Written questions
3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has any plans to ensure that there is a minimum amount of criminal legal aid lawyers in each local authority area.
3 Jul 2018 · Home Office
Migrant Workers: Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has plans to exempt industrial action from the 20-day limit on unpaid annual leave for migrant workers.
3 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal legal aid lawyers there are per population in (a) Barnsley, (b) Yorkshire and (c) London.
3 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the reduction in the number of criminal legal aid lawyers in (a) Barnsley (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England following the introduction of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Pu
3 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme: South Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of legal aid provision for litigants in (a) Barnsley and (b) South Yorkshire.
2 Jul 2018 · Home Office
Visas: Married People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to lower the minimum income requirement for disabled people applying for a spousal visa.
2 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage more trainee solicitors to progress into a career in criminal legal aid.
28 Jun 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Tourism: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department estimates the Welcome to Yorkshire brand has generated for the UK economy in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015, (d) 2016, (e) 2017 and (f) 2018 to date.
28 Jun 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Cycling: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will make an estimate of the financial contribution of the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire to the UK economy.
28 Jun 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Digital Technology: South Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of digital economies in South Yorkshire.
28 Jun 2018 · Home Office
Alcoholic Drinks: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for The Home Department, whether his Department has plans to introduce minimum unit pricing on alcohol in England.
27 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: South Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the £3.5 billion assigned by the Government to the Air Quality Plan 2017 has been allocated to (a) Barnsley and (b) South Yorkshire.
27 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group and (b) Barnsley Council for the provision of (i) Tier 1, (ii) TIer 2 and (iii) Tier 3 CAMHS in that regio
27 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities receive sufficient funding for the provision of Tier 1 and Tier 2 CAMHS.
26 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: South Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to improve air quality and reduce air pollution throughout South Yorkshire.
26 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tree Planting: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of schools in (a) Barnsley and (b) South Yorkshire have received a portion of the money invested in the Trees for Schools Programme.
26 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tree Planting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees his Department has planted in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England in the last 12 months.
26 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tree Planting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 14 February 2018 and 31 May 2018 to Questions 125838 and 146694 on Tree Planting and Forests, what his Department's policy is on the planting of 11 million t
25 Jun 2018 · Department for Education
Children: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report entitled Crumbling Futures, published by the Children's Society in March 2018, what infrastructure the Government has in place to support the needs of 16 and 17-year-olds with menta
25 Jun 2018 · Department for Education
Children: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report entitled Crumbling Futures, published by the Children's Society in March 2018, what plans the Government has to encourage more 16 and 17-year-olds to come forward with any mental or
25 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Authorities: Accountability
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to ensure local authority planning boards are accountable to local residents.
25 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what he is doing to tackle levels of youth homelessness.
21 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Loneliness: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) social isolation and (b) loneliness on the mental health of the elderly.
21 Jun 2018 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes in funding by local authorities to deaf children's education on the provision of such education.
21 Jun 2018 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will meet representatives of the National Deaf Children's Society to discuss funding for deaf children's education.
21 Jun 2018 · Home Office
Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for fire and rescue services.
21 Jun 2018 · Cabinet Office
Intelligence Services: Detainees
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has consulted key stakeholders on changes proposed to the Consolidated Guidance; and if he will make a statement.
20 Jun 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Disability Living Allowance: Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effect the three-month qualifying period for disability living allowance on families of children with cancer.
20 Jun 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will look into the feasibility of backdating personal independence payments for young cancer patients following the three-month qualifying period.
19 Jun 2018 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made on the suitability of the criteria given to Ofsted inspectors when reviewing (a) special educational needs schools and (b) special educational needs bases in mainstream schools.
Source: official written-questions record.