Written questions
3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 30 March 2017 to Question 69357, on poverty, how he plans to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children.
13 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2017 to Question 71681, on Coeliac disease: prescriptions, what plans he has to protect those who manufacture gluten-free products from the effect of the proposed removal o
13 Nov 2017 · Department for Education
Children's Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71018, on children's centres, what recent assessment she has made of the future of children's centres.
13 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury
Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2017 to Question 71682, on motor vehicles: insurance, if he has decided the direction of future policy on insurance premiums.
13 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Pay: Barnsley
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2017 to Question 1216, on low pay: Barnsley Central, what steps he is taking to increase the average gross hourly earning in Barnsley.
7 Nov 2017 · Department for Education
Children's Centres: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71222, on children's centres: closures, what criteria her Department uses to measure the planned increase in efficiency of local council services as a r
6 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 30 March 2017 to Question 69316, on universal credit, what plans he has to ensure that the children of people who are not incentivised to work by universal credit do not
6 Nov 2017 · Department for Education
Children's Centres: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71222, on children's centres: closures, how many people are currently served by a Sure Start centre.
6 Nov 2017 · Department for Education
Children's Centres: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71222, on children's centres: closures, how her Department defines the most disadvantaged people; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the most d
2 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Local Housing Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has any plans to review the freezing of local housing allowance rates.
2 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Local Housing Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the effect that freezing local housing allowance has had on the number of (a) tenants in rent arrears and (b) tenants in the private rented sector.
1 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury
Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70847, whether his Department has made an interim assessment of the effects of the freeze on child benefit and child tax credit.
1 Nov 2017 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March to Question 66809, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that the six per cent of service accommodation properties below the decent homes standard improve to meet that s
31 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 30 March 2017 to Question 69357, on children: poverty, how he plans to tackle the root causes of poverty and disadvantage.
31 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2017 to Question 69473, on children: poverty, what the factors of disadvantage are that will be taken into consideration by local government.
31 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is aware of the work being done by the charity Care after Combat to reduce reoffending among armed forces veterans; and if he will make a statement.
30 Oct 2017 · Department for Transport
Travel: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of regional and local variations in the provision of transport services for pensioners across England; and if he will make a statement.
27 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many alternative payment arrangements have been made in each month since April 2013.
27 Oct 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Social Action Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to respond to the recommendations of the youth full-time social action review.
26 Oct 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union
Department for Exiting the European Union: Chief Scientific Advisers
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2017 to Question 9857, if he will provide an update on the appointment of a Chief Scientific Adviser to his Department.
26 Oct 2017 · Department of Health
Care Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to change the funding of care homes.
26 Oct 2017 · Department of Health
Organs: Donors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2017 to Question 62727, how much his Department spent on organ donation (a) between 2010 and May 2015 and (b) since May 2015.
25 Oct 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Consumers: Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date he plans to publish the Consumer Green Paper.
25 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Food Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 3 February 2017 to Question 62617, on food poverty, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people in work do not experience food poverty resulting in a relian
25 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people are in receipt of universal credit.
25 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to publish monthly the number of disabled people receiving universal credit alongside other monthly statistics on universal credit.
25 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of disabled people who will be enrolled on to universal credit by 31 January 2018.
25 Oct 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Mayors: Sheffield City Region
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has sought legal advice on the appointment of a Sheffield City Region mayor.
23 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Food Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2017 to Question 62617, on food poverty, whether the usage of food banks has changed in places where universal credit has been rolled out; and if he will make a stat
23 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Attendance Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the qualifying period for attendance allowance is six months.
Source: official written-questions record.