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.