Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Dec 2015 · Department for Transport

Roads: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the construction of a road tunnel to replace the A628 which connects Barnsley to Manchester.

19 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues about providing more comprehensive support for ex-servicemen and women and their families.

19 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to provide better support for ex-servicemen and women and their families.

18 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on recoverable costs in medical negligence cases.

18 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

War Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the triple lock on pensions does not apply to disability war pensions.

17 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Pensions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on raising the upper trivial commutation limit for pensions above £30,000.

17 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and (b) Chancellor of the Exchequer on improving the environment as part of the Northe

17 Nov 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Recreation Spaces: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to increase access to green space as part of the Northern Powerhouse initiative.

17 Nov 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Environmental Protection: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to improve the environment as part of the Northern Powerhouse initiative.

17 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Environment Protection: North of England

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to encourage investment in improvement of the environment as part of the Northern Powerhouse initiative.

16 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Mesothelioma

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review compensation payments to armed forces veterans who served prior to 1987 and have contracted mesothelioma as a result of being exposed to asbestos while under military orders.

16 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether reducing incidents of negligent care will be the primary focus of the Government's proposed package of reforms aimed at reducing costs in medical negligence litigation.

16 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of medical negligence cases which may be affected by the Government's proposals to introduce fixed recoverable costs in cases worth up to (a) £10,000, (b) £25,000, (c) £50,0

16 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of fixing recoverable costs in medical negligence cases to a maximum of £250,000 on the accountability of the NHS to the public.

16 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of fixing recoverable costs in medical negligence cases to a maximum of £250,000 on a claimant's ability to pursue a case.

13 Nov 2015 · Department for International Development

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support the Syrian people in establishing a framework for post-conflict reconstruction.

13 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat ISIL and simultaneously prioritise the protection of civilians in Syria.

10 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues about providing more comprehensive support for ex-servicemen and women and their families.

10 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to provide additional support for ex-servicemen and women and their families.

9 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Emergency Calls: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average response time to a 999 call for the emergency services was in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) the Yorkshire and the Humber region and (c) the UK in each year from 2010 to 2015.

5 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the use of legal highs.

5 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Death: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional funding his Department is making available to local authorities to support implementation of interventions to reduce excess winter deaths.

5 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Death: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on measures to tackle avoidable winter deaths.

5 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence and Security Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what account his Department plans to take of the closure of steel plants in 2015 in the strategic defence and security review process.

4 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness of diabetes in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the UK.

4 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is being done to raise awareness of diabetes and to encourage people to seek medical advice for this condition.

3 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Suicide: Males

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of suicides by young men.

3 Nov 2015 · Cabinet Office

Suicide: Males

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the suicide rate was for young men in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the UK in the last five years.

29 Oct 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce poverty in (a) Barnsley Central constituency and (b) other former mining communities.

29 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Frostbite

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of frostbite diagnosed in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Yorkshire and Humber and (c) the UK in each year since May 2010.

Source: official written-questions record.