road maintenance including potholes is planned to be spent in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and
31 Oct 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Bees: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to establish a network of wildflower paths to help reverse the decline in the UK bee population.
31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: South Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government announces new housing measures, published 1 October 2018, how many houses of the 300,000 houses are planned t
31 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport
Hope Valley Line: South Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to deliver the funding promised to South Yorkshire to improve journey times along the Hope Valley Line.
30 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Arthritis: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people living with rheumatoid arthritis receive adequate levels of treatment and support.
30 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Babies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide increased funding for research into congenital heart defects in babies.
30 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Postnatal Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the maternal six-week check is included in the GP contract when such contracts are negotiated.
30 Oct 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide additional funds to local authorities to help them better carry out their recycling obligations.
30 Oct 2018 · Northern Ireland Office
Terrorism: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the consultation on addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past, which closed on 5 October 2018, when her Department plans to publish the results of that consultation.
29 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Asthma
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) adults and (b) children were admitted to hospital as a result of asthma in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) England in each of the last five years.
29 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Asthma: Barnsley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) adults and (b) children attended Barnsley Hospital A&E as a result of asthma in each of the last five years; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of A&E admiss
29 Oct 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Waste
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's announcement, Action to reduce food waste announced, published in October 2018, how much of the £15 million additional funding will be allocated to S
29 Oct 2018 · Treasury
Apprentices: South Yorkshire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s announcement, Package of measures unveiled to boost apprenticeships, published in October 2018, how much and what proportion of the £90 million of additional funding will be alloca
29 Oct 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dangerous Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has given to local authorities to prevent dog attacks on (a) domestic pets, (b) livestock and (c) wild animals.
26 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the increasing level of violence in prisons.
26 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Acupuncture
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2018 to Question 166178 on Acupuncture, what steps his Department is taking to maintain the provision of acupuncture services in the NHS.
26 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to (a) extend access to employment tribunals, and (b) improve employment rights for employees with less than two years’ service.
26 Oct 2018 · Home Office
Fire and Rescue Services: South Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2018 to Question 156428 on Fire and Rescue Services: Finance, how much of the £2.3 billion funding for fire and rescue authorities in 2018-19 he plans to allocate to
25 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Capability Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work capability assessments were conducted at home for people suffering from (a) mental illnesses and (b) physical illnesses in (i) Barnsley, (ii) South Yorkshire and (iii) England in each year
25 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Capability Assessment: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department have any plans to amend the qualifying criteria for the home work capability assessment for people suffering from mental health concerns.
25 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department uses to determine the repayment rates for Advance Payments awarded to people struggling financially who are in receipt of universal credit.
25 Oct 2018 · Home Office
Synthetic Cannabinoids: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to disrupt supply networks of the drug Spice.
25 Oct 2018 · Home Office
Synthetic Cannabinoids: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve and (b) increase on-street testing for the drug spice.
24 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training managers of her Department receive to support their employees with work-related anxiety; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of that training.
Source: official written-questions record.